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