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