There are exciting careers in management positions for a variety of industries, including pharmaceuticals, environment, health care, biotechnology, agriculture, genetics, etc. Industries hire many scientists in positions like business development and project management. BCMB /business graduates have an edge in such positions because they know the science and the business. This enables them to do a better job in managing professional science and health care organizations than can someone who has a business degree without science.
By collaborating with Drake's business college, and with careful planning, you can earn your BCMB BA and your MBA within 5 years (accelerated MBA). This degree combination should be a very powerful combination that is highly attractive to employers.
Career Profile: http://www.accessexcellence.org/AB/CC/CP/09mk/index.html
Links
Science Management Job Postings and Co-op/Internship Opportunities on the Web
Scientist as Manager: http://www.johnson.cornell.edu/admissions/mba/philosophy.html
The following articles are part of Nextwave and require a one-time
registration fee (with a username and password then
assigned to you).
A Scientist's Switch to the MBA Series (7-part series)
Scientists as Corporate Managers
New Niches: Scientists as Management Consultants
Shifting Gears: Moving From Science to Business
Management Consulting
Survey of Top Execs Finds "Science Gap" in Business World
"Two-thirds of the executives surveyed felt that scientific training, with its emphasis on quantitative and analytical skills, creativity and problem solving is a good background for the next generation of managers, and that their companies target scientifically trained professionals for management positions.
"Professionals who combine scientific or other technical knowledge with business training could become the so-called 'gold collars' workers, a new generation of business elite with several distinct areas of expertise," said Merten. "
Roundtable: The Scientist as Manager: Emergence of a New Business Elite
What the media has said about The Scientist as Manager
Interests and Skills for Success:
Interests: Leadership, organizing people, taking initiative, working with numbers, solving problems, competing, taking risks and working with people
Skills: Oral and written communication skills, teamwork, understanding and analyzing numerical data and creative and critical thinking.