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What are some exciting careers that I can pursue with a chemistry degree?

I am 27 y/o going back to college this fall for a bachelor's degree in chemistry and I am interested in pharmaceutical research, sustainability, and nuclear energy.

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Dan’s Answer

Chemistry is involved in nearly everything we use every day.

Think about the oil industry or the cleaning products we use at home. You could work in a lab at a hospital or a research center. You might even explore environmental science. Find out what part of chemistry excites you and start looking for companies in that area.
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Hari Vishal’s Answer

My friend, I can say that as a biotechnologist, I use chemical formulas daily, and most of the biological assay analysis is simply organic chemistry. Even the bioinformatic tools I use are mostly chemistry-related. I would say Chemistry would be a must-have in pharmaceutical research. It's instrumental in understanding the basics of buffers, pH, acids or bases used in drug production, biomaterials and tissue engineering. My recommendation for chemistry and math related to it (simple calculation) makes you a valuable member.
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Parixit’s Answer

The sky's the limit! After earning your chemistry degree, you have lots of options. You can go for a Master's in chemistry, biochemistry, or clinical pharmacology, and other similar fields. You could also pursue an MD, Pharm.D., or other clinical degrees.
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Jaime’s Answer

I agree with the feedback you have received already. Coming from both big Pharma and Biotech with roles in the lab and in quality, you have a lot of options available to you. In early development pharma/biotech, formulation is a critical part of process development to identify how to take a compound that has been identified as a potential therapeutic candidate into a stable, active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) and from there, into a form that humans can, e.g., ingest, such as a tablet, as one route of administration to use as an example (Drug Product). All of this is chemistry, my friend! If the industry doesn't get that part right, it never moves into the next steps of becoming a drug that can be further tested and eventually commercialized. Only about 20-30% of investigational drugs make it to later phases of drug development. I see many careers start in the lab and after some time and experience, evolve into ancillary roles where you may no longer be in the lab, but you are an integral part of overseeing that the operations and the science being applied are sound and compliant with the various regulations (FDA, European Union, Canada, Japan, China, etc.) - these are more strategic, planning, or quality assurance roles that are also imperative for success.
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