Three Vignettes of Early Careers in the Life Sciences

The case showcases three vignettes of career choice scenarios facing new graduates. How one navigates and handles these situations can have a significant impact on careers overall, with each vignette representing a situation likely to be experienced by most students in the class. These include deciding between offers in investing (VC) and operating (startups vs. large companies), starting a new company by licensing technology out of an academic lab, and joining a startup that has just received significant institutional investment and needs to expand the team.