The most recommended career track after a BSc in Biotechnology is to pursue a MSc with specialization in one of the areas of biotechnology such as biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, microbiology, bioinformatics, food technology etc. I understand that sometimes students do not want to pursue their MSc. Unfortunately the job market after a BSc in biotechnology is not that lucrative. So what can a student do to enhance his/her profile ?
Here are a few options
Management Degree: Getting into a good MBA program is always an option for any graduate. There are a few MBA programs that offer specialization in the management aspects of the biotechnology and the pharmaceutical industry. Students may consider those. But that’s not entirely necessary. You may also use the MBA to venture into Finance or HR or Marketing or Operations related roles in any industry.
Clinical Research/Data Analyst: While this may still be related to biotechnology, but taking up specialization in bioinformatics and learning few advanced statistical software can help you get on the data analyst side of the biotech industry.
Legal: You may need to do a LLB degree for this or a course on patent laws and eventually get into managing of patents and intellectual property aspects of the biotech industry.
Sales and Marketing: If you are an extrovert with a flair for sales and marketing, you could easily try for sales and marketing related jobs with a biotech company.
Also take a look at other career options that you can pursue completely unrelated to your background in biotechnology. Refer https://careerfox.in/career-options-for-any-graduate/
Jothsna is the co-founder of Academy One, a career guidance and study abroad counseling venture. Prior to founding Academy One in 2005, Jothsna worked as an IT and business consultant with companies like Motorola and Trajen Inc. in the USA. She holds an engineering degree in computer science from Andhra University and a MS from the University of Texas. She also received her MBA from the Mays Business School at Texas A&M University, USA.