Transition Spotlights

In this interview with Hayley Maynard, PhD, she talks about how she dealt with the large differences between academia and industry. She tells us how these differences have actually given her great opportunities to grow at the company and have a real impact on the company culture.

In this interview with Mihaela Marinaj, PhD, she tells us how persistence in her job search and leveraging both her technical and non-technical skills helped her land a medical writing position. She is enjoying industry and see a clear career growth path ahead of her.

In this interview with James Morris, PhD, he tells us about how he has found industry to be a wonderful place to work. He is learning so much in the fast pace of industry and enjoying the way that quality communication is valued. Leaving academia has given James some great opportunities and his career continues to grow.

In this interview with Karin Weigelt, PhD, she discusses how she used her PhD to leave an unsupportive academic environment for an industry position where she has a wonderful manager and is learning many valuable skills. Karin enjoys her dynamic industry position, and wants current job seekers to know that it’s worth the effort to be curious and find an industry position that you will enjoy.

In this interview with Kristy Bialas, PhD, she explains that once she realized her value outside of academia, she was able to land an industry job in the field she wanted at a pay she deserved. Instead of being undervalued and questioned as a postdoc, she is viewed as an expert, and her opinion matters and is considered every single day. She tells other PhDs looking to transition out of academia to stop questioning their potential and leave — now.