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Life Science & Technology - Leiden University

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