What are some jobs in science that don involve “bench work”?
1) Regulatory affairs. This involves working with regulatory agencies like FDA & USDA on behalf of a company (typically a pharmaceutical or biotech co.). You have to have some understanding of the science your company does, but you don’t have to actually do any of it. Your job would involve compiling data and documents to submit to regulatory agencies, negotiating what kinds of studies need to be done to get regulatory approval, etc. 2) Quality assurance. This involves making sure a company (again, pharma or biotech, usually) is following all the rules it should follow in doing its work. You’d be involved in preparing SOPs (standard operating procedures), keeping records, auditing researchers in your company (to confirm they’re following the rules & SOPs), auditing other companies that may supply you with important materials (to make sure they do things properly so you can trust their materials), etc. This doesn’t require bench work either, although having previous experience at the be
