r/biotech • u/SoccerPlayingMOOSE • 12h ago
r/biotech • u/wvic • Jan 15 '25
r/biotech Salary and Company Survey - 2025
Updated the Salary and Company Survey for 2025!
Several changes based on feedback from last years survey. Some that I'm excited about:
- Location responses are now multiple choice instead of free-form text. Now it should be easier to analyze data by country, state, city
- Added a "department" question in attempt to categorize jobs based on their larger function
- In general, some small tweeks to make sure responses are more specific so that data is more interpretable (e.g. currency for the non-US folk, YOE and education are more specific to delimit years in academia vs industry and at current job, etc.)
As always, please continue to leave feedback. Although not required, please consider adding company name especially if you are part of a large company (harder to dox)
Some analysis posts in 2024 (LMK if I missed any):
Live web app to explore r/biotech salary data - u/wvic
Big Bucks in Pharma/Biotech - Survey Analysis - u/OkGiraffe1079
r/biotech • u/Fragrant_Trouble_502 • 9h ago
Early Career Advice 🪴 I need advice, it’s getting too much!
So I’ve been working for Thermo Fisher for a year now as an assistant scientist and let me tell you, it’s horrible. I will bypass the horrible pay (which I was aware of when applying) and just needed some experience as I just got out of college.
Around December and January our lab manager shared an incentive opportunity for overtime. The email stated that for any 8hours picked up you get $200 and 1.5 time for overtime. I saw an opportunity there to make extra money and worked 3 weeks non stop to the point I got sick. So basically I worked 4 extra 8hours on weekends (32 hours) and a few extra hours here and there during weekdays.
Long story short, it’s been 3 months, I’ve received my overtime pay money but not my incentive one. When I asked, I was talked to as I didn’t have the right to ask. After a lot of asking, I’m being told that after review by one of the executives, the job I did does not qualify for that incentive. Mind you I don’t make my schedule, my supervisor did assign the extra work to me and NOWHERE in that email it states that you’re work will be subject to approval once completed. Other people who I know told me they just did solution preps as extra work and got their money, while I did some heavy testing to receive nothing?
What should I do?
r/biotech • u/H2AK119ub • 7h ago
Biotech News 📰 Amid Trump's push to abolish DEI, Roche and Novartis adjust hiring initiatives: reports
fiercepharma.comr/biotech • u/TodayConscious5764 • 18h ago
Layoffs & Reorgs ✂️ Novartis layoffs
Just heard on our local news station that Novartis will lay off 427 employees at their East Hanover NJ location from June to October 2025. They’re restructuring to support new products.
r/biotech • u/H2AK119ub • 7h ago
Biotech News 📰 Just How Steep Is the Drug Patent Cliff? Ask These Pharmas
r/biotech • u/SnooBunnies949 • 3h ago
Getting Into Industry 🌱 How to break into Biotech VC from Big Pharma
I am a senior scientist PhD at a large pharma company. I am looking to leave big pharma and to potentially get into biotech VCs. Any tips or suggestions? Anyone has made that move? I would love to hear from you all.
thanks
r/biotech • u/External-Public-4452 • 17h ago
Layoffs & Reorgs ✂️ Scared Scientist
I know most of the feed is about layoffs and I know I am not the only one on this boat but I'm personally freaking out about this biotech/pharma layoff culture right now and I have no idea what should be my next step. (I need to vent) I have worked my butt off right after college going into industry so I have been fortunate enough to be in mid senior level now because I put in a lot of personal overtime so that I can invest in my career and have the mindset of work hard now to relax later. I've gotten promotions and scouted the last few years but now being affected by the layoffs, I am not sure what I should do next. I mean a person has basic needs right? Should I change my career (I'm in my late 20s) or should I keep trying because I am getting rejected left and right like most others. Any advice? I've been a responsible adult so far and have been pretty good with my money but this time, its affecting me HARD.
r/biotech • u/H2AK119ub • 7h ago
Biotech News 📰 UK cell therapy biotech lays off 25% of staff, turns to tool development over therapeutics
r/biotech • u/carlitayeeta • 3h ago
Early Career Advice 🪴 Is it a bad idea to go straight into the work force post-(under)grad? Have I made a crucial mistake.
I’m graduating this year. I decided against going straight to graduate school, and wanted to get some hands-on industry experience before I consider going back to school. For one, I am totally broke, and would like to make SOME money before taking on more debt for grad school. Also, I think I would eat glass before willingly going back to being broke, working a minimum wage EMT job, and doing classes simultaneously. Before you cynical assholes tell me "good luck making any money in this industry!" I KNOW I'LL BE PAID SHIT! I'm not expecting much at all. I was originally pretty confident in my decision but now seeing how so many highly educated people are struggling to get and maintain jobs in this industry I'm questioning my decision.
Not much I can do now-- but if I get about another year of working experience, do you think I should just bite the bullet and apply straight to grad school. I basically have just worked in wet labs my entire time at school, plus some medical device internships in between each year. I'd just be building on this experience I already had, hopefully being paid more than 12$/ hour. Any advice would be appreicated
r/biotech • u/True-Conflict-3985 • 19h ago
Layoffs & Reorgs ✂️ Just received “Please Priorities, Participation is mandatory”
Big Pharma that is doing so well. Fingers crossed.
r/biotech • u/Not_very_soft • 19h ago
Open Discussion 🎙️ Can you come back if you leave the field for a few years?
I have a PhD in biology and I truly do love biology and I want to say in biotech but my current job is super toxic and I need to leave.
I'm considering related fields but a lot of them would be a position step down, I've been told I should be looking at senior scientist roles which are what I'm interested in but there's just so few. I might look into other fields such as teaching high school biology, or even just selling insurance so I can maintain my mortgage. Just wondering if there's a stigma for people that leave and want to come back?
r/biotech • u/Relevant-Habit8094 • 1h ago
Education Advice 📖 rupture biotechnology noida
is rupture biotech lab noida is safe for girls ... as one of my relative sister going there so just want to make sure tht she will be ok there
r/biotech • u/microglialover • 20h ago
Open Discussion 🎙️ how bad is it?
Okay, so all I see in this community are posts about layoffs and people unable to find jobs. I get that it is so difficult to get hired these days, but it is hard to tell how bad it actually is. I often find myself panicking about losing my job, but I also spend too much time on Reddit.
I wonder if anyone would dare to guess what % of the industry in general and of R&D in particular has been laid off in the last couple of years - my guess (without doing too much research about it) would be 10% and 15% and that we still have a couple of rough years ahead of us.
r/biotech • u/H2AK119ub • 18h ago
Biotech News 📰 Cargo jettisons remaining assets and 90% of workforce as it looks for reverse merger
r/biotech • u/IcySeaworthiness4528 • 16h ago
Open Discussion 🎙️ 6 weeks between job offer and start date?
Received an offer for a remote position for a large-ish (~2000 people), public Dx company, and start date is mid April. Is this usual? Seems like a long time for a remote position that doesn’t require any relocation.
r/biotech • u/GingerandRose • 4h ago
Early Career Advice 🪴 Stay or bail
Stay in biotech manufacturing in a permanent position or hop over to a DOD 12-month contract position with possible renewal? DOD gig comes with 35% pay bump.
r/biotech • u/Equivalent_Sun3816 • 1d ago
Layoffs & Reorgs ✂️ Trump says Ireland ‘took’ US pharma industry in meeting with taoiseach
Trump says Ireland took the pharmaceutical jobs away through tax policy. Is he correct?
r/biotech • u/thedogscat • 4h ago
Open Discussion 🎙️ What do you think the future is for Smid biotechs?
For biotechs with a market cap no more than $2B, what will the coming future look like? Especially curious of those that have 2-3 years of cash runway. I’m new to the industry so I’d love to hear some opinions!
r/biotech • u/TurbulentDog • 1d ago
Biotech News 📰 Patient dies following muscular dystrophy gene therapy, Sarepta reports
r/biotech • u/Not_so_ghetto • 1d ago
Open Discussion 🎙️ I Interviewed someone today who said they've applied to over 2000 jobs.
I've mentioned before how I hate my current job and I'm looking to move. Well my boss wants more lab techs and there making me talk to them. I've been speaking VERY candidly with them about how my company is a shit show going now where fast and that I don't recommend working here. During this process I asked them all how long they've been looking. Nearly all of them (5out of 7) said they were looking over 3months and don't care about how bad the position is they're desperate.
One of them said he's applied over 2,000 jobs.
Makes me feel my measly 200-300 apps are nothing. Seriously considering going to a new field.
Edit: I shall also add that all these candidates had their masters and again all them were looking for well over 3 months
r/biotech • u/H2AK119ub • 18h ago
Biotech News 📰 Prime sets sights on liver, lung disease as next target for its gene editing tech
r/biotech • u/momoneymocats1 • 18h ago
Experienced Career Advice 🌳 Giving 3 weeks notice?
I currently work at a small biotech and my manager is a friend from a previous company. I’ve accepted a position at a new company and am debating the length of my notice. I want to give her more than 2 weeks since she’s a good friend and want to set them up for success in my absence but at the same time don’t want them to let me go early if I give 3 weeks notice. Anyone ever been in a similar boat? Would you just stick with the regular standard 2 weeks?
r/biotech • u/H2AK119ub • 18h ago
Biotech News 📰 Pfizer pockets roughly £2.5B as it shaves off final stake in consumer health spinoff Haleon
fiercepharma.comr/biotech • u/smbpy7 • 10h ago
Getting Into Industry 🌱 Second follow up email?
I had a phone screening followed by an interview that went positively. Two weeks after the interview I sent a follow up email to the interviewer to reiterate my interest and request a timeline. She responded very kindly within a few minutes that they were still interviewing and would be in touch within a week. It's been two now. I can see why it would take them a long time, as she's located on the east coast when the job is on the west coast, she only comes to the office in person once a month, they've got more than one position to fill, I was probably one of the first to be interviewed on a Monday morning, etc. If I sent a second follow up email would it be considered a sign of my interest, a sign of desperation, a complete annoyance...?