Bibliothèque de L'IMIST/CNRST

Many science students find themselves in the midst of graduate school or sitting at a lab bench, and realize that they hate lab work! Even worse is realizing that they may love science, but science (at least academic science) is not providing many job opportunities these days. What's a poor researcher to do!? This book gives first-hand descriptions of the evolution of a band of hardy scientists out of the lab and into just about every career you can imagine. Researchers from every branch of science found their way into finance, public relations, consulting, business development, journalism, and more - and thrived there! Each author tells their personal story, including descriptions of their career path, a typical day, where to find information on their job, opportunities to career growth, and more. This is a must-read for every science major, and everyone who is looking for a way to break out of their career rut. * An insider's look at the wide range of job opportunities for scientists yearning to leave the lab * First-person stories from researchers who successfully made the leap from science into finance, journalism, law, public policy, and more. * Tips on how to track down and get that job in a new industry * Typical day scenarios for each career track * List of resources (websites, associations, et cetera) to help you in your search * Completely revised, this latest edition includes six entirely new chapters.

Preface -- Contributors -- A Scientist Gone Bad -- Science and Information -- Technical Writing: Making Sense out of manuals -- Science Writing for Newspapers: Communicating with the Masses -- Building a Publishing Empire -- Business Information Services: Providing Data for the Industry -- The Financial World -- Venture Capital for Fun and Profit -- Investment Banking: Dreams and Reality -- Wall Street Analyst: Moving Science from the Bench to the Investor -- The Corporate World -- How To Start Your Own Company and Survive! -- Business Development: Making Deals with Science -- Becoming a Manager: From pure research to administration -- Regulatory Affairs: Keeping Product Development on Track -- Patent Law: Protecting The Intellectual Property of Science -- Medical Director: From the Bench to the Clinic -- Sales and Marketing -- Technology Transfer: Enabling the commercialization of Science -- Providing Services to Companies -- Corporate Communications: Helping Companies Sell their Story -- Executive Search: Looking for Talent in all the right places -- Consultant to the Stars: Advising CEOs for Fun and Profit -- BioMedical Consulting: Technology Assessment, Strategic Planning, and Grant Writing -- Science Careers in Government -- Science and Public Policy -- Economic Development Advisor: Building a Biotech Industry for and Entire Country -- Government Agencies: Directing Science in the Military -- Appendix -- Information Resources by Cynthia Robbins-Roth.

"Scientific survival skills"--Cover.

Includes index.

A scientist gone bad : how I went from the bench to the boardroom / Cynthia Robbins-Roth -- Technical writing : making sense out of manuals / Clayton R. Randall (second edition updated by Cynthia Robbins-Roth) -- Science writing : communicating with the masses / Sue Goetinck Ambrose -- Creating a publishing empire : how I gave up academic and became an entrepreneurial editor / Roger Longman -- Business information services : providing the data for industry / Mark D. Dibner -- Becoming a venture capitalist / Deepa Pakianathan -- Investment banking : dreams and reality / Peter Drake (second edition updated by Cynthia Robbins-Roth) -- How I became an analyst : science-based investment advising / Mary Ann Gray -- Entrepreneur and company founder : starting your own company and surviving / Ron Cohen -- Business development : making deals with science / Ronald Pepin -- The growth of a manager : from pure research to policy administration / Philip W. Hammer -- Regulatory affairs : keeping product development on track / Elizabeth D. Moyer -- Patent law careers : protecting the intellectual property of science / Alexandra J. Baran -- Entering biomedical and scientific consulting / Robert Roth -- Sales and marketing : so you want to sell? / Erin Hall Meade -- From doing research to moving research : my life in tech transfer / Paula Szoka -- Corporate communications : helping companies sell their stories / Tony Russo -- Executive search : the hunt for exceptional talent / Bente Hansen -- Consultant to the stars : advising CEOs for fun and profit / Carol Hall -- Biomedical consultant : specializing in technology assessment, strategic planning, and grant writing / Gail Schechter -- Science and public policy : translating between two worlds / David Applegate -- Economic development advisor : building a biotech industry for an entire country / Gina Lento -- Government agencies : directing science in the military / Genevieve Haddad -- Appendix : information resources about alternative careers for scientists / Cynthia Robbins-Roth.

Description based on print version record.