Biotech Industry: Careers in biotechnology, part I.
Science blogs
Sandra Porter
July 11, 2007
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What do people in biotechnology do on the job?
What can students do with a science degree once they've finished college? Some answers can be found at the "Life Sciences Central web site. Created by the Workforce Development Council of Seattle-King County, this is a wonderful resource for anyone who's considering biotechnology for a potential career.
My favorite part of the site is the series of short video interviews from people in the biotech industry, describing what they do on the job and how they got there.
Ten interviews show a variety of people who work at different companies and in different positions. Surprisingly of the ten interviews, only one of the profiles is from a woman. This is strange and a bit misleading since it's been my experience that there are probably more women working in the biotech industry than males.
My two other criticisms are that the web site lists the names of the people without giving their job title in the list. You have to watch each video in order to find out. The other problem is that the videos start as soon as you open the page and they all have sound. Turn your sound off, first, unless you're in a place where sound will be okay.
But those are minor points. So, I thought I'd help.
I drew the picture below as a guide in order to help improve on this already valuable resource. The drawing shows my view of how a biotech company might be organized if it makes products that will be used for humans - i.e. biomedical….
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