Possible Biomedical PhD Careers

Academia

1. Assistant/associate professor
2. Research assistant/associate professor
3. Staff Scientist/Research Associate
4. Lecturer/Sr. Lecturer/Teaching Professor/Instructor
5. Postdoctoral scholar (and other forms of additional training)

Academic and Research Administration

1. Program coordinator/manager/director
2. Career development officer
3. Director of diversity
4. Development officer
5. Research coordinator/administrator/director/program manager
6. Core coordinator/administrator/director/manager
7. Lab manager
8. Grant manager/administrator/writer/editor/program officer
9. IACUC (institutional animal care and use committee) coordinator/manager
10. IRB (internal review board) manager/administrator
11. Research development associate/specialist/coordinator
12. Senior research officer
13. Technology licensing agent/specialist/associate
14. Technology transfer agent/officer/specialist/manager
15. Biocurator
16. Career Advisor/Coach/Developer
17. Postdoctoral Affairs
18. Graduate Student Affairs
19. Senior Leadership (Dean, Associate Dean)

Science Education and Outreach

1. Teacher/educator/instructor in higher education
2. Teacher/educator/instructor in K-12 education
3. Curriculum developer
4. Community relations manager/specialist
5. Education specialist
6. Outreach coordinator/director
7. Events coordinator
8. Museum educator/exhibit developer
9. Science Career Specialist

Industry Research

1. Scientist/investigator
2. Director of research
3. Study director
4. Discovery researcher
5. Biologist/chemist/mass spectrometry specialist/imaging lab lead

Science Writing and Communication

1. Communications manager/officer/director
2. Public relations manager/officer/director
3. Media director
4. Press officer
5. Science writer
6. Medical writer
7. Editor/journal editor
8. Copy editor
9. Publisher
10. Science Journalism
11. Trainer/Instructor (skills-focused)
12. Broadcaster (science-related)
13. Filmmaker (science films)
14. Scientific animator/illustrator
15. Scientific marketing
16. Scientific technical support
17. Medical Science Liaison
18. Medical Affairs

Business Development, Consulting, and Strategic Alliances

1. Application scientist/specialist
2. Product development scientist/engineer
3. Analyst
4. Market researcher
5. Accounts manager
6. Scientific sales
7. Business development
8. Strategy consultant
9. Venture capital and other investment-related careers
10. Chief Scientific Officer (CSO)
11. Entrepreneur/Business owner
12. C-suite position (other than CSO)
13. Assistant/associate/senior vice president in a bioscience company or institute

Government (local, state, federal, international - includes NIH, NSF, CDC, FDA)

1. Scientist/investigator/research associate
2. Laboratory manager
3. Study director
4. Program manager/director
5. Toxicologist/biologist/chemist/etc.
6. Grants manager
7. Policy analyst
8. Scientific Review Officer
9. Program specialist
10. Program associate
11. FDA Reviewer

Non-Profit

12. Scientist/investigator/research associate
13. Program manager/director
14. Toxicologist/biologist/chemist/etc.
15. Grants manager
16. Policy analyst
17. Scientific Review Officer
18. Science Education/Outreach
19. Advocacy associate/officer/manager

Law, Policy, and Regulatory Affairs

1. Patent agent
2. Intellectual property lawyer/attorney
3. Policy advisor
4. Policy analyst
5. Legislative policy analyst
6. Health policy analyst
7. Public health analyst
8. Health program specialist
9. Advocacy specialist/manager
10. Program/legislative analyst
11. Lobbyist
12. Public affairs officer
13. Government relations
14. Regulatory/compliance director/officer/associate
15. Radiation safety specialist
16. Animal subjects specialist
17. Quality control specialist
18. Technology transfer agent/officer/specialist

Healthcare and Clinical Science

1. Clinical trials coordinator/ manager/director
2. Clinical research coordinator/ manager/director
3. Translational research director
4. Clinical laboratory associate
5. Clinical data analysts/manager
6. Epidemiologist
7. Biostatistician
8. Genetic counselor (requires additional certification)
9. Genetics/Pathology/Microbiology/Immunology specialist
10. Public health coordinator
11. Physician/other healthcare provider

Data Science, Analytics, and Software Engineering

1. Bioinformatics specialist
2. Genomics specialist
3. Proteomics specialist
4. Data steward
5. Research Software Engineer