| The term "biotech," short for "biotechnology," | | | | development of genetically modified variations of |
| refers to the application and manipulation of | | | | plants and seeds development of biological |
| biological resources to develop products and | | | | pesticides and nutrition identification and protection |
| processes that fulfill industrial and other human | | | | of endangered species, including artificial breeding |
| objectives. While popular imagination tends to latch | | | | verification and authentication of costly food |
| onto controversial fields of biotechnological | | | | products Bioinformatics Under this broad heading |
| research like DNA typing, cloning, and stem cell | | | | come: computational biology supercomputing |
| research, the fact is that biotechnology has | | | | statistical and actuarial functions data analysis, |
| commonplace applications ranging from bread | | | | data transfer, database creation, and other |
| production to wastewater recycling that influence | | | | data-related functions Law With the rise in the |
| our daily lives. The consequence of this wide | | | | use of biotechnology, openings for biotechnologists |
| reach of biotechnology is that the number biotech | | | | have also opened up in the legal field. Openings are |
| jobs continues to grow faster than the numbers | | | | principally located in the following functional areas: |
| of jobs in other sectors. The Divisions of Biotech | | | | patent specialties and litigation academia ethical, |
| A great number of industries are directly | | | | social, and legal issues forensic sciences, including |
| influenced by biotechnology, and it would be | | | | gene testing for identification purposes Guided |
| difficult to mention all of them in a short article. | | | | Missile Development and Space Technology |
| However, to provide a broader perspective, jobs | | | | Biotechnologists are required in organizations |
| in biotechnology can be grouped into three | | | | engaged in manufacturing guided missiles and |
| functional categories: Research and development: | | | | space vehicles. Functional areas include: creation of |
| Considered by some to be the most prestigious | | | | closed artificial environments creation of |
| division of biotech research and development | | | | life-supporting equipment and systems research |
| (R&D) creates the frontiers of biotechnology | | | | into the effects of space on biological systems |
| and sets the paradigms that influence both | | | | cybernetics Engineering There are many |
| humanity and the biotech job market. The three | | | | opportunities for biotechnologists in the field of |
| major divisions of biotechnological R&D are | | | | engineering. Biotechnologists working in this area |
| research for discoveries, veterinary sciences, and | | | | may be involved in: designing bioprocessing |
| bioinformatics. Jobs in this sector are usually | | | | containers and equipment creating new energy |
| reserved for life scientists. Clinical research and | | | | sources such as biofuels biomedical engineering |
| safety: Once a functional process or product is | | | | Education Obviously a need for biotechnologists |
| developed by R&D, the necessity to | | | | who can teach will always exist. Types of |
| establish trials to determine the impact of the | | | | opportunities available in biotechnological education |
| product or process on public health and safety | | | | reflect the needs of universities and traditional |
| emerges. Biotechnologists working in this field | | | | academic structure. Besides the above fields, |
| ensure the safety of biotechnological products and | | | | there are myriad other divisions of applied |
| processes. Compliance: Issues of compliance with | | | | biotechnology, including life-science research, |
| respect to biotechnological products and | | | | anthropology, history, military, bio-science |
| processes-in terms of both quality and standards | | | | communication, and chemical manufacturing. |
| and rules established by the state-create openings | | | | Biotech Job Designations Biotech job designations |
| for biotechnologists. Openings for biotechnologists | | | | are as varied as the fields in which biotechnology |
| are also available in the following specific areas and | | | | finds application. Though designations can reflect |
| functional fields: Medicine and Pharmaceuticals In | | | | the imagination of the employer, some standard, |
| this broad field, the following functional areas need | | | | industry-recognized designations that are related |
| biotechnologists: genetics, including medical | | | | to biotechnology or the application of biotechnical |
| genetics, genetic counseling, and genetic nursing | | | | knowledge are veterinary assistant, veterinarian, |
| organ transplantation, reproduction, and | | | | technician, technologist, chemist, pharmacologist, |
| regenerative medicine public health and safety, | | | | laboratory technician, chemical technician, engineer, |
| which includes projects ranging from vaccine | | | | computer system analyst, health service worker, |
| development to wastewater treatment by | | | | physician, biological scientist, biotechnologist, and |
| bacterial colonies gene testing and genetic therapy | | | | agricultural technician. One's designation depends |
| Agriculture Under the broad heading of agriculture, | | | | on the organization, industry, and sector in which |
| the following functional areas rely on the | | | | he or she works, and job designations can be |
| application of biotechnology and consequently are | | | | superficially misleading. |
| the areas where biotech jobs are to be found: | | | | |