After coming back to SG last year December the seventh, I started job hunting only a month later. Sent many resumes, attended a number of interviews and gotten a couple of offers. Below is a list of the interviews I went.
Biomedical Research and Support Services Pte Ltd @ Ubi
Institute of Medical Biology @ Biopolis Buona Vista
SIMTech @ NTU
PharmaLogicals Research Pte Ltd @ Biopolis Buona Vista
Temasek Lifesciences Laboratory @ NUS
Schering-Plough LTD @ Tuas
Ultimately, I took up the offer given by SP as a Quality Specialist. Signed the papers a month ago and started work on April Fools. Since I am double disciplined, I will be running around from BioAssay to Chemical laboratory. The reason as to why I choose to take up this offer is simple. It pays well. Research pays are low. I have a passion for science, a passion for research, but more passion for money. Therefore, being a person that "do something and love it" rather than "love something and do it", I am perfectly fine with the less exciting and less intellectually challenging career. But thats not to say that its going to be any less satisfying or rewarding. If the job satisfaction is not up to par compared to doing research, I can always find my satisfaction else where.
Being in a Pharmaceutical company has its challenges. Everything you do there, you need to be trained and documented. You need to adhere to very stringent protocols and strict safety rules. After all, we make drugs for human consumption to improve health and extend lives. TO EARN TRUST EVERYDAY! To be sufficiently trained in BioAssay alone will take me 3 months. But so far, I am LOVING it, though still trying to get use to working life, getting up early at 0530 hrs and reaching home too tired to do anything else. My goal is to learn as many things as possible within the shortest time and increase my value within the company. And in order to do that, I will need to get my car soon. The only drawback I find so far is that I have to leave the company everyday on the spot, else I would have difficulty finding a transport back home. But anyways, it is still not crucial as I am not fully trained yet. Besides, I think it would be safer and wiser to get the car only I had been confirmed a permanent full SP stuff at the end of my 2 years contract. Till then, I just have to give it all I have got.
Biomedical Research and Support Services Pte Ltd @ Ubi
Institute of Medical Biology @ Biopolis Buona Vista
SIMTech @ NTU
PharmaLogicals Research Pte Ltd @ Biopolis Buona Vista
Temasek Lifesciences Laboratory @ NUS
Schering-Plough LTD @ Tuas
Ultimately, I took up the offer given by SP as a Quality Specialist. Signed the papers a month ago and started work on April Fools. Since I am double disciplined, I will be running around from BioAssay to Chemical laboratory. The reason as to why I choose to take up this offer is simple. It pays well. Research pays are low. I have a passion for science, a passion for research, but more passion for money. Therefore, being a person that "do something and love it" rather than "love something and do it", I am perfectly fine with the less exciting and less intellectually challenging career. But thats not to say that its going to be any less satisfying or rewarding. If the job satisfaction is not up to par compared to doing research, I can always find my satisfaction else where.
Being in a Pharmaceutical company has its challenges. Everything you do there, you need to be trained and documented. You need to adhere to very stringent protocols and strict safety rules. After all, we make drugs for human consumption to improve health and extend lives. TO EARN TRUST EVERYDAY! To be sufficiently trained in BioAssay alone will take me 3 months. But so far, I am LOVING it, though still trying to get use to working life, getting up early at 0530 hrs and reaching home too tired to do anything else. My goal is to learn as many things as possible within the shortest time and increase my value within the company. And in order to do that, I will need to get my car soon. The only drawback I find so far is that I have to leave the company everyday on the spot, else I would have difficulty finding a transport back home. But anyways, it is still not crucial as I am not fully trained yet. Besides, I think it would be safer and wiser to get the car only I had been confirmed a permanent full SP stuff at the end of my 2 years contract. Till then, I just have to give it all I have got.
5 comments:
Poor dd, I know that you are suffering real bad...hmm, but no choice lo since you have chosen to work here.. Don't forget to treat me to a sumptuous meal when the day arrives!! haha, I am secretly waiting for the day to come :)
Hmmm, cant really forget with you keep reminding me can I?
And what do you mean by "secretly" waiting? lolz
Me, Dave and Yunyen will also be "secretly" looking forward to that day! Wahahaha!
lolz. you guys come back I sure wont let you guys down. hahaha. No need secret here secret there lah. kekeke...
WEI~~~~
You all don laugh at me lar!!! Don wanna friend you all already! hng!
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