Hi Everyone!

A couple friends and I built a software together for salespeople and during our pilot, we noticed a ton of adoption specifically with biotech and life science salespeople.

In short, it helps biotech salespeople find and approach ideal buyers more effectively. The software also helps with scientific enablement & sales rep onboarding to show reps exactly how their product can assist a specific prospect in what they're working on.

We're looking for more pilot users as we pivot harder into the space- if you're interested please feel free to comment below. Or, if you're just curious about the product we're happy to show you as well!

Hi all, I am currently enrolled in a biotechnology course in Ireland, but I am finding myself not fully enjoying it. I am interested in learning the theory but the lab work particularly involving microbiology and practical aspects aren’t really clicking with me. I’ve been looking into other courses like Pharmaceutical Sciences and Pharmacology. From what I understand, these courses might have a bit more of a theoretical focus and potentially some career paths that aren’t so lab-heavy. I want to make sure I’m not jumping into another course that ends up being the same story or ending up in a scenario in year 2 or year 3 saying I should have switched when I had the chance. Any insights or advice about course content, career paths, or the job market would be really appreciated!

Hello everyone! I need some advice about changing jobs. From the post history on this sub you all seem to have good grasp on industry trends and jobs. I am working for biotech company for past 3.5years. It started pretty good; work was not as exciting but it was my first job and was eager to learn. it worked out. However, for the past year and so I have been getting pretty bored with my work and I don’t think I want to do this type of work long term. Plus I have not been promoted or got any pay raise. Which I can attribute to current economy. It still does not feel good.

Recently I got approached by recruiter for similar job like 40% of the work I am quite comfortable with and 60% will be new things. Additionally pay is much better and job is hybrid.

However, there are few things about new job- it is with big CRO company but I will be working with one client at their site. Additionally, on Glassdoor company have mixed reviews that being said lot of bad reviews are from other countries.

Secondly most of my family is overseas and I am planning to go back to home country as soon as my immigration status gets adjusted which can be anywhere from two weeks to two months. I am bit concerned about this part if they let me take 2weeks off to go see my family overseas. I don’t mind not being paid for this time off but I really need to see my family.

Now, considering all this would you take this new job or wait for travel and then come back and apply for new jobs?

Hi ,

I am moving cross country and for the relocation benefit for a job at Abbvie, is it supposed to be included in the job offer that I received since I don't find any package for relocation in my offer or do I need to reimburse when I start the job officially ? How does that work for you all if you have any experience ? thank you so much in advance!

I recently graduated with a master’s degree and haven’t been able to get any interviews for research associate/associate scientist positions. However, I did get an offer for an MSAT position. Would it be hard to transition from MSAT to R&D? I can’t see myself in a manufacturing position at this point in my career. I’d like to gain more lab experience in biotech.

Hey everyone,

I'm a recent biology graduate, starting my master's next year (took a gap year because of war and career change). For context, I reside in Lebanon and was pursuing a medical degree, but I was displaced because of the war, and I don't think I'll be going back for medical school.

So, I decided to do my master's in biotechnology in the UK. In the meantime, I have applied to countless entry-level jobs in biology, but nothing is working.

Does anyone know paid internships that sponsor visas/ any remote research work? Literally any type of work that can add to my experience (I am currently a clinical research volunteer). I realize how unlikely that is, especially in the current economy, so any advice is well appreciated.

If you work in this field, could you comment on the pros and cons of using ipsc derived cells or organoids for drug screening?

For example, I saw a wile ago many groups were using ipsc derived heart muscles to test the cardiotoxicity of drug candidates. It was a really attractive idea. However, it has been a while and I haven't seen much of developments in that field.

I feel in one part it's die to the fact that stem cells derived cardiac muscles are relatively immature and behave greatly different in many functions.

The other is using wrong imaging system for measurements. For example using wide field imaging system for calcium imaging, causing potential prolongation of calcium signal.

What do you think?

I work at a small clinical stage Pharma company that is developing a few therapeutics that just all completed Phase 2 trials. Our company met with the FDA recently for both end of phase 2 meetings and they allowed us to go into Phase 3. We only have 7 people at the company right now, but they are suddenly out of no where hiring multiple executives and senior level positions, even they we have no money and the CEO has told us many times before in the past that they are trying to cut spending dramatically. I was actually afraid we were going to go out of business frankly or have to do a major dilutive stock offering but our stock price is abysmal and I don't know how they are going to raise money to fund the Phase 3 trials if our stock price is like 80 cents a share. But now they are suddenly hiring a Chief Business Officer, and multiple other Senior VP level roles. We are about to go from 7 employees to about 13 employees. It doesn't make sense because we don't have much money and our stock is down 99%. What's going on?

Hello, I’m currently working as an applied AI/ML/Data Scientist and Computational Biologist at a small company. Things are going well — management is great, there’s flexibility — but I’ve recently encountered some family-related financial challenges, and I need to generate an additional $1000 a month. I haven't pursued side gigs before, but circumstances have changed. I'm considering finding a consulting or side gig in AI/ML/data science or computational drug discovery for around 8 hours a week. My company doesn't support moonlighting directly, but they seem okay with it as long as the work isn’t in a heavily overlapping field. Any advice on how to go about this would be greatly appreciated. I honestly don't know where to start: biotechs, consulting, or maybe look not into different area completely. PS: I posted it in biotechs because I want to find a side hustle in biotech related world.

Scheduled for 30 min initial phone call. What to expect and what will be next steps?

Salary expectations ?

Does Novo Nordisk drug test for weed? And do they do a urine or hair test? I have a friend looking to apply to join me at Novo Nordisk, however, I was not hired directly by Novo even though I’m an FTE now, so I’m not sure what the onboarding process is like.

Would you remove that from your resume? How would you explain the employment gap if you'd been working there for a number of years?

Hi everyone,

I'm looking for some insight into the postdoc salary at BASF. According to Glassdoor, the range appears to be around 63k-68k euros, which seems similar to academic salaries rather than what I'd expect from a large company. Does anyone know if BASF offers additional bonuses or other compensation on top of the base salary?

I’d appreciate any guidance on what would be reasonable to request for a postdoc position there. Thanks in advance!

Hi all —

Interviewed for a role at Pfizer and just got an email from the HR rep who did my screen asking to schedule a follow-up call to “discuss the status of my application.”

Wondering if any PFE/non-PFE folks could chime in on what this may mean.

https://www.biospace.com/job-trends/sana-biotechnology-will-lay-off-employees-as-it-shifts-pipeline

Just looking for commiserations, or links to stories. With fluid work forces, one can expect some knowledge to go with the diaspora. But, not only is IP leaking, but actual drug substance! No other possible way could labs be selling our compounds this cheap.

My friend's mom has epilepsy, and her partner recently left her. I want to see if there's a way to turn those biosignals into a text, preferably through a device with elastic bands (for the arms) that secure the electrodes

Seeing on LinkedIn that some people are posting about impact of a site-wide layoff at Orna, this comes after laying off everyone from ReNAgade Therapeutics following their acquisition earlier this year. Anyone care to comment or confirm?

Out of curiosity, what challenges do start up companies face that makes it difficult to get the product to market? Not enough resources to support things that need to happen? Need for experienced people or employees not know what decisions to make? Long work hours?

Working at a startup just seems kinda daunting.

Does salary or title matter to you more, or do they both matter?

I understand that titles can hold varying degrees of weight, depending on the company and size of the company.

I was wondering if anyone had experience with onboarding for Sanofi co-ops. I signed an offer letter and the required paperwork Monday night and haven’t heard anything since. My status on Workday is “Verification Process”. I assumed that I’d get contacted from some sort of third party to do a background check. I contacted my recruiter yesterday but I haven’t heard back. Was hoping someone else had been through this process so I know if this offer is gonna fall through lol

Thanks in advance!

Just got the news and thought to share to the community.

What is the point of having a pay range for this position being so broad? Like, do they expect to hire someone at the low end of the range and tell them you can “grow into the 150k/year salary”? Like I would feel kinda crummy being told the range was this large only to be hired at the very low end of the spectrum without any wiggle room for negotiating really.

When you see one like this, how does it affect your response to any questions about your ideal salary?

Hi there! I came here because I need career advice. I've been reasearching but I don't think it compares to actually conversing with someone who's either a senior in the field or already knows the in-and-outs of the industry.

Long story short, I have a bachelor's in biology, and I'm currently doing a master's in biotechnology. Right now, I'm doing my first serious internship in a cell culture lab.

However, I am unsure in which direction to go. I have a love-hate relationship with lab work, I enjoy it when it's relatively easy workload and dread it when it's a 9 hour process. I always thought that I wouldn't want to work in a lab all my life. I truly enjoy diagnostics, but I wish to have a competitive salary and maybe there isn't any room to grow in that direction.

I enjoy bioinformatics and planning, so I keep thinking of maybe going into proteomics, project management or regulatory affairs. Keep in mind, I'm not convinced about pursuing a PhD yet.

My question at the end of this long yapping session if you've made it this far would be:

What is a realistic way of approaching either bioinformatics, project management or RA with a biotech background? Any other possible ideas?

Global companies that might accept interns in the project management department?

Thanks for all responses.