What Do I Do Now? Academic v. Non-Academic Career Decisions
Type
Blog Post
Published
March 9, 2017, 3:40 p.m.
...Table 1: Taking it a Step Further - Big Company v. Small Company
Big (e.g. Pharma)
Small (e.g. Biotech...advancement in one company, good performers in for the long haul
Limited movement in one company, likely will...academic silo to tenured professor. Non-academia encompasses millions of choices including pharma, tech transfer...options in nonprofit science. No one list can ever encompass them all. We can’t designate non-academic jobs...and teach students
Collaborations may be less “complicated” - for example, easy to initiate a collaboration...More sources of training and resources within the company
Must find own sources of knowledge often externally...every 3-6 years—a short and exciting ride
Complicated matrix structures are common
Small integrated...