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Originally Posted by Unregistered
What kind of good progression are you talking about? If you are talking about lab work, it is impossible to progress beyond a certain limit if you do not have a PhD as well. While certain pharma may have high starting pay, it is only to attract people in. The salary will not go beyond the limit once you've reached there. Lets face it, huge chunks of money goes into research (not your salary mind) and those corporate dudes. Not to lab researchers (even those with PhD).
From what I've heard, fresh PhD probably can get $7 - 9k for good pharma, but that is only if your area of research is what they are looking for. And unless you are able to create value, don't expect your salary to increase any higher.
On the part about joining government, it is true if you are not a scholar, you will not reach the certain "rank" and pay. However, that rank and pay is like what, $20 - $50k a month? That means even if you are not a scholar, it is highly possible to reach $15 - $20k a month if you are a good performer within 15 - 20 years. Plus your starting salary is higher than market, and you have quite a fair bit of bonus. The intrinsic factor for the better of Singapore is also satisfying.
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Labwork does not require PhD, and progress in the labwork direction does not require you to have PhD. Researching would benefit from PhD and masters. Nonetheless almost all pharma company will be willing to sponsor your further education in return for a small bond. Ergo, with industry experience, you are able to get your master/PhD even if you do not qualify now and is a direction of growth for you in the company.
Management post in pharma all command pretty high pay similar to other industry, which should be what you are comparing to for top performer. A MX9 in civil service is 10-15k, and they comprise of only 1.2% of the civil service. Think about that, you must be top what, 2-3% at most, to qualify for 10-15k a month. So no, it is not highly possible to reach 15-20k pm even if you are a good performer. Cause A, civil service don't care about performance, and B, the pay is not that high anyway. And that is after years of work. Any management/senior management in pharma or any industry will top that easily.
And pharma is for the betterment of the whole world through providing healthcare, if you want to talk about value of work.