tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post2007123210197662596..comments2024-03-27T21:23:40.339-04:00Comments on Chemjobber: A great comment at In the PipelineChemjobberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15932113680515602275noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-41825063444470430532017-12-21T12:49:50.428-05:002017-12-21T12:49:50.428-05:00Dart is hardly a good example. They hired phoneys...Dart is hardly a good example. They hired phoneys from places like ArQule to do research. Better advice for people is to be honest with yourself about the legitimacy of what you are working on. Many "scientists" are "smart" people but all too often they don't have any common sense or street smarts. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-77581474517305385542017-12-15T15:26:44.405-05:002017-12-15T15:26:44.405-05:00Longer term chemistry jobs (should you choose to s...Longer term chemistry jobs (should you choose to stay in the field):<br /><br />any company that deals with consumer based products (toothpaste, laundry detergent, lotions, soaps, cosmetics) or lubricants, food chemistry companies, large research hospitals like St. Jude Children's Hospital or Government research jobs (FDA and CDC). <br /><br />Stay FAR away from big pharma, research start-ups, specialty chemical companies and CRO's. All three are suffering greatly from outsourcing to China and India and mergers/acquisitions.<br /><br />If you want to leave the field entirely:<br /><br />Medical Laboratory Technologist(if you enjoy lab work and want to break into the medical field), Patent Agent/Attorney, Consulting, Financial Analyst, Financial counselor, Accounting or any type of entry level banking analyst, Library Science, Physician Assistant, Nursing, Doctor, Elementary/Middle or High School Science teacher, Patent review analyst (FDA), Engineering (not Chemical Engineering) etc. <br /><br />Stay FAR away from big pharma, research start-ups, specialty chemical companies and CRO's. All three are suffering greatly from outsourcing to China and India and mergers/acquisitions. <br /><br />I would think along those lines. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-19948373918610452732017-12-15T11:18:44.690-05:002017-12-15T11:18:44.690-05:00Thanks for the advice. What are would you Recommen...Thanks for the advice. What are would you Recommend that is compatible with chemistry and stable? Patent Agent? Consulting? Or a totally different field?Q.F.B Arizahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07722688574856727995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-25430606560208183442017-12-14T20:32:25.705-05:002017-12-14T20:32:25.705-05:00My best advice for people planning on entering thi...My best advice for people planning on entering this field or are currently surviving the "whirlwinds" of this "career" is to always have a plan B. My personal experiences have been that this field is VERY unstable with most jobs lasting only 3-5 years. There is a lot of turnover due to budget cuts. acquisitions, outsourcing and layoffs. If you are able find something more stable than that, then consider yourself lucky. The constant job instability can start weighing on you especially as you start getting older and you want to have a family. Bouncing from job to job and city to city every 3-5 years is a recipe for disaster if you want any type of stability in your life. Personally, I think if you're young enough to leave the field to do something else, then you should. It works and you can make some good money in your early to mid twenties but by 30 yrs. old, it's probably time to find a more stable career choice. Stockpile some money, don't get comfortable, take some classes on the side and work towards something else. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-51773597314933464612017-12-13T09:22:30.413-05:002017-12-13T09:22:30.413-05:00Though I'm relatively young (34), I feel grate...Though I'm relatively young (34), I feel grateful to have left pharma for my current job (let's say fine chemicals production). Despite leaving a field with interesting science that's constantly changing and lots of tough problems, I moved to a company that has scientists who have been here for 20 to 30 years. I will take that 8 days a week.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com