Professional opportunities for toxicologists: the requirements of the private sector for education/teaching.
Toxicology, as a multidisciplinary field, provides career opportunities for graduates with medical (human or veterinarian), pharmacological, pharmaceutical, biological, microbiological, molecular biological, chemical, biochemical, genetic or other backgrounds. However, in today's environment specialists with a university degree in toxicology or a postgraduate training in toxicology have a clear advantage. Postgraduate diplomas are now available in most industrial countries. In addition, to be successful, modern toxicologists in the private sector also need a good understanding of how to turn a scientific project into a successful product, an expertise generally acquired by on-the-job training. Last, but not least, the rapid progress in essentially all toxicology-relevant sciences makes continuous training mandatory.
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Novartis Pharma AG, WKL-125.1513, CH-4002, Basel, Switzerland. robert.ettlin@pharma.novartis.com
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D002322:Career Mobility; D002617:Chemical Industry / Q000639:trends*; D004345:Drug Industry / Q000639:trends*; D006801:Humans; D007587:Job Description; D017149:Private Sector; D013663:Teaching; D014116:Toxicology / Q000193:education* / Q000639:trends*