Life Sciences Job prospects

[Mortred93]

Hey guys i've a strong interest and passion for the sciences during my secondary school days. So of course i want go into one of the life sciences diplomas in poly. Was considering Biomed Science in NP. However, I've been hearing from ALOT of ppl that Life sciences in singapore has bad prospects and alot ppl cant find jobs once they graduate.
Any1 here would offer their advice?
If so have to force myself to study something i dont want.

 

[Hickey_]

Just do what you like and enjoy. Good luck. (Y)

 

[PinkyBass]

The reason being that life science field requires a lot of academic to go far. If you are prepared to further your studies after your poly, then can be a good choice. Of course joining Ngee Ann is already a correct first step. ;-)

 

[theunknown]

If you can't do, teach!


Err if you can't teach, teach gym. LOL

Hope you get what I mean.

 

[iansoh]

it's true, life sciences is doing badly in singapore. Biopolis, which was setup for the purpose of attracting life science companies to set up resarch facilities here, is a big empty building. nobody has come in and thus there are no jobs.

if you do life sciences, be prepared to go all the way to PhD to stand a fighting chance of a good career. otherwise, there isn't much to climb up.

 

[Anirudh]

If you can't do, teach!


Err if you can't teach, teach gym. LOL

Hope you get what I mean.

Hey! Rip off from Jack Black in School of Rock. Haha

 

[taypeng81]

if you are going to go this route, you have to be prepared to study until you obtain a deree. otherwise prospects are pretty bleak.

the money is in sales not R&D. also the biotech sector is not doing well but pharma and medical sciences are.

 

[PinkyBass]

Problem is, if you have the sale calibre, then doing sales in A BANK will fetch 10x higher pay then doing SALES in Biotech Field.

 

[Mobius]

I am in the lifescience industry, working in the lab. The truth is the lifescience industry isn't as glamourous as it looks. Your career path isn't that fantastic, unless you get a PhD. I have a Bsc in Lifescience from a local Uni, my prospects ain't that great. Salary wise, my friends in engineering and IT are earning much more than me, we all came out at the same time to work. Some of them became managers or project leaders. Me, I am still a lowly lab tec, in the lifescience sector, they look at your cert, if you just have a Bsc, you ain't gonna move far even if you perform well. And the fact that you perform the majortiy of the lab work , while your PhD bosses get the majortity of the credit gets on the nerves time to time.

So the point is, unless you want to go all the way to PhD, it is a choice to consider, if not, think very very carefully.

 

[PinkyBass]

Mobius, Teach me Bass Guitar Leh....

 

[niteblade]

but you never know what the future holds.

if there is a boom for life sciences in a few years time, you will be counting your lucky stars

 

[Mobius]

The boom is in the pharmaceutical industries which makes drugs that generate huge profits. For lifescience, most of the research done generates knowledge that have little or no commercial value. And pharmaceutical industries in Singapore generally hires chemist, not lifesci grads.

 

[taypeng81]

+1 to what mobius said..that is what many lifescience graduates are facing.

the lab techs that are highly paid are in the oil/gas sector and perhaps in asia breweries

 

[niteblade]

sounds bleak man...