Quote:
Originally Posted by Unregistered
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.
|
I never say labwork requires PhD. I merely stated to rise up through the ranks doing labwork, you will require PhD. Almost all people who wish to do Masters/PhD will be able to get sponsorship easily from the Universities (if their Bachelor's result ain't that bad), so there's no need to get sponsorship from the companies. Unless we are talking about MBA and the likes (beyond research degrees).
It is very possible to hit MX9 even if you are a non-scholar, before you retire. I know many who are already MX10 before 10 years, all of them non-scholars. So yes, it is realistically possible to reach 10-15k a month for all graduates who grind their way up in the government. The only differentiating factor is the time required for you to reach that bracket.
I would assume it is harder for any personnel working in the lab to ever cross over and climb up the corporate ladder, where the big bucks lie. I have no doubt that if you ever reach management level, your salary will be much more than those who are in the government service. But the question is, can you make it? Compared to those in the civil service.. well it seems easier.
And if you do work in pharma and healthcare industries (private), you will know that bottom line profit comes first. There is no such thing as betterment of the world through healthcare. That is marketing crap for branding only. You know as well as I do how big pharma listens to their board of directors.