Apart from a good academic record, what other skills are necessary to build a successful biotech career?
You must have an aptitude for learning – without this you cannot hope to grow in your career. Analytical and problem-solving skills are also necessary as are communication and presentation skills. Communicating in a technical journal is very different from communicating to a non-technical audience and people need to know how that is done. Knowledge sharing is essential to sustain learning and growth team skills are required to contribute productively as a team. Q. In a biotech firm what is the most sought-after function? What are some of the non-glamorous but equally important functions? A: For anybody seeking a career in biotechnology research and marketing seem to be the two most sought-after functions. This is probably because they are the most talked about and in-your-face kind of roles. But you have functions like quality and regulatory that are equally if not more important. But somehow they aren’t viewed as high-profile or glamourous. In fact, getting qualified people for these
