Category Archives: industry

What’s in a name?

Posted on December 18, 2017 by Curiouser&Curiouser

I defended 7 years ago this month…. and I’m still a Research Scientist 1.  I had hoped to be up for a promotion last year because I felt like I kicked butt all year. When I had my year end … Continue reading →

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When Your Pregnancy is a Job Hunt, or The Amazing Community of Women in Science Part II

Posted on August 17, 2017 by ragamuffinphd

Several months ago, I wrote about the experience of being 5 months pregnant and told that my postdoctoral mentor was leaving our institution. This was my chance to leave my oppressive pit of a working environment without burning any bridges. … Continue reading →

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Job Interview Questions

Posted on August 14, 2017 by Curiouser&Curiouser

When I was first interviewing for jobs I got the question “what are your career goals?”  The question was something I had given a lot of thought to but I’d never actually transferred these ideas into an interview appropriate answer … Continue reading →

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Mission Statement

Posted on June 14, 2016 by Curiouser&Curiouser

There is so much that I love about my career as a Research Scientist in BioTech. I love the creativity and intellectual stimulation, the teamwork and independence, the opportunity to apply expertise but always keep improving and learning, and I … Continue reading →

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Why I stopped faking it

Posted on February 22, 2016 by Curiouser&Curiouser

When I was in grad school I felt like I wasn’t good enough and at the same time that I deserved to have it all – perfect grades, grants, awards, fantastic publications, a great social life and a happy family. My … Continue reading →

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Some more thoughts on networking – my two cents

Posted on November 29, 2015 by Curiouser&Curiouser

It’s been five years since I received my PhD and I think I might be starting to enter a new phase in my career. For those of us without the imposed timelines of “K” and “R” awards career staging can … Continue reading →

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Schrodinger’s Gender

Posted on July 14, 2015 by psywguest

Today’s guest blogger is a PhD statistician, mother of two, and thirty-something transgender woman. She works in the medical device industry as an applied statistician, with specialization in the areas of experimental design, statistical process control, product reliability, and bad … Continue reading →

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Ideas (About Science Careers) That Should be Retired

Posted on July 8, 2015 by Curiouser&Curiouser

I love podcasts! The other day I was listening to Freakonomics, one of my go-to podcasts, and they started talking about “ideas that must die.” The hosts ask scientists what popular scientific ideas should be gotten rid of because they … Continue reading →

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Why I Left Academia and Chose Biotech

Posted on April 6, 2015 by Curiouser&Curiouser

I recently met a young undergrad. who wants to become a professor because she loves research and, “professors have great job security, flexible work schedules and can take summers off if they want to!” It made me totally uncomfortable, probably … Continue reading →

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A day in the life of a Research Scientist in Biotech

Posted on February 1, 2015 by Curiouser&Curiouser

When I was in academia I had no idea what “going to the dark side” and working in industry would be like, I mentioned some expectations in my previous blog post.  In some ways I did have to go through … Continue reading →

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