Career prospects

After your studies

Graduates can pursue careers as PhD candidates and researchers in academic hospitals, universities and research institutes, that often focus on innovative therapies for complex diseases. Outside academia, they may work in the pharmaceutical and biotech industries as scientists, project managers, or regulatory affairs specialists, contributing to the development and approval processes of CDGT. With their multidisciplinary expertise, alumni are also well-suited for roles in clinical trial coordination, healthcare consultancy, and policy-making, helping to advance biomedical innovations and improve patient care.

  • PhD Candidate 
  • Academic researcher
  • Biotech scientist 
  • Pharmaceutical scientist/project manager 
  • Regulatory affairs specialist
  • Clinical trial coordinator
  • Process development scientist 
  • Biomedical consultant
  • Medical Science Liaison 
  • Health policy advisor 

After the master’s, biomedical scientists pursue a wide range of careers. Possible occupations after the master Biomedical Sciences are: 

  • Scientific researcher/PhD candidate
  • Science editor (science communication)
  • Scientific consultant
  • Clinical study manager
  • University teacher
  • Scientific policy advisor
  • Manager at a biomedical company
  • Medical scientific liaison
  • Research project manager
  • Epidemiologist

Satisfaction

A majority (81%) of graduates of the master’s in Biomedical Sciences finds a paid job before or directly after graduating. And many of our alumni are content with their positions (88%), positive about the extent to which capacities are utilised (88%), and believe that the job offers good prospects for career advancements (79%).