A life science careers blog for early career researchers
This blog aims to inspire early career researchers exploring different career options. We provide interview-based profiles of life scientists working in diverse science-related careers and articles on a broad range of career-related topics, with new content added on a regular basis.
Laurence is an entrepreneur passionate about career development for PhDs. We spoke with her about her journey from a PhD in ant biodiversity to co-founding and directing the Benelux Office of Adoc Talent Management. In this interview, she reflects on her career path and shares valuable advice for…
In this blog post, Erminia Rubino shares how she made the transition from a PhD in the life sciences to a career in innovation and technology.
The Blue Book Traineeship offers an excellent opportunity to gain work experience in the European Commission’s operations and pave the way for a potential career at one of their Directorate-Generals or Agencies. Today, we interview a life scientist who, in her thirties and after completing a…
In this blog interview, we talk with EMBL alumna Anna Bartosik who applies her scientific background to a career in project management in the biotech sector. Anna kindly talked us through her career path, and her thoughts on the skills required to become a great project manager.
For this profile, we talked with Kinga Bercsenyi, Associate Director Business Development Translational Oncology Solutions at Champions Oncology. Kinga told us about her current role and how informational interviews were key for her transition from a postdoc to her first business development role.
For this career profile , we spoke with Dr Benjamin Anstett about his experience of working both for a large general management consulting company and smaller consulting companies focused on the life sciences industry.
Aidan Budd tells us about his career path, and how roles related to the scientific community provide a rewarding career for people with some organisational abilities, good communication skills, and a strong interest in people and organisations.
Ioannis Legouras, an EMBL alumnus working in the area of strategic cooperation and research funding, shared his experience of moving into this career area along with his tips to those interested in following a similar path.
