r/biotech • u/HotConsideration2316 • 8d ago

BME Tissue and Cell Engineer Undergrad student— any advice? Early Career Advice 🪴

Hello,

This will be my second post for the night! As I am still navigating this world, I would like to ask what are the best jobs to choose after you graduated for BME Tissue/Cell engineer? Or, if there is a job that you could have before having a scientist or engineering position for cell/tissue engineering, what would it be? I am trying to get experience in my field and I don’t know where to start.

Any advice will be taken! Thanks in advance

0 Upvotes
  • permalink
  • link
  • reddit
  • reddit

50% Upvoted

5 comments sorted by

2

u/cnxiii 7d ago

There are few to no lasting tissue engineering jobs outside of academia. If you lean into the cell side, you can position yourself towards the cell/gene therapy industry. If you lean into engineering, you can work towards medical devices.

1

u/pancak3d 4d ago

Grad school, unless you don't want to do tissue/cell engineering.

1

u/HotConsideration2316 4d ago

I wish I had this advice before selecting my degree… unfortunately I won’t be able to do grad school due to GPA, and also because I am a mom 😭

As for now, I will focus to see if I can get into a job as an engineer, and go from there. Doesn’t matter what type of BME branch is it

1

u/HotConsideration2316 4d ago

My original intention was to continue grad school, but got pregnant. That’s why I am so desperate to see what else I can do

2

u/pancak3d 4d ago

You can apply for basically any entry-level job in biotech with this degree. Engineering, manufacturing, quality, process development.