What careers for a PhD in Biochemistry ?

[nukeman]

Hi all,

I got another thread going, but I am getting some great info so want to expand in another direction.

If I was to get my Bsc in Chemistry, and my PhD in BioChemistry, or Microbiology, what careers besides being a MD can I look forward to in the medical field ? (not interested in medical school)

Thanks!

 

[fss]

Pharmaceuticals.

 

[fasterthanjoao]

If I was to get my Bsc in Chemistry, and my PhD in BioChemistry, or Microbiology, what careers besides being a MD

Being an MD isn't an option anyway - you need to study medicine for that.

What sort of things do you think you'd be interested in? Rough options for biochemistry might be:

- clinical science, where you work in a lab analysing patient samples as requested
- forensic science - working on application of science for use in court
- patent examiner - any technical degree is a starting point for that.
- toxicology?
- become a researcher?

There are lots and lots of options - but many of them are embraced or ditched depending on whether or not you will enjoy spending time in a lab.

 

[Ben Espen]

Not all of the jobs available to PhDs in the medical field involve either clinical practice or laboratory work. Where I work, there is a role called a product specialist that occupies the intersection between engineering, medicine, and marketing. This role requires a PhD in order that the product specialist can work with physicians as equals, but also requires deep technical knowledge in order to understand the engineering of medical devices. This job has significant sales and marketing responsibilities as well. The field of the PhD isn't all that important, there are Microbiologists and Chemical Engineers doing the same thing.