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Beyond the Lab: 25 Careers with a Chemistry Degree Heather Haley, MS, CMPP Haley Writing Solutions LLC, Cincinnati, OH The Plan Circa 1996‐2000 Heather’s Hope Experience: B.S. in Chem in 2000 Fall 2000 Univ. of MN Graduate School: Organic Chem Pharma R & D Job Climb corporate ladder high The Plan Circa 2001‐2004 Alternate careers with a chemistry degree: Medical Writing PhD still useful The Plan Circa 1996‐2000 Heather’s Hope Experience: B.S. in Chem in 2000 Summer ’00 Intern at Pharmacia VP= meetings+ memos Not Fun Fall 2000 Univ. of MN Graduate School: Organic Beyond the Lab: Careers with Chem Degree Summer 2001: Why am I in chemistry grad school? Daily columns = not fun Medical writers with MS get jobs , too Less Planning Univ. of MN Family Medicine Eli Lilly Canada Pharma R & D Job Climb corporate ladder high Self‐employment = money +6 wks vacation Careers with a Chemistry Degree 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Start with what’s in front of you Chemistry IS the science of everything Communicating science for fun and profit Smart People Jobs Rethinking the Usual Suspects: Pharma, Academics, and Medicine Start with what’s in front of you • American Chemical Society – Policy Analysts – C and E News/ websites – Journal Operations Hint: Look in About section • National Science Foundation – Program officers – Report writers • National Academies – Program managers – Opportunities for B.S. Start with what’s in front of you • Lab and Instrument companies – Sales and Marketing – Technical Service – R and D • Textbook Publishers – Development Editors Chemistry: Science of Everything • Alcohol • Viniculture grad school – Oregon State – UC Davis – UC Fresno • Beer Schools http://myweb.dal.ca/aspe ers/Schools.html • Food – General Mills Chemistry: Science of Everything • Artist Materials – – – – Golden Sennelier Liquitex Gumbacher • Cosmetics – Society for Cosmetic Chemistry – Graduate Programs Univ of Cinc Farleigh Dickinson Univ of Southern Miss • Perfumes • Art and Architecture Conservation – Humanities + Science Smithsonian List of Schools Chemistry: Science of Everything • And almost everything is regulated – FDA • Chemists to review drug manufacturing (Ph.D) – EPA – United States Patent Office • Patent examiners • Patent attorneys Working for the gov’t is a great path to consultant (Regulatory experts 150/hr +) Communicating Science for Fun and Profit • Medical Writers (3 types) – Writing for gov’t (BS‐PhD) – Writing for doctors (MS‐PhD) – Writing for Public (BS) American Medical Writers Association Association of Healthcare Journalists Degrees: Science or English have to prove skills in both areas Medical Writing Programs Univ of Philadelphia Health Sciences (M.S.) Univ of Chicago (certificate) • Science Writers – National Labs – Public Relations Universities – Journals/News Coverage (Science, Nature) NASW MIT Science Journalism MS Communicating Science for Fun and Profit • Illustration (science or medical) – Art + Science Association of Medical Illustrators University of Michigan Johns Hopkins Medical School Medical College of Georgia • Museums – Exhibit curators – Outreach specialists Taking a Small Step: Internships Existing Opportunities AAAS Mass Media Internships (late college, grad school) http://www.aaas.org/programs/education/MassMedia/ National Academies Policy Fellowship (late college, grad school) http://sites.nationalacademies.org/PGA/policyfellows/index.htm American Academy of Pediatric DC Office Interns (4 weeks minimum) http://www.aap.org/advocacy/washing/intern.html Washington or Philadelphia Semesters Ask people that you had informational interviews about careers Caveat: talk to this person more than 1 time before asking for internship Smart People Jobs Usually requires a “D” • Investment bank analyst • Business consultant (McKinsey, Accenture) • Patent Analyst • Economics Reporter (NPR, Planet Money) Rethinking the Usual Suspects: Pharmaceuticals • Clinical Research Associates (CRAs) – Certificate programs + B.S. or M.S. • Medical Writers (clinical and pre‐clinical) • Sales Representatives (B.S. or higher) • Advertising Agencies that serve pharma/device Rethinking the Usual Suspects: Academics • Teaching at Community College (M.S. or Ph.D) • Large Research Universities – Director of General or Organic Chemistry labs (Ph.D) – Chemical demonstrations – Running facilities like NMR, X‐ray, HPLC (PhD) • Other departments besides chemistry – Stockroom management (research and student lab) – Glass Blowing Rethinking the Usual Suspects: Medicine • Clinical Chemist – Cleveland State/Cleveland Clinic PhD – Post‐doc programs • Research project managers in medical schools • Departments of Public Health (MPH) (Actually we just covered 40 possible careers) Moving Beyond the Lab: Part I • Reading http://sciencecareers.sciencemag.org/ Alternative Careers in Science, Second Edition: Leaving the Ivory Tower by Cynthia Robbins‐Roth • Informational Interviews – – – – – Do you homework first (this person might be your 1st boss) Email, phone, or in person Use Linked in for Hope grads Talk to strangers at meetings like ACS exhibitors Officers in professional organizations (don’t pick the president) • How do you spend your day • What kind of education/experience Moving Beyond the Lab: Part II • Focus on transferable skills – – – – Writing abstracts, posters, and manuscripts Read research articles and know what’s important Helps to know what NMR is if you’re selling one Data Analysis and Interpretation • Develop skills in complementary areas – – – – – Project management Writing for other audiences/media Economics/Finance Sales Public Speaking Moving Beyond the Lab: Part III • Graduate school is still a good idea in many careers • Other graduate programs to consider 1. Pharmacology‐chemistry of human body 2. Public Health/Epidemiology 3. Journalism/Science Writing 4. Specialty chemistry graduate programs 5. Programs in college of pharmacy/medicine Why It’s Great to be a Chemistry Major Reason 1. Chemistry is sexy. After college— people will want to date you. Reason 2. Everyone knows your smart, so you can do anything you want.
