1. Healthcare management
1.1. NHS management roles
1.2. Healthcare consultancy
2. Scientific research
2.1. Drug discovery research
2.1.1. In commercial settings
2.1.2. In academia/research institutes
2.2. Biotechnology
2.2.1. Academic research
3. Pharmaceutical industry
3.1. R&D roles
3.1.1. Clinical Research
3.1.2. Toxicology
3.2. Commercial roles
3.2.1. Marketing
3.2.2. Sales
3.2.3. Hrealthcare Communiactions/PR
3.2.4. Medical Writing
3.2.5. Pharmacovigilence
3.3. Regulatory Affairs
3.4. Patenting
3.5. Health Economics
3.6. Quality Assurance & Control
4. Clinical Trials
4.1. Clinical Research Associate
4.2. Clinical Data Management
4.3. Contract Research Organisations
5. Scientific Analysis
5.1. Forensic science
6. Public Health
6.1. Health Protection
6.1.1. Health Protection Officer
6.1.2. Screening Facilitator
6.2. Health Improvement
6.2.1. Health Promotion Specialist
6.2.2. Health Trainer
6.2.3. Community Health Improvement Practitioner
6.2.4. Teenage Pregnancy Coordinator
6.3. Public Health Intelligence
6.3.1. Epidemiologist
6.3.2. Health Intelligence Analyst
6.4. Health Strategy & Policy
6.5. International Public Health
6.5.1. Humanitarian Assistance
6.5.2. Health Programme Design/Management
6.5.3. Monitoring & Evaluation
7. Communicating science
7.1. science journalism
7.2. medical writing
7.3. science press work
7.4. Teaching
7.5. Lecturing
7.6. Public engagement activities
7.6.1. Science museum & events organisation
7.6.2. Science outreach in schools and community settings
8. Healthcare Science
8.1. Lab diagnostic work
8.1.1. NHS Biomedical Scientist
8.1.1.1. Specialisms in: haematology, cytology etc.
8.1.2. NHS Clinical Scientist
8.1.2.1. Clinical molecular geneticist (www.cmgs.org)
8.1.2.2. Clinical Cytogeneticist (www.cytogenetics.org.uk)
8.1.2.3. Clinical Biochemist (www.acb.org.uk)
8.1.2.4. Haematology
8.1.3. Private diagnostic laboratories
8.1.3.1. e.g. DNA testing for private companies such as Orchid Cellmark)
8.1.4. Public health laboratories
8.1.4.1. e.g. Health Protection Agency
9. Science policy
9.1. Public Affairs
9.2. Science policy formation
9.2.1. Government departments
9.2.2. Independent bodies & scientific think tanks
10. Patient-based healthcare roles
10.1. Medicine
10.2. Dentistry
10.3. Allied health professions
10.3.1. Podiatry
10.3.2. Speech & Language Therapy
10.3.3. Physiotherapy
10.3.4. Audiology
10.4. Nursing & Midwifery
10.5. Clinical Support Roles
10.6. Physician Assistant
10.7. Mental Health
10.7.1. Graduate Mental Health Worker
10.7.2. Assistant Psychologist
10.7.3. Clinical Psychologist
10.7.4. Counselling Psychologist
10.7.5. (Community) Mental Health Nurse
10.7.6. Peer/Legal/Inpatient Advocate
10.7.7. Improving Access to Talking Therapies (IAPT) Worker
10.7.8. Psychotherapist
10.7.9. Social Worker
10.7.10. Mental health/ neuroscience research
10.7.10.1. Clinical researcher
10.7.10.2. Neuroscientist
11. Careers outside science
11.1. Using analytical skills
11.1.1. e.g risk analyst, business analyst, civil service policy maker.
11.2. Using problem solving skills
11.2.1. e.g. logistics, management consultancy.
11.3. Using personal skills/strengths
11.3.1. e.g. creativity, interpersonal skills, entrepreneurship ability, interest in a specific issue etc.
11.4. Using graduate level research/study skills
11.4.1. e.g. policy researcher, research assistant, market researcher.