Life Science and Education (MSc)
Career prospects
After graduation you have a lot of opportunities: academics are highly sought after in Dutch secondary education or mbo teaching. You can also aim for a management position or work as a researcher within the field of Life Sciences.
Acquired skills and competence
The Master of Science programme guarantees thorough research training founded on a sound theoretical basis. After graduating you have excellent knowledge and expertise on molecular and biomedical science at a fundamental level. Moreover you have obtained the skills and knowledge to apply your LST background to issues of classroom practice.
Career
After completing the MSc LST programme, you will have a wide range of career options. All students with a Master of Science degree in LST are admissible to a PhD programme. If you have the desire to apply your knowledge of chemistry outside the university, there are good job opportunities in Research & Development departments in industry, business, public utility companies, teaching, consultancy and government bodies. Many students eventually reach senior management positions.
Examples of current positions of graduates
• Process technologist at COVRA N.V.
• Application Scientist at RiverD
• Clinical Project Manager at IQVIA
• Technical Life Science Sales Specialist at NonoTemper Technologies
• Marketing Manager at Dawn Foods Global
• Company secretary at Netherlands Forensic Institute
• Associate Scientist New Cellular Technologies at Galapagos
• Assistant Breeder at Axia Vegetable Seeds
• Research technician at Charles River Laboratories
• Software, Integration & BI Architect at VMG Company B.V.
• Research associate at Genmab
• Science Talent Recruitment Expert at Science@Work
• technician upstream processing at Batavia Biosciences
• Recruiter at BIRD Recruitment
• Associate Scientist at Johnson & Johnson
• Strategist at Gupta Strategists
• Supply Chain Graduate - Front Line Manager Operations at PepsiCo
• Senior Business Technology Consultant at First Consulting
• Continuous Improvement Engineer at Sanquin
• Technician technical operations at CellPoint
• Labmanager at Scenic Biotech
• Project leader communication at KNCV | Hoe ziet "jouw" DNA er uit?
• Quality control/ medical device manager at Peercode BV
• Automation Specialist at Janssen Inc.
• Scientist at Vico Therapeutics B.V.
• Pharmaceutical Marketing at Boehringer Ingelheim
• Product Manager Rheumatology at Novartis