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I wanted to do this for years now. It´s clear to me, that biotech will become a complete game changer. But what can you do, if you know only the computer scienc

by kharak 7y ago

I wanted to do this for years now. It´s clear to me, that biotech will become a complete game changer. But what can you do, if you know only the computer science part? It seems like you can contribute only peanuts, if you don´t know one of the natural sciences.

madhadron 7y ago
Okay, I keep seeing this sentiment. Maybe time to write a course...
- kharak 7y ago
  Please do. A simple list of things a CS person should know in order to be useful in a biotech context would be a good starter. I like to start with some books and simple experiments at home, but have no idea where to begin. In the past, I thought about going back to college. But I wasted enough of my time there and am still burned. Just give me the relevant bits, skip the fat. But I guess you really need some lab experience to really get biotech and that is not something you just get by yourself.
DrAwdeOccarim 7y ago
We hire data scientists constantly. We also hire along the full-stack because we make all our software in house. There is tons of low-hanging fruit right now in biotech for CS problem solvers.
- kharak 7y ago
  I currently live in Switzerland and had no problems getting several job offers for consulting, traditional software engineering companies, insurance companies, Fintech companies and so on. I also applied to some companies that work in biotech related ares, zero response (full-stack job offers). Well, I think I send one application and two inquiries, still no response. That was very irritating, as it did not happen before anywhere else. But all of them wrote that they want a bit of a bio background, so I attributed it to that.
  - DrAwdeOccarim 7y ago
    Eh, the bio requirement is weak but I get it. Without the bio background, best would be to know someone who can refer you to the hiring manager (LinkedIn, etc.) or to be super persistent and asking good questions.

by kharak 7y ago

madhadron 7y ago

Okay, I keep seeing this sentiment. Maybe time to write a course...

kharak 7y ago
Please do. A simple list of things a CS person should know in order to be useful in a biotech context would be a good starter. I like to start with some books and simple experiments at home, but have no idea where to begin. In the past, I thought about going back to college. But I wasted enough of my time there and am still burned. Just give me the relevant bits, skip the fat. But I guess you really need some lab experience to really get biotech and that is not something you just get by yourself.

DrAwdeOccarim 7y ago

We hire data scientists constantly. We also hire along the full-stack because we make all our software in house. There is tons of low-hanging fruit right now in biotech for CS problem solvers.

kharak 7y ago
I currently live in Switzerland and had no problems getting several job offers for consulting, traditional software engineering companies, insurance companies, Fintech companies and so on. I also applied to some companies that work in biotech related ares, zero response (full-stack job offers). Well, I think I send one application and two inquiries, still no response. That was very irritating, as it did not happen before anywhere else. But all of them wrote that they want a bit of a bio background, so I attributed it to that.
- DrAwdeOccarim 7y ago
  Eh, the bio requirement is weak but I get it. Without the bio background, best would be to know someone who can refer you to the hiring manager (LinkedIn, etc.) or to be super persistent and asking good questions.