Which career track would result in the most $$$:

A: A person with a MBA and a business job in the biopharma industry
B: A person with a MS in Biotechnology and a research job in the biopharma industry

9/8/2008 9:03:14 PM

this is an unanswerable question with too many variations

9/8/2008 9:05:01 PM

A person with industry experience might be able to provide some insight regarding average salaries.

Obviously, there are exceptions...but not everyone will make 200K with an MBA, and not everyone with a MS degree will make only 40K.

9/8/2008 9:10:08 PM

The bakery isn't cutting it?

9/8/2008 9:11:13 PM

haha

9/8/2008 9:11:37 PM

can't believe that took that many posts.. tww is lacking lately

[Edited on September 8, 2008 at 9:12 PM. Reason : and more importantly.. 8 minutes?!?]

9/8/2008 9:12:24 PM

do you have any experience going in?

9/8/2008 9:12:53 PM

I hear he makes a mean pumpkin bread if that counts for anything.

[Edited on September 8, 2008 at 9:13 PM. Reason : ]

9/8/2008 9:13:21 PM

neither, go into sales

9/8/2008 9:13:32 PM

Internships in science

9/8/2008 9:13:38 PM

^^

[Edited on September 8, 2008 at 9:13 PM. Reason : fuck ^]

9/8/2008 9:13:47 PM

^^

internships mean jack shit. i'm talking about an internship experience that led to a real job, even part time. PAID. doing work that you can put on a resume.

the market is slacking off and the people with the best resumes (experience) are getting the jobs.

with the business job, you better have 5+ years of regular + management experience. unless you go into sales. in that case you better have an MBA and be wayyyyy better than the next guy.

an MS with your focus in research, hmm ... you better have some damned good ideas and have worked under some pretty kick ass scientists in school and out. of course you'll have to deal with the kick ass scientists stealing your ideas for years until you get published on your own, but still...

9/8/2008 9:34:44 PM

It's all a crap shoot - just do your best

9/8/2008 9:46:43 PM

i work for one of those companies, its nice, lots of opportunities, figure out what you WANT to do and go from there

9/8/2008 11:23:40 PM