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What are my career possibilities?
- Agronomist
- Animal Scientist
- Bacteriologist
- Biochemist
- Bioinformatician
- Biomedical Researcher
- Consultant
- Data Analyst
- Fish and Wildlife Technician
- Food Technologist
- Forensic Biotechnologist
- Forensic Specialist
- Genetics Counsellor
- High School Teacher
- Instructor (college, university)
- Laboratory Manager
- Molecular Biologist
- Pharmacist/Pharmacy Assistant
- Public Health Microbiologist
- Quality Assurance Technician
- Quality Control Microbiology Analyst
- Research Assistant
- Laboratory Technician (research, clinical, pharmacy, government)
- Sales Representative
- Science Writer/Journalist
- Technical Analyst
- Technical Writer
- Toxicologist
- Virologist
Note: This list is not exhaustive. Some careers listed may require further education, training, designations and/or experience.
Students graduating with an MBB degree may pursue further studies in Graduate School or Professional Schools (eg. Medicine, Dentistry, Pharmacy, Veterinary, Law)
Potential work environments
- Biotechnology and energy firms
- College, university, private School
- Crime labs or other forensic science lab
- Diagnostic & quality testing Labs
- Fish and wildlife industries
- Government agencies (municipal, provincial, federal)
- Hospitals and other health care agencies
- Industrial/chemical manufacturing companies
- Inspection & monitoring agencies/boards
- Microbiology consulting firms
- Mining companies
- Non-profit organizations
- Pharmaceutical companies
- Public & private research fields (agricultural, chemical, environmental)
- Publishing agencies (newspaper, magazine, book, online)
- Science-specific recruitment agencies
- Technical supply companies
- Water testing/treatment organizations