Careers in biomedical and health sciences
Job titles for biomedical and health graduates can include:
- Biomedical scientist
- Biotechnologist
- Biosafety specialisty
- Epileptologist
- Diagnostics specialist
- Forensic scientist
- Genetic counsellor
- Haematologist
- Infectious diseases specialist
- Medical lab technician
- Medical device sales and marketing
- Medical writer/editor
- Microbiologist
- Molecular biologist
- Neuroscientist
- Patent attorney
- Pharmacologist
- Pharmaceutical sales and marketing
- Physiologist
- Policy analyst
- Public health specialist
- Research scientist
- Teacher
- Toxicologist
- Vaccinologist
Sources include: LinkedIn profiles of University of Melbourne graduates.
Our graduates are employed at organisations including:
- Alfred Health
- Austin Health
- Chemist Warehouse
- CSL
- CSIRO
- Dorevitch Pathology
- Florey Institute
- FPA patent Attorneys
- GTAC
- GSK
- Monash University
- Murdoch Children's Research Institute
- Peter Doherty Institute
- Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre
- RMIT
- Roche
- Royal Melbourne Hospital
- Specsavers
- St Vincent's Hospital, Melbourne
- University of Melbourne
- WEHI
- Victorian Clinical Genetic Services
Sources include the LinkedIn profiles of University of Melbourne graduates.
Biomedical and health graduates work in industries such as:
- Biotech
- Medical devices
- Business development
- Consulting
- Education
- Engineering
- Health care
- Medicolegal
- Medical publishing and communications
- Medical device development and sales
- Occupational health and safety
- Pharmaceutical development and sales
- University, hospital or industry-based research
Bachelor of Science majors:
- Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
- Biotechnology
- Cell and Developmental Biology
- Genetics
- Human Nutrition
- Human Structure and Function
- Infection and immunity
- Immunology
- Microbiology
- Neuroscience
- Pathology
- Pharmacology
- Physiology
- Psychology
Graduate study options include:
- Master of Biomedical Science
- Master of Biotechnology
- Master of Clinical Audiology
- Master of Nursing Science
- Master of Public Health
- Master of Science (BioSciences)
- Master of Science (Epidemiology)
- Master of Genetic Counselling
- Master of Genomics and Health
- Master of Speech Pathology
- Master of Teaching (Secondary)
- Doctor of Philosophy (Science)
- Doctor of Philosophy – Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences
- Doctor of Dental Surgery
- Doctor of Medicine
- Doctor of Optometry
- Doctor of Physiotherapy
Meet our alumni
Wendy Yan Chan
PhD candidate
Wendy is a PhD candidate in the School of Biosciences who combined her skills in biological sciences with leadership and communication to make a difference in her research field.