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Biotechnology

Descriptive Career Information | Job Banks and Searching Advice | Associations | Graduate School Information

Descriptive Career Information

Occupational Outlook Handbook, 2004 - 2005, Medical Scientists
Information from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, section on medical scientists, see related occupations for more career descriptions in this diverse field.
http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos008.htm

Biotechnology Periodicals at Simmons College
Simmons subscribes to a number of periodicals about the biotechnology industry. Read here to find out more about current trends and concerns.
http://library.simmons.edu/

Job Banks and Searching Advice

Bio Online
Job database for employment in the biology, biotechnology, pharmaceutical, heatlhcare and science industry.
http://www.bio.com/

Biomedical Science Careers Program
The Biomedical Science Careers Program is a non-profit organization which mentors students in the biomedical industries, with a particular focus on students from a variety of cultural and ethnic backgrounds. Provides internship, mentoring, and scholarship listings.
http://www.bscp.org/internships.asp

Bioscience Job Network
Searchable nationwide Bioscience Job Network.
http://www.biojobnet.com/

BioSpaceJobs
Search bioscience positions available throughout the United States. Information about career fairs and direct links to major bioscience companies are also provided.
http://www.biospacejobs.com/jobs/default.aspx

Biotechnology on BostonWorks
Section of the Boston Globe's online job database devoted to the biotechnology sector.
http://jobs.boston.com/careers/jobsearch/results?kAndEntire=biotechnology;routeEquiv=bostonregionbostonworks

BioView
National, searchable job bank for careers in life science.
http://www.bioview.com/bv/servlet/BVHome

HireBio.com
National biotechnology job database and career resources.
http://www.hirebio.com/

Massachusetts Biotechnology Council
This organization, a not-for-profit dedicated to supporting the Massachusetts biotechnology industry, offers articles and a job listings database.
http://www.massbio.org/careers/

Medzilla
Job database and resume posting website for employment in the biology, biotechnology, pharmaceutical, heatlhcare and science industry.
http://www.medzilla.com/

Parenteral Drug Association Career Center
Pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical national job bank.
http://www.pda.org/careers/index.html

See Also: General Job Banks and Other Job Search Tools

Employer Directories

Bioinformatics firm directory
Bioinformatics firm directory from Damien Counsell at Oxford.
http://www.colorbasepair.com/companies.html

Associations

University of Texas' list of Biotech Professional Associations
The University of Texas' list of associations of interest to biotechnology professionals.
http://biotech.icmb.utexas.edu/pages/professional/prores3.html

Biotechnology Industry Organization
This group represents the interests of the biotechnology field, providing career profiles, conference and other event information, and an online journal publication. It is a great resource for those who are interested in joining this profession.
http://www.bio.org/index.asp?stay=yes

Graduate School Information

Bioinformatics degree program directory
Directory of degree programs in bioinformatics from Damien Counsell at Oxford.
http://www.colorbasepair.com/bioinformatics_education_degree.html

Peterson's Online Graduate Program Resource
Peterson's online searchable graduate program database. Users can search graduate programs nationally by keyword, location, etc.
http://www.petersons.com

See Also

Biology

Healthcare and Healthcare Administration

Science Resumes

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