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If I’m an experienced programmer who is fascinated by molecular biology and would love to transition from e-commerce to biotech, what sorts of jobs would I look

• Myrmornis 4y ago
  The easiest and fastest and most financially preferable option would probably be to join the software engineering team of a fairly software-oriented biotech company and then, once you're established, let it be known that your personal career advancement aims are to move more in the direction of scientific work. That would be fine at many companies, assuming you can make them think of you as a valuable asset for your software skills.
  • brooksbp 4y ago
    A lot of job descriptions I see are looking for people who already have the scientific formal education background and expect them to do the software engineering aspect too. I haven't really seen generic Software Engineer job descriptions where a science background is the secondary requirement. If you have any pointers I would greatly appreciate them!
    • Myrmornis 4y ago
      Hm, we must be thinking of slightly different things. Lots of biotech companies have pure software positions. Here are some examples of software positions that require no scientific background whatsoever: https://boards.greenhouse.io/invitae/jobs/4196489?gh_jid=4196489 https://boards.greenhouse.io/invitae/jobs/4196489?gh_jid=419... https://www.recursion.com/careers?gh_jid=3992017 https://www.recursion.com/careers?gh_jid=3992017 "A biology background is not necessary, but intellectual curiosity is a must!" https://ekgn.fa.us6.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/CandidateExperience/en/sites/CX_1/job/924/?utm_medium=jobshare https://ekgn.fa.us6.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/CandidateExperienc...