{"id":50,"date":"2025-03-20T13:54:57","date_gmt":"2025-03-20T13:54:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/biology-new\/?page_id=50"},"modified":"2026-05-14T16:19:19","modified_gmt":"2026-05-14T16:19:19","slug":"careers-in-biochemistry","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/program-biochemistry\/careers-in-biochemistry\/","title":{"rendered":"Careers in Biochemistry"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pl-50\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-50-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-50-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-50-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_smcm-title panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-smcm-title so-widget-smcm-title-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><h2 class=\"smcm-section-title navy\" style=\"\">What kind of fields can I work in with a <strong>degree in Biochemistry<\/strong>?<\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-50-1\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-50-1-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-50-1-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"1\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-image so-widget-sow-image-default-c67d20f9f743-50\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"sow-image-container\">\n\t\t<img \n\tsrc=\"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/187\/2025\/06\/SMCM_10-25-17_1257.jpg\" width=\"1000\" height=\"666\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/187\/2025\/06\/SMCM_10-25-17_1257.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/187\/2025\/06\/SMCM_10-25-17_1257-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/187\/2025\/06\/SMCM_10-25-17_1257-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/187\/2025\/06\/SMCM_10-25-17_1257-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" alt=\"Students wearing safety goggles and gloves conduct a chemistry experiment, transferring liquid with a pipette into a beaker in a laboratory setting.\" \t\tclass=\"so-widget-image\"\/>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-50-1-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-50-1-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"2\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><h3 class=\"widget-title\">Biochemistry Career Fields<\/h3>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<ul>\n<li>Research<\/li>\n<li>Healthcare<\/li>\n<li>Teaching<\/li>\n<li>Immunology<\/li>\n<li>Pharmacology<\/li>\n<li>Cosmeceuticals<\/li>\n<li>Food Science<\/li>\n<li>Forensics<\/li>\n<li>Scientific Journalism<\/li>\n<li>Intellectual Property\/Patent Law<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-50-2\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-has-style\" ><div id=\"grad-school\" class=\"panel-row-style panel-row-style-for-50-2\" ><div id=\"pgc-50-2-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell panel-grid-cell-mobile-last\" ><div id=\"panel-50-2-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_smcm-title panel-first-child\" data-index=\"3\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-smcm-title so-widget-smcm-title-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><h2 class=\"smcm-section-title navy\" style=\"\"><strong>Graduate<\/strong> School<\/h2><\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-50-2-0-1\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-last-child\" data-index=\"4\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p><strong>\u00a0Nearly 70% of St. Mary\u2019s students continue their education after graduation.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>St. Mary\u2019s biochemistry majors have gone on to pursue graduate degrees at the following universities:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-50-2-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell panel-grid-cell-empty\" ><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-50-3\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-50-3-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-50-3-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"5\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<ul>\n<li>Cornell University<\/li>\n<li>University of Maryland University College<\/li>\n<li>University of North America at Chapel Hill<\/li>\n<li>University of California, Los Angeles<\/li>\n<li>Western Washington University<\/li>\n<li>Stanford University School of Medicine<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-50-3-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-50-3-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"6\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<ul>\n<li>University of Wisconsin-Madison<\/li>\n<li>University of Maryland School of Medicine<\/li>\n<li>Georgetown University<\/li>\n<li>University of California, Berkeley<\/li>\n<li>University of Maryland Baltimore County<\/li>\n<li>McDaniel College<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-50-4\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-50-4-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-50-4-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_smcm-title panel-first-child\" data-index=\"7\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-smcm-title so-widget-smcm-title-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><h2 class=\"smcm-section-title navy\" style=\"\">Biochemistry Career <strong>Resources<\/strong><\/h2><\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-50-4-0-1\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_smcm-button\" data-index=\"8\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-smcm-button so-widget-smcm-button-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><div class=\"smcm-cta-container\"><a class=\"smcm-cta-button navy\" style=\"max-width: 100%; width: 100%;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.asbmb.org\/\">Biochemistry Careers<i class=\"fa-solid fa-arrow-up-right-from-square\" style=\"color: #e9e9e9;\"><\/i><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-50-4-0-2\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_smcm-button panel-last-child\" data-index=\"9\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-smcm-button so-widget-smcm-button-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><div class=\"smcm-cta-container\"><a class=\"smcm-cta-button navy\" style=\"max-width: 100%; width: 100%;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/career-development\/\">SMCM Career Development<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-50-4-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-50-4-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"10\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-image so-widget-sow-image-default-113ccd71f3e6-50\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"sow-image-container\">\n\t\t<img \n\tsrc=\"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/187\/2025\/06\/SMCM_10-25-17_0833.jpg\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/187\/2025\/06\/SMCM_10-25-17_0833.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/187\/2025\/06\/SMCM_10-25-17_0833-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/187\/2025\/06\/SMCM_10-25-17_0833-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/187\/2025\/06\/SMCM_10-25-17_0833-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" alt=\"A young woman wearing safety goggles smiles while sitting at a lab table, with science equipment visible in the foreground.\" \t\tclass=\"so-widget-image\"\/>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-50-5\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-50-5-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-50-5-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_smcm-title panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"11\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-smcm-title so-widget-smcm-title-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><h2 class=\"smcm-section-title navy\" style=\"\"><strong>Professional<\/strong> Resources<\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-50-6\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-50-6-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-50-6-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_text panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"12\" >\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\"><ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.asbmb.org\/\">American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.acs.org\/content\/acs\/en.html\">American Chemical Society<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-50-6-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-50-6-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_text panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"13\" >\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\"><ul>\n<li><a title=\"American Institute of Chemical Engineers\" href=\"http:\/\/www.aiche.org\/\">American Institute of Chemical Engineers<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/preprofessional\/health-careers-advising\/hsac\/\">Health Services Advisory Committee<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-50-7\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-has-style\" ><div id=\"internships\" class=\"panel-row-style panel-row-style-for-50-7\" ><div id=\"pgc-50-7-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-50-7-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_smcm-title panel-first-child\" data-index=\"14\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-smcm-title so-widget-smcm-title-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><h2 class=\"smcm-section-title navy\" style=\"\">Biochemistry Internships and <strong>Jobs<\/strong><\/h2><\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-50-7-0-1\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_text\" data-index=\"15\" ><div class=\"big-text panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-50-7-0-1\" >\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\"><p>The Office of Career Development and Community Engagement\u00a0helps students gain valuable job experience through internships year-round. We offer resources to help you find the right opportunity and can guide you through the process of earning academic credit for your internship. If you&#8217;re considering an internship or want to explore earning credit, be sure to connect with our Internship Coordinator before getting started!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-50-7-0-2\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_smcm-button\" data-index=\"16\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-smcm-button so-widget-smcm-button-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><div class=\"smcm-cta-container\"><a class=\"smcm-cta-button red\" style=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/career-development\/internships\/\">Internships<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-50-7-0-3\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_rss panel-last-child\" data-index=\"17\" ><h3 class=\"widget-title\"><a class=\"rsswidget rss-widget-feed\" href=\"https:\/\/smcm.joinhandshake.com\/external_feeds\/24230\/public.rss?token=PChgaDzhRrS6lnu62znXO31bf8wx5zgQ7oNZpN_xRFAPzADCVSD_GA\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"rss-widget-icon\" style=\"border:0\" width=\"14\" height=\"14\" src=\"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/program-biochemistry\/wp-includes\/images\/rss.png\" alt=\"RSS\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"rsswidget rss-widget-title\" href=\"https:\/\/smcm.joinhandshake.com\/login\">Jobs &#8211; 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