Hi everyone! I am a postdoctoral fellow in the field of genetics. This is my first postdoc (got my PhD in 2022) and I am starting my second year. My background includes molecular and cell biology, and physiology. I am interested to learn what kind of job opportunities are out there in the pharma/biotech industry and what king of qualifications (publications? leadership? etc) are they looking for in addition to specific techniques required by the jobs. Thank you and really appreciate your help!

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Hey- senior clinical scientist in pharma, grad with my PhD Nov 2021, concentration in molecular neuroscience, wet lab/preclinical.

1) they don’t care about your pub record
2) recognize that 2YOE as a postdoc = 0YOE to industry
3) you don’t want to be a bench scientist, even in industry they get paid crap

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