Another example: A friend of mine who is a MIT/Harvard Biology PhD works as an analyst reading research papers and deducing the likelihood of the drugs proposed

Another example: A friend of mine who is a MIT/Harvard Biology PhD works as an analyst reading research papers and deducing the likelihood of the drugs proposed by smaller pharma pure play companies will pan out. He says he was never good in the lab but was always proficient and prolific at reading papers, and finds it to be a bit of a calling for him.