Since the COVID vaccine has made revolutionary strides, there are more job opportunities in the field of diagnostics than ever before, and we’re joined by Ramesh Koukuntla from Fujifilm Diosynth Biotechnologies to talk about this expanding and evolving job market. 

Fujifilm Diosynth Biotechnologies manufactures products for various companies that have an exciting new vaccine or gene therapy. Since COVID and the vaccine production and development that ensued as a direct result of the pandemic, the job market in bioscience, especially vaccine-related bioscience, has exploded. Fujifilm Diosynth Biotechnologies has doubled their employees and expanded their team of experienced scientists in a very short amount of time, and this growth is continuing. 

Ramesh shares the company’s thought process regarding hiring, especially when they look to local colleges and universities to recruit. He talks about entry level positions and the kinds of education, skills, experiences, and personality or character traits they look for when they are hiring. He explains that a lot of students with a variety of educational backgrounds are welcome to apply to relevant positions and will be trained in the business side of things if hired. He also shares that when it’s appropriate, the company may even encourage them to pursue a higher degree if necessary. 

As a Process Development expert, Ramesh explains all of the different sides of Fujifilm Disoynth’s work, from production to purification to testing and all of the many steps in between. He shares the insight that no matter what kind of career you’re interested in, you can find something in bioscience that relates – even if your interest is not explicitly scientific, such as an interest in marketing, for example. He talks about the different paths someone working at Fujifilm Diosynth Biotechnologies can explore within the company. At the end of the day, science is moving very fast and no matter where you work or what your role is, scientists will always be learning and growing on the job. After explaining all of these “flavors” of science, Ramesh closes out the conversation with advice for students who are looking towards bioscience for their career, encouraging them to secure some hands-on experience through institutions such as ABI. 

Learn more about Fujifilm Diosynth Biotechnologies. https://fujifilmdiosynth.com/

Learn more about ACC Bioscience Incubator. https://sites.austincc.edu/incubator/

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