Lots of biotech companies have technical and product support positions that are conducive to telework.

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Anonymous wrote:Two suggestions:

1) try private sector biotech/pharma. We do not play with regard to sexual harassment or inappropriate behaviors in the work place. They may have some WFH or travel positions. Still, anything lab or research based is primarily in office.

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Private sector doesn’t put up with this as much as academia.

Also look into technical specialist positions at law firms to support patent attorneys. Law firms can be problematic, but less so than in academia.

Yes. Academia is 1000 times worse than industry. But hey, at least academia pays worse too!

Look at some of the big biotech companies with mature and established HR departments. Thermo Fisher Scientific is hiring everyone they can get their hands on and they are very well run. Most positions don’t require PhDs.

LOLOL so true! Any pointers for someone who isn't a microbiologist? Like maybe an underpaid academic organismal biologist?

Microbiology is far from dominant at TF, take a look at the listings and see what appeals. Interested in cell culture? Product management?

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Great telework

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Two suggestions:

1) try private sector biotech/pharma. We do not play with regard to sexual harassment or inappropriate behaviors in the work place. They may have some WFH or travel positions. Still, anything lab or research based is primarily in office.

+1

Private sector doesn’t put up with this as much as academia.

Also look into technical specialist positions at law firms to support patent attorneys. Law firms can be problematic, but less so than in academia.

Yes. Academia is 1000 times worse than industry. But hey, at least academia pays worse too!

Look at some of the big biotech companies with mature and established HR departments. Thermo Fisher Scientific is hiring everyone they can get their hands on and they are very well run. Most positions don’t require PhDs.

LOLOL so true! Any pointers for someone who isn't a microbiologist? Like maybe an underpaid academic organismal biologist?

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Two suggestions:

1) try private sector biotech/pharma. We do not play with regard to sexual harassment or inappropriate behaviors in the work place. They may have some WFH or travel positions. Still, anything lab or research based is primarily in office.

+1

Private sector doesn’t put up with this as much as academia.

Also look into technical specialist positions at law firms to support patent attorneys. Law firms can be problematic, but less so than in academia.

I don’t know if it’s different now but back in my day all the technical specialists had PhDs except for engineers.

Lab techs in biotech/medicine won't need a PhD. MS will be fine.

The whole academia/tenure culture sucks, and like another PP said - the pay sucks as well.

Since you are in the area, look at AZ or GSK for job openings. I'm sure there are some others I don't know about.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Two suggestions:

1) try private sector biotech/pharma. We do not play with regard to sexual harassment or inappropriate behaviors in the work place. They may have some WFH or travel positions. Still, anything lab or research based is primarily in office.

+1

Private sector doesn’t put up with this as much as academia.

Also look into technical specialist positions at law firms to support patent attorneys. Law firms can be problematic, but less so than in academia.

Yes. Academia is 1000 times worse than industry. But hey, at least academia pays worse too!

Look at some of the big biotech companies with mature and established HR departments. Thermo Fisher Scientific is hiring everyone they can get their hands on and they are very well run. Most positions don’t require PhDs.

Op’s scenario is sadly believable. There is no silver bullet, but I agree that academia might be the worst place to be. Ignoring everything else, a PhD in something is like a union card there. Without it few/limited promotion options exist in academia.

Maybe try the FDA site in Silver Spring ? They need people with a science background and its not as “academic” as NIH.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Two suggestions:

1) try private sector biotech/pharma. We do not play with regard to sexual harassment or inappropriate behaviors in the work place. They may have some WFH or travel positions. Still, anything lab or research based is primarily in office.

+1

Private sector doesn’t put up with this as much as academia.

Also look into technical specialist positions at law firms to support patent attorneys. Law firms can be problematic, but less so than in academia.

I don’t know if it’s different now but back in my day all the technical specialists had PhDs except for engineers.