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What to do after your postdoc? What career options are there? What motivated other postdocs to choose for a particular career path? How do they like it and what skills do they consider important? We have lined up some role-models to inspire you. We are continuously extending this selection for careers in the life sciences, whether it is academia, industry, government, non-profit etc.

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Karin Havenith PhD

Principle scientist at Genmab

When she first started to work for Genmab Karin spent a lot of time in the lab conducting applied science. She has now moved to more buro-work, thinking up and evaluating applied science. Her current research project is coming to an end, and the final product is ready to go to market. 'In my job I get all the science without the networking and politics of academia. Yes, I really fit into this place more than I could ever have imagined.

 

Joost Bakker PhD

scientific writer and graphics designer at Genmab

An academic career, with all that it entails, wasn't what Joost Bakker PhD was after. In industry he also took some time to find out what he really wanted. He's now going down the alternative science career path at Genmab. About his current job Joost says: 'my non-scientific skills finally get the attention they deserve.

 
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