Biotechnology researcher works in wide array of fields that offer solutions from environmental problems up to a medicine cure in different malignant diseases like cancer. With the continuous research and other medical development, many of the cancerous diseases are now curable. Although this fact is true, challenges in biotechnology careers are still increasing especially for newly found fatal ailments that need immediate attention.
- Duties
Biotechnology researchers serve as the arms of the biologist in studying different ways on how medicine and other industry can utilize living things in addressing the environmental and health problems. Most of the time, biotechnology jobs focus on conducting research and studies in a particular specialty such as medicine, DNA and cloning, pharmaceuticals, or agriculture. Besides collecting, compiling, analyzing and reporting data, a biotechnology researcher is also expected to write and publish articles about the findings of their research. Biotechnology researcher generally works in laboratories and use tools such as computers and microscopes to analyze data. There are also times that you have to travel to conduct studies of a particular living organism in their native area, but other than that biological research jobs are confined in the laboratories.
- Education
To enter in this field, individual should have a minimum of a bachelor's degree in biology, although many biotechnology researchers advance their studies. Some people are taking two to four years masters' degree and others purse further study to a four to eight year doctoral degree in biology. This of course depends to an individual who wants to advance their career in biotechnology.
- Salary
According to recent studies, biotechnology researchers earn an average of $48,000 up to $106,000 annual income. The pay scale has dependencies with the biotechnology researcher's training and experience. When it comes to biotech employment, there are three main areas that you can consider and these include government positions, universities and private sectors such as drug companies or medical research companies.
