Outside of Academia

GenomeWeb Careers is kicking off a new series of profiles of people with PhDs in the life sciences or related fields who work outside of academia, in order to provide a fresh perspective on career options. Stay tuned for those profiles — of professionals in science policy, venture capitalists, and program directors, among others — and be sure to bookmark this post as it will be updated with links to each as they are published.

Kavita Berger, Science Policy

Hector Barajas-Martinez, Research

Douglas Fambrough, Venture Capital, Management

Lisa Gorski, Research

Jeff Buzby, Research, Consulting

Brigham Hyde, Analysis, Management

Jim Weber, Management

April Effort, Technology Development

Helge Gunther, Scientific Translation

Jan Kieleczawa, Management


Great idea! Please be sure

Great idea! Please be sure to include management consulting (re: McKinsey, L.E.K.) and avenues in intellectual property (e.g., patent agent, patent attorney)

Will you be developing a

Will you be developing a holistic overview of where PhDs have ended up outside of academic, or will it be a series of snapshots of where a handful of people have landed?

@amish.patel: Thanks for the

@amish.patel: Thanks for the great suggestions!

@bernard.delacruz: Thanks very much for your comment. For this series, we're profiling individuals in a variety of non-academic careers with an emphasis on how they got to where they are now.

Another suggestions:

Another suggestions: scientific writing, both to the general public, as well as scientific editing/translation