PostPhDirections
PostPhDirections
Podcast Description
The podcast features PhDs who’ve successfully transitioned into industry, along with deans of doctoral education, hiring managers, and recruiters. We explore how PhD holders can find fulfilling careers outside of academia and make the shift smoothly. Each episode dives into personal journeys, practical tips, and the resources available to support your transition, offering invaluable insights for anyone looking to take their skills beyond academic research and into the professional world.
Tune in and discover your next step!
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The podcast explores a range of topics related to PhD transitions, including successful career shifts into fields like medical writing, patent consultancy, and entrepreneurship, with episodes featuring personal stories, practical strategies, and discussions about the importance of networking, overcoming self-limiting beliefs, and understanding job market realities.
The podcast features PhDs who’ve successfully transitioned into industry, along with deans of doctoral education, hiring managers, and recruiters. We explore how PhD holders can find fulfilling careers outside of academia and make the shift smoothly. Each episode dives into personal journeys, practical tips, and the resources available to support your transition, offering invaluable insights for anyone looking to take their skills beyond academic research and into the professional world.
Tune in and discover your next step!
In this episode of PostPhDirections, I sit down with Amy Turner, who shares her story of moving from academia into a dynamic role in scientific marketing at Proteintech.
Amy talks about how she found clarity after her PhD, why taking a short break helped her gain perspective, and how a complete LinkedIn profile — not a huge following — led to her being headhunted for her first industry role. She also opens up about what it’s really like to work in scientific marketing, how she uses her research background every day, and what skills she had to learn along the way.
We also talk about Proteintech’s Field Marketing Representative program, which gives PhD students a hands-on glimpse into industry life.
Amy’s story is a great reminder that you can build a fulfilling career beyond academia — one that still lets you stay close to science, but with a whole new kind of impact.
If you’re curious about how to translate your academic experience into an industry role, or you’re simply wondering what’s possible outside the lab, this episode is for you.
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