{"id":3072,"date":"2012-10-04T15:38:10","date_gmt":"2012-10-04T19:38:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/biochimie.umontreal.ca\/?page_id=3072"},"modified":"2018-10-24T11:00:19","modified_gmt":"2018-10-24T15:00:19","slug":"employment-opportunities","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/biochimie.umontreal.ca\/en\/studies\/employment-opportunities\/","title":{"rendered":"Employment opportunities"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Situation of our graduates<\/h2>\n<p>Even before finishing their formation, many of our undergraduate students find job opportunities in pharmaceutical companies, biotech companies, in the public sector or in research laboratories. The last survey of the Ministry of Education, Housing and Sports (La Relance \u00e0 l&#8217;universit\u00e9 2009) shows that 98% of B.Sc. biochemists on the job market have found full employment and in 66% of cases, this employment is directly linked to their training. Following the rapid evolution of knowledge in the field, 65% of our undergraduates continue to graduate studies in biochemistry or related disciplines.<\/p>\n<div class=\"togglecontainer toggle_close_all \">\n\n<div class=\"toggler extralight-border\"><span class=\"text-title\"><strong>Job perspectives and economic sector<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"toggle_icon extralight-border\"><span class=\"vert_icon extralight-border\"><\/span><span class=\"hor_icon extralight-border\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"toggle_wrap\">\n<div class=\"toggle_content\">\n<p>In future years, the perspectives on the labour market are very good for biochemists, notable in the sector of biotechnology\u00a0:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>biopharmaceutic companies<\/li>\n<li>biomedical research centres<\/li>\n<li>industrial enzymology (bioprocessing)<\/li>\n<li>the sector of public health<br \/>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"toggler extralight-border\"><span class=\"text-title\"><strong>Other sectors in which biochemists find employment<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"toggle_icon extralight-border\"><span class=\"vert_icon extralight-border\"><\/span><span class=\"hor_icon extralight-border\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"toggle_wrap\">\n<div class=\"toggle_content\">\n<ul>\n<li>chemical industry<\/li>\n<li>the environmental sector<\/li>\n<li>agrobiologic production<\/li>\n<li>aquaculture and forestry<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>On the labour market, biochemists conduct analyses and research projects in laboratories, they develop methods and procedures, they work in quality control or as technical advisors, team supervisor or as representative of pharmaceutic companies. Some obtain positions focused on legal and commercial aspects of biotechnology. For certain positions it is necessary to be member of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ocq.qc.ca\/\">the Order of Chemists of Quebec<\/a>, which is possible for most biochemistry graduates.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<ul><\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Situation of our graduates Even before finishing their formation, many of our undergraduate students find job opportunities in pharmaceutical companies, biotech companies, in the public sector or in research laboratories. 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