Career Prospects and Development
As a Life
Sciences graduate from the School of Biological Sciences, you will have a good
set of career options ahead of you.
For
those seeking out a career as a medical doctor, veterinarian or
research scientist, among others are popular routes of our graduates.
In the public sector, life science graduates are well sought after in
hospitals, research institutes, government agencies and forensic
departments.
Commercial
sectors that actively seek out graduates from the life sciences include
the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, food, water and agriculture
industries for roles such as process engineers, biotechnologist, QA
specialist and clinical researcher.
There is also demand for life science graduates to contribute to the
public understanding of science as journalist, scientific writers and
information/liaison officers.
Financial
and legal sectors also require analysts with life science knowledge for
risk assessments, patents for molecular biology and biotechnology used
for drug and medical applications.
A postgraduate qualification with NIE for entry into the teaching profession is also an option.
For
those with an entrepreneurial spirit, the broad range of electives to
choose from will endow our graduates with the necessary skills and tools
to start their own business.
The opportunities for undergraduates in general, include careers outside
of biology where transferable skills taught in the degree programme
will be of benefit in management, financial sector and human resources.
You can find our graduates in the following sectors:
HEALTHCARE
Tan
Tock Seng Hospital, KK Women’s & Children’s Hospital, Jurong
Health, Singapore General Hospital, Eu Yang Sang, Kin Tech Tong Clinic
E.g.
Clinical researcher, Management Associate, Hospital Executive,
Healthcare Operations Executive, Pharmaceutical Sales, Physician,
Acupuncturist, etc
BIOMEDICAL & PHARMACEUTICAL
Lonza Biologics, Johnson & Johnson, Norvatis Bio Pharma Operations, GSK, Amgen
E.g.
Process Engineer, Manufacturing Biotechnologist, QA Specialist,
Clinical Researcher, R&D Officer, Validation Engineer, etc
PUBLIC SECTOR
Ministry
of Health, A*STAR, National Environmental Agency, Genome Institute of
Singapore, Institute of Molecular & Cell Biology, Ministry of
Education, Singapore Police Force, National Environment Agency, KK
Women’s & Children’s Hospital, SingHealth
E.g. Research Officer, Health Policy Analyst, Forensic Specialist, Project Officer, Laboratory Manager, Gynaecologist, etc
BANKING, FINANCE & LEGAL
Citibank, Bank of America Merill Lynch, Deloitte & Touche
E.g. Risk Consultant, Relationship Manager, Management Associate, Patent Officer, etc
ENTREPRENEUR
Bio3D Technologies, TCM Trend
E.g. Owner of Bio 3D Printing Company, Owner & Physician of TCM Clinic.
POSTGRADUATE STUDIES
Cambridge University, DUKE NUS, NTU, Ross University
E.g. Medical Student, Veterinary Science Student, M.Sc & Ph.D Student.
OTHERS
E.g.
Scientific Writer, Communication Account Executive, Scientific
Journalist, Marketing Associate, Events, Service Executive, etc
Please contact our school's coordinator, Dr Hong Yan, for any enquiries and appointment at: [email protected]