Life Sciences

Life sciences encompasses a wide range of disciplines, including biotechnology, medicine and agriculture. The study of life sciences includes all types of living things, from the tiniest microorganisms to the largest animals. Working in the industry can do anything from helping farmers to increase crop yields to helping scientists make better drugs.

Average Earnings

$141,650

Biological Sciences Include:

Genetics
Microbiology
Animal Cell Cultures
Molecular Biology
Embryology
Cell Biology

Research Triangle Companies are Making Discoveries In:

Agricultural Biotechnology
Biomanufacturing
Human Health
Precision Medicine
Medical Devices
Diagnostics

Job growth is expected to reach 1,300 by 2023.

Career Pathways

Select the below careers to learn more about the job, earning, education and opportunities.

Biological Technician

Biological technicians assist biological and medical scientists in laboratories. They set up, operate, and maintain laboratory instruments and equipment, monitor experiments, make observations, and calculate and record results.

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Biomedical Engineers

Biomedical engineers analyze problems in biology and medicine and design solutions to the problems. Their primary goal is to improve the quality and effectiveness of patient care.

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Clinical Laboratory Technician

Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians perform routine or complex medical laboratory tests for diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of disease.

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Clinical Research Associate (CRA)

The main function of a clinical research associate is to monitor clinical trials. The CRA may work directly with the sponsor company of a clinical trial, as an independent freelancer or for a contract research organization (CRO).

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Process Technician

Process technicians must be highly skilled and dedicated workers. Their employers often entrust them with batches of product worth millions of dollars. They are responsible for the production of each batch and for helping to ensure its quality by taking samples for testing. If they identify problems, they help resolve them. Qualified process technicians are integral to the success of many biotechnology employers.

It can take several years to train someone on all phases of a complex manufacturing process, so employers are highly motivated to retain their experienced process technicians with competitive salaries, excellent benefits, and opportunities for advancement. If you like technical work and get satisfaction from making things, you would probably make a good process technician.

Other job titles include: Bioprocess Manufacturing Technical, Manufacturing Associate, Aseptic Manufacturing Technician

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Statistician

Statisticians use statistical methods to collect and analyze data and help solve real-world problems in business, engineering, the sciences, or other fields.

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