A liberal arts education prepares you for the challenges of a changing and unpredictable world, equipping you with the skills to communicate, debate, solve problems and think critically. Here's a sampling of careers paths for biochemistry and molecular biology majors.
First Jobs
- Associate research specialist, University of Wisconsin-Madison AIDS Vaccine Research Lab
- Project manager, Epic Systems, Madison, Wisconsin
- Virology lab research assistant, The Ohio State University
- Medical assistant at an OB-GYN, Austin, Texas
- Research technician, Merck and Company, North Wales, Pennsylvania
- Bird researcher, Santa Rosa National Park, Costa Rica
- Researcher, National Institute of Environmental Health Science (Postbaccalaureate Intramural Research Training Award recipient)
- Researcher, Genomic Medicine Institute, Cleveland Clinic
- Medical scribe, iScribe MD, Kalamazoo, Michigan
Careers
- Neurosurgeon, Indianapolis
- Psychiatrist, Michigan State University
- Ophthalmologist, Greenbelt, Maryland
- Financial analyst, Fidelity Investments
- Chief technology officer, Technium
- Bilingual service coordinator, Indianapolis
- Analytical chemist, Eli Lilly
- Veterinarian, Davidson, North Carolina
- Senior scientist, Pfizer
- Molecular biologist, USDA
- Oncologist, University of Colorado School of Medicine