Table 2. MyIDP biomedical career pathways.

Sample biomedical career pathway definitions drawn from MyIDP are displayed to illustrate the diverse career options available to graduate and postdoctoral trainees during career exploration.

Biomedical career pathways	Examples
Research in industry	Discovery or preclinical researcher; manager of a research team or facility
Principal investigator in a research- intensive institution	Independent researcher at a medical school, private research institute, government lab or university with minimal teaching responsibilities
Research staff in a research-intensive institution	Staff scientist or researcher in academia or government, lab manager, director of a multi-user research facility in an academic institution
Combined research and teaching careers	Faculty at a liberal arts college or university whose job includes both research and major teaching responsibilities
Science policy	Public affairs/government affairs staff at scientific societies, foundations, government entities, or think tanks
Science education for non-scientists	Education or public outreach specialist such as at a science museum or scientific society
Science education for K-12 schools	Classroom teacher; curriculum developer; science specialist
Sales and marketing of science-related products	Medical science liaison; technical sales representative; marketing specialist
Business of science	Management consultant; business development professional in a biotech company; venture capitalist; market researcher; investment analyst
Entrepreneurship	Starting your own business
Science writing	Science, medical, or technical writer or journalist; science editor; science publisher
Scientific/medical testing	Testing specialist in an environmental, public health, genetics, or forensic science setting (intelligence agencies, federal/state departments of justice); clinical diagnostician
Public health related careers	Public health program analyst or evaluator; epidemiologist; biostatistician; medical informaticist
Intellectual property	Patent agent; patent attorney; technology transfer specialist
Research administration	Research administrator in private or public research institutions, government or academia, including compliance officers, grants and contracts officers; dean or director of research programs
Support of science-related products	Technical support specialist; field application specialist; product development scientist or engineer
Teaching-intensive careers in academia	A primarily teaching faculty position in a research university, liberal arts college, community college
Clinical research management	Clinical research project/trials manager or coordinator
Drug/device approval and production	Regulatory affairs professional; quality control specialist
Clinical practice	Clinician such as genetics counselor, therapist, physician