Careers for Molecular Biology BSc (Hons)

School of Life Sciences

Date of entry

September 2023

If you are wondering what to do after a degree in molecular biology, there are a number of options.

A degree in molecular biology opens the door to many career options. Graduates are in great demand in industries such as:

  • pharmaceutical
  • agricultural
  • food
  • biotechnology
  • healthcare

They are also in demand in academic institutions.

Some of our recent graduates have gone on to work in roles such as:

  • Clinical Researcher
  • Laboratory Technician

Dundee is a rapidly expanding centre for biotechnology with new firms opening and forming links with our biochemists. We encourage you to do a work placement to get a taste of these new industries.

As a student and graduate of the University of Dundee, you will also have access to our Careers Service. They can empower you to develop your full potential and allow you to take confident steps towards your future.

Photo of Maria Paula Huertas in a city centre
“I feel that being an alumna of the University of Dundee has opened and will open many doors for me in the future. Moreover, the friends and people I had the pleasure to run into taught me valuable lessons and helped me broaden my view and build up strong relationships.”

Maria Paula Huertas, BSc Molecular Biology graduate, 2021, from Colombia

Carina Fischer
“After graduating from Dundee, I went on to study MSc Molecular Medicine at the University of Goettingen. I then started working as medical writer and editor in the healthcare sector for two different companies. My Dundee degree enabled me to get a highly competitive place in the study programme "Molecular Medicine". And it also helped me to get a job as medical writer / editor.”

Carina Fischer, BSc Molecular Biology graduate 2017, from Germany

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