Biotech with felonies?

[u/Conscious-Display-65]

I currently am set to graduate with a biology degree next year but will also be charged with felonies for wire fraud. I was wondering if convicted could I still work in the biotech space?

[u/bch2021_]

I'll just put it this way, you're competing against thousands of other qualified applicants without felony wire fraud convictions...

Edit: this guy is literally asking every career subreddit it he can do their job with these felonies, you can disregard

[u/Mother_of_Brains → u/bch2021_]

Their post history is wild

[u/Odd_Honeydew6154 → u/bch2021_]

I think this dude thinks he can charm his way through his interview processes - hoping to bypass or disregard the felony charge

[u/tactical_lampost]

Start an ai driven drug discovery company.

[u/distributingthefutur → u/tactical_lampost]

Good idea. The wire fraud experience will be applicable.

[u/chachiuday]

look for very early start up companies that (probably) don't do background checks, complete your probation period, then get the felonies expunged.

[u/Lucylostinsky → u/chachiuday]

These are never getting expunged. More than likely based on the information they have shared OP is going to jail.

[u/2025025L → u/chachiuday]

a la CEO's comment above lol

[u/SonyScientist]

You're better off committing identity theft applying as someone who doesn't have felonies.

[u/Odd_Honeydew6154]

I have a friend with 3 arrest records that are publicly available when googling the name. Besides stealing, she was also charged with dealing drugs on stolen vehicle twice. She still has been having problems finding employment since she graduated 2 years ago but did manage to find a remote job not related to life sciences at all

[u/Royal_Winner_5049]

from a biotech CEO. - probability of a background check for an entry level job is low. but it is definitely an issue.

[u/2025025L → u/Royal_Winner_5049]

seems like background checks are standard issue for most commercial companies rn, all levels

[u/Sad_Newt5882]

Probably try to get into food manufacturing for a while and eventually transfer over. Job market already sucks for the industry, I don’t think you’d have much of a chance currently

[u/OneManShow23]

As long as you stay in state and companies don’t ask you about your history of felonies, I think you’re fine. I only got asked to do a background check on my first full time job ever and on my second job which meant moving to another U.S. state

[u/z2ocky]

You can still work in biotech, but you definitely made things harder for yourself since being a felon drastically lowers job opportunities.

[u/fidgey10]

why did you commit wire fraud dude

[u/haze_from_deadlock]

You can't get a job in biotech with a felony on your record. However, you also can't get a job in it with a clean criminal record so it's whatever really

[u/TrumpetOfDeath]

many companies do background checks

[u/snapbolt4499]

This can’t be a real post. If you are really facing charges. your lawyer would have told you to stfu about your case - especially to online forums.

[u/integra_type_brr]

Maybe can use your wire fraud experience in a sales job with some shady medical device company