Biotechnology

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1 Descriptive Career Information
2 Job Banks and Searching Advice
3 Employer Directories
4 Associations
5 Graduate School Information
6 Market Trends
7 Related Pages

Descriptive Career Information

Occupational Outlook Handbook - Medical Scientists
Information from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (section on medical scientists). See related occupations for more career descriptions in this diverse field.
http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos008.htm

Biotechnology Periodicals at Simmons College
Simmons subscribes to a number of periodicals about the biotechnology industry. Read here to find out more about current trends and concerns.
http://jh6pw3fy5l.search.serialssolutions.com/?V=1.0&L=JH6PW3FY5L&N=100&S=SC&C=HE0326

Job Banks and Searching Advice

BioJobs.com
Job database for employment in the biology, biotechnology, pharmaceutical, healthcare and science industry.
http://www.bio-jobs.com/

Biomedical Science Careers Program
The Biomedical Science Careers Program is a non-profit organization which mentors students in the biomedical industries, with a particular focus on students from a variety of cultural and ethnic backgrounds. Provides internship, mentoring, and scholarship listings.
http://www.bscp.org/internships.asp

Bioscience Job Network
Searchable nationwide Bioscience Job Network.
http://www.biojobnet.com/

BioSpaceJobs
Search bioscience positions available throughout the United States. Information about career fairs and direct links to major bioscience companies are also provided.
http://www.biospacejobs.com/jobs/

Biotechnology on BostonWorks
Section of the Boston Globe's online job database devoted to the biotechnology sector.
http://www.boston.com/jobs/industries/biotech/

HireBio
National biotechnology job database and career resources.
http://www.hirebio.com/

Massachusetts Biotechnology Council
This organization, a not-for-profit dedicated to supporting the Massachusetts biotechnology industry, offers articles and a job listings database.
http://www.massbio.org/careers/

Medzilla
Job database and resume posting website for employment in the biology, biotechnology, pharmaceutical, healthcare and science industry.
http://www.medzilla.com/

Parenteral Drug Association Career Center
Pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical national job bank.
http://www.pda.org/careers/index.html

Employer Directories

Bioinformatics firm directory
Bioinformatics firm directory from Damien Counsell at Oxford.
http://www.colorbasepair.com/companies.html

Associations

Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO)
This group represents the interests of the biotechnology field, providing career profiles, conference and other event information, and an online journal publication.
http://www.bio.org/index.asp?stay=yes

National Organizations that promote women in science
A list by Women in Cell Biology.
http://www.ascb.org/index.cfm?navid=89&id=1684&tcode=nws3

Graduate School Information

Bioinformatics degree program directory
Directory of degree programs in bioinformatics from Damien Counsell at Oxford.
http://www.colorbasepair.com/bioinformatics_education_degree.html

MassCIS
The Massachusetts Career Information System (MassCIS) is available to Massachusetts residents and includes an Education & Training section. Click on "Graduate School Sort" to create a list of schools matching your preferences. From the Mass. Division of Career Services (DCS).
http://masscis.intocareers.org/

Peterson's Online Graduate Program Resource
Peterson's online searchable graduate program database. Users can search graduate programs nationally by keyword, location, etc.
http://www.petersons.com/Default.asp?ShowTab=gr

Market Trends

Standard & Poor’s Industry Survey on Biotechnology
A comprehensive overview of the biotechnology industry. Find the Current Environment, Industry Profile, How the Industry Operates, Key Industry Ratios and Statistics, How to Analyze a Biotechnology Company, Industry References, and Comparative Company Analysis.
http://0-www.netadvantage.standardpoor.com.library.simmons.edu/NASApp/NetAdvantage/showIndustrySurvey.do?code=bio

Marketline (from Datamonitor)
An overview of the Biotechnology industry. Industry profiles are available for global biotechnology or by country. Contains Market Value Forecast, Market Segmentation, Market Overview, Force Analysis, Leading Companies, Market Forecasts, and Macroeconomic Indicators.
http://0-www.marketlineinfo.com.library.simmons.edu/library/Default.aspx

Guide to Biotechnology
This publication by Biotechnology Industry Organization (Bio) features biotechnology industry facts, biotech tools in research and development, health-care applications, agricultural/industrial/environmental applications, biotech products on the market, selected recent reports on biotechnology, and much more.
http://bio.org/speeches/pubs/er/

Vault
The Vault Online Career Library contains an industry overview for biotechnology. Click on Industry Research, and then Biotech under Industry Overviews.
NOTE:Current students and staff can access Vault on campus and remotely using their Simmons log-in: http://0-www.vault.com.library.simmons.edu/cb/careerlib/careerlib_main.jsp?parrefer=2336

Alumni have off-site access to the Vault Online Career Library provided by the Simmons Office of Alumnae/i Relations with Alumnet registration with Alumnet registration. To register for Alumnet, go to: https://www.alumnet.simmons.edu/olc/pub/SNS/register/register.cgi
To log-on to Vault through Alumnet, go to: http://www.alumnet.simmons.edu/olc/membersonly/SNS/career_lib.html
A free version of Vault, which also contains the Vault job board, is available at http://www.vault.com.