NJ High School Chemistry or Biology Teaching Jobs-Alt Route?

[bookspage]

Look one of those job sites and plug in "Pharmaceutical" See what comes up, see what appeals to you. Doesn't have to be lab work necessarily. A lot of Pharma companies actually hire from vendors, so it's not that likely you would get a job directly with a Pharma company at first with no experience. When you do the search and if you read through them enough, you will see what I mean by vendor

[Kracer]

Originally Posted by Rutherfordhopeful

That's an interesting thought. I never considered Pharma too seriously as I only completed 1 year of med school and don't have a Ph. D in any biomedical science. I have a very limited research background (about 1 year of behavioral neuroscience/psychology research) at the unpaid student research assistant level. What are the sorts of jobs in a Pharmaceutical Company that a med-school dropout with a bunch of undergrad bio/chem credits could qualify for? Thanks for the advice! Any info much appreciated as always!

A BSN or BS is the basic requirement to get you in the door. A MS, PharmD or other degree not needed except for other higher level positions.


computer knowledge, SAS, etc useful not necessary.


There is also regulatory, quality assurance post marketing safety, basic research in the labs, genomics, devices, report writing. A device company has less strict standards than a pharma company, just mean protocols and procedures and federal regs less strict.


Don't hesitate, start contacting the pharma comapnies today.


You are an ideal candidate. Get going!!!


You could teach a course at a community college as well as have a job.

[Rutherfordhopeful]

Thanks guys! I actually have a BA not BS (my original bachelors was in psychology/philosophy), I actually went back later to do post-bacc work in the sciences. I have a bunch of scattered science credits but no formal science degree unfortunately. Hopefully that won't hold me back too much. Will definitely look into this direction a bit more carefully and see whats out there. Thanks again for the suggestion and all the info!