Job help - Bay Area (Irvine: transfer, professionals, medical)

[tilz]

Hi All

My wife and I recently moved from the UK and she is a fully qualified Optometrist. However !! the licence doesnt transfer over here and in order to do that job she would have to do another 4 yrs of study !

So she has been looking for other jobs using her skill as an Optom (she also has a degree in Human Biology and Masters in biomedical forensics!)

Most of the good jobs seem to be in Irvine and around LA :-( any idea of what the bay area is like for medical companies, she is looking at Medical Liaison or Lab type jobs?

Thanks as always

[80skeys]

Originally Posted by tilz

Most of the good jobs seem to be in Irvine and around LA :-( any idea of what the bay area is like for medical companies, she is looking at Medical Liaison or Lab type jobs?

Thanks as always

There is a fair amount of genetics/biochemical jobs around here. One of our friends who is a research chemist has worked at a couple different places in the South Bay and Peninsula. Message me offline if you want names of companies.

[Nell Plotts]

Does her immigration status permit employment? Her employer may need to request permission from Immigration.

[tilz]

Thanks guys, yes she is actually a US citizen , just raised and educated in the Uk

[Nell Plotts]

Phew! You would not know how many professionals here on a visa don't realize that it doesn't cover their spouse.