| Description |
xviii, 267 p. ; 23 cm. |
| Note |
"Scientific survival skills"--Cover. |
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Includes index. |
| Contents |
ch. 1. Scientist gone bad: or how I went from the bench to the board boom -- ch. 2. Technical writing: making sense out of manuals -- ch. 3. Science writing: communicating with the masses -- ch. 4. Snakes and ladders: the game of publishing -- ch. 5. Broadcast science journalism: working in television, cable, radio, or electronic media -- ch. 6. Pituitaries to pinstripes: a path to venture capital -- ch. 7. How I became an analyst: science-based investment advisor -- ch. 8. Investment banking: dreams and reality -- ch. 9. Business development: makaing deals with science -- ch. 10. Entrepreneur and company founder: starting your own company and surviving -- ch. 11. Consultant to the stars: advising CEOs for fun and profit -- ch. 12. Regulatory affairs: keeping product development on track -- ch. 13. Patent agent: protecting the intellectual property of science -- ch. 14. From the lab bench to the clinic: a career in clinical research -- ch. 15. Technology transfer: enabling the commercialization of science -- ch. 16. Corporate communications: helping companies sell their story -- ch. 17. Sales and marketing: so you want to sell -- ch. 18. Executive search: looking for talent in all the right places -- ch. 19. Growth of a manager: from pure research to policy administration -- ch. 20. Science and public policy: translating between two worlds -- ch. 21. Research funding administration: matching money with research -- ch. 22. Government agencies: directing science in the military -- ch. 23. Business information services: providing the data for industry. |
| Summary |
"In Alternative Careers in Science: Leaving the Ivory Tower you will meet scientists who evolved into Wall Street analysts, science policy gurus, patent agents, journalists, consultants, bio-pharmaceutical company executives, entrepreneurs, executive search specialists, public relations experts, and top-flight sales reps." "Each chapter covers a different career track and includes: basic job description, qualifications, responsibilities, and expectations; typical day scenario; why a graduate degree in science gives you an edge; outlines skills important to career track - creative, critical, computer, interpersonal; training phases and requirements; existing steps in the promotion ladder and salary ranges; and career opportunities stemming from each position."--BOOK JACKET. |
| Subject |
Science -- United States. |
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Vocational Guidance -- United States. |
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Career Choice -- United States. |
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Science -- Vocational guidance -- United States.
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| Added Author |
Robbins-Roth, Cynthia.
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| Added Title |
Leaving the ivory tower |
| ISBN |
9780125893756 (alk. paper) |
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0125893752 (alk. paper) |
| Standard No. |
NLM 101513011 |
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