Hi all, I would appreciate some perspective.

I finished PhD in Chemistry around a year ago and am now ~1 year into a Scientist role at a large biopharma.

During grad school, I got some traction in consulting but didn’t convert to a full-time role. Now planning to reapply as an experienced hire in the next few months ..

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I have a PhD in biomedical science and have a similar path. If your career path looks strong where you are, I would recommend staying there. The consulting industry is unstable right now. Continue gaining experience in your field. Within bio/pharma a lot exists beyond the lab if you want to move beyond the bench.

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Don’t do it

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For those who’ve made a similar transition:

What made the difference the second time?

How important is networking vs reapplying?

For context, during grad school I:

founded a consulting club
did a VC fellowship (due diligence)
case competitions
Bain ADvantage + McKinsey KIT

Would love some advice/help, thank you so much!

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Congrats on the schooling. I'd try to get anything with people / managerial requirments, maybe spend some time learning basics on how ro be a real human (coming from skmeone with a heavy science / engenieering backgeound without the degrees to back it.. love my adhd lol).

My theory here is thay AI is coming to a town near you at some unknown speed and I can imagine that "entry level" folks will be the ones (first) that transition from "job" to "teaching AI how to do your job and everyone else's...." It's actually the #1 emerging job according to LinkedIn / Ceo. There will always be a desire for human to human interactions, so the higher up u get, the less likely u will be training an AI, vs interfacing between AI and humans.

Also the pay raise would be nice I'm sure. And what could it hurt to try? A solid "No" opens a dialogue to find out what path you need to take to achieve that position you desire.

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