Overview

Life Sciences is an exciting and growing field in Washington state.  You'll find jobs that you might not expect in this industry.  They include jobs like medical device sales representative and technical writer. To help you learn more about the job growth and salary ranges for some of the high demand jobs in life sciences, we have put together a free brochure for you.  

The jobs listed in the high demand brochure are a few examples of careers that are cutting edge. We hope you will find this information useful and encourage you to explore the exciting career opportunities available within life sciences.

Click here to view the High Demand Jobs Brochure

High School & Undergraduate Internship Directory

Many life sciences companies offer work place learning opportunities and/or internships. We have done a lot of the research for you and have put together a list of Washington State businesses that have formalized internships, volunteer opportunities, job shadowing, and other educational outreach programs for high school and undergraduate students. Please explore these options by clicking on the tabs located on the left hand side of this page.

View a Biotech Career and Health Care Career Map or Career Tree

If you are interested in seeing what types of jobs you could pursue and what the salary ranges are, then try clicking on one of the the Health Care Career Map or the Biotech Career Map links below.

Health Care Career Map

Biotech Career Map

Biotech Career Tree

The Biotech Career Tree is a table that highlights a more extensive listing of jobs in the life sciences industry based on the level of education you pursue.  Click on the Career Tree icon image on the righthand column.

If you are interested in learning about the many life sciences companies that exist in our Washington, then check out the following:

Washington State Life Sciences Business Directory

The Washington Biotechnology & Biomedical Assocation (WBBA) is a non profit association that provides resources for Washington state life science companies and those organizations who serve the life sciences community. The following link provides a list and web links for hundreds of companies that are members of the WBBA.

http://www.wabio.com/industry/directory/allcompanies