2. American Chemical Society Traditional & Non-Traditional Careers for Chemists George J. O’Neill, Ph.D. ACS Career Consultant & Workshop Presenter

3. Outline of Topics Traditional Career Pathways Major Laboratory Presence Non-Traditional Career Pathways Limited Laboratory Presence

4. Career Pathways Traditional Non-Traditional Industry* Patents** Academe Information Science*** Government Sales & Marketing Writing *Dr. Mary Lou Delucia ** Dr. David Ladner, Patent Agent *** Dr. Bing Wang, Emory U.

5. WHERE THE JOBS WERE: 2007 BA/BS PHD Academia 24 35% Chemical industry 11 16 Pharmaceuticals 13 16 Other manufacturing 23 15 Analytical/clinical labs 11 3 [50%] Government 8 7 Other * 7 7, * Biotech research, contract research, research institutes, professional services, not-for profit organizations. http://pubs.acs.org/cen/acsnews/pdf/8622salary.pdf

6. Comparison of R&D Goals/Purposes IndustryAcademe Sales & Profits * Increase knowledge CustomersStudents Innovate ** Discover * New, improved products, processes, services ** Market Need->Idea->Development->Production->Commercialize

7. Comparison of R&D Type of Work Industry Academe  Applied Research  Inter-disciplinary  Basic research  Specialization  “Customer Focus”  Teaching and training

8. Comparison of R&D Levels of Independence IndustryAcademe Assigned first project Funding, reliable Teamwork & collaboration Autonomous Funding, challenging Collaboration, difficult

9. Working for Government In 2008-9, 20% of new jobs for scientists in government laboratories. Federal agencies: CDC, DEA, EPA, FBI, NIH, National Labs, USDA, USPHS, DOE, DOD Job categories: Scientist/Engineer, Manager, Director States and cities also employ chemists in law enforcement, environmental protection and public health agencies. Job openings, search: www.usajobs.govwww.usajobs.gov

10. 2007 STARTING SALARIES BY EMPLOYER B.A./B.S. M.S. PH.D. Academia $36.0 * $45.5 ** Industry 37.5 52.0 79.3 Government 32.5 - - ALL $37.0 $48.0 $75.0 * $ THOUSANDS ** 9-10 Months

11. Non-Traditional Careers, i.e., Getting Out of the Lab

12. Some Non-Traditional Careers for Chemists Sales & Marketing Writing Patents – Dr. Ladner Information Science – Ms. Wang

13. Sales and Marketing Careers Laboratory Work (1->5) Research 4-5 Product development 3-4 Customer support 2-3 Technical sales 1 Product management <1

14. Chemist as Writer Lisa Balbes, Ph.D.

15. Writing Technical writer Science writer Journalist Freelance

16. FREELANCE WRITING-O’Neill, Ph.D.

19. Career Development Resources ACS Careers.org –Workshops and resume reviews ACS meetings –Literature, booklets, webinars –Online volunteer career consultants Job search strategy Resume preparation Career development planning