{"id":100766,"date":"2024-10-31T18:04:04","date_gmt":"2024-10-31T22:04:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/gms\/?page_id=100766"},"modified":"2025-07-14T18:40:02","modified_gmt":"2025-07-14T22:40:02","slug":"field-application-scientist","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/gms\/students\/professional-development\/career-exploration-transition\/field-application-scientist\/","title":{"rendered":"(Field) Application Scientist"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><strong>Introductory Resources<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=YjL8ncyU4vc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Application Scientist &#8211; What is it?<\/a>, Biofilm Podcast, 6-min YouTube video.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pdco.med.jhmi.edu\/career-paths\/dl\/FieldApplicationScientist.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">What would I do as a Field Application Scientist<\/a> &#8211; brief description and skills needed, Johns Hopkins Medical Institute Professional Development.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=KT2bKMRSUiM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(Field) Application Scientist roles vary from an organization to another<\/a>, PhDCoffeeTime, 17-min YouTube video.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=IPK1G11-4xA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Field Application Scientist after Cell Biology PhD<\/a>, 18-min YouTube video.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/awis.org\/resource\/academia-industry-life-sciences-phds-can-take-field-applications-role\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">How life science PhDs can take on a Field Applications role<\/a>, Indira Carey, PhD (AWIS article).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>Venturing further in this career area<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/jE7GnRuWn4Q\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Life beyond PhD &#8211; Application Scientist<\/a>, GPS-STEM UC Irvine, 45-min YouTube video.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/1wfs7LMJn0g\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(Field) Application Scientists and Specialists &#8211; Career panel<\/a>, GPS-STEM UC Irvine, 1-hour YouTube video.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLiYf9DmCw5Tq1pFSlfDEu_4Dhqgg4Uv1Z\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Field Application Scientist videos<\/a> for career exploration and transition purposes, Viola Lanier, PhD&#8217;s YouTube channel &#8211; dedicated playlist.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.science.org\/content\/article\/applications-scientist-career-track\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Applications Scientist Career Track<\/a> (from get into it and moving on afterwards), <em>Science Careers<\/em> Article.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>Learning by doing job-related tasks<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/intersectjobsims.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Intersect Job Simulations<\/a> have been designed by PhDs for PhDs. To make the most of them, please set up <a href=\"https:\/\/intersectjobsims.com\/smart\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">SMART Goals<\/a> to perform each simulation in a reasonable timeline. When you have completed the task, fill out the <a href=\"https:\/\/intersectjobsims.com\/reflection\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Self-Reflection Sheet<\/a>, which will help you reflect on what you enjoyed (or did not enjoy) about the simulation, and how it can help inform your career exploration efforts.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Field Application Scientist &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/intersectjobsims.com\/library\/giving-a-pre-sales-seminar\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Giving a pre-sales seminar<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Field Application Scientist &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/intersectjobsims.com\/library\/fas-troubleshooting-customer-questions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Troubleshooting customer questions<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>Preparing your transition into this career area<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nature.com\/articles\/d41586-019-01332-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Focus on your skills<\/a>, Nature article.<\/li>\n<li>Look for and join relevant thematic groups on LinkedIn, online communities, etc.<\/li>\n<li>Look for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/gms\/students\/professional-life\/advising-mentoring\/alumni-mentoring\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">GMS Alumni<\/a> who have transitioned into this career area.<\/li>\n<li>The Social Scientist enables early-career scientists to receive mentorship from folks who have transitioned into various careers &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thesocialscientist.org\/industry-mentors\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">connect with industry mentors<\/a> (scientists, founders, product managers, etc.).<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mymedia.bu.edu\/playlist\/dedicated\/207936103\/1_9emp2sqk\/1_2lldbf4b\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Analyze job descriptions<\/a> to learn more about what institutions and organizations are currently looking for.<\/li>\n<li>Study company websites, follow them on social media and YouTube.<\/li>\n<li>Growing your network and <a href=\"https:\/\/intersectjobsims.com\/infointerviewguide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">having informational interviews<\/a> with PhDs who have transitioned into careers of interest to you will enable you to learn more about the job&#8217;s daily responsibilities, hiring process, career progression, etc., and the sector as a whole.<\/li>\n<li>Interview preparation for (Field) Application Scientist roles:\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=s8osqhQ-oB4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Interview preparation tips for an Application Scientist role<\/a> &#8211; YouTube video.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=j3e2WWgVttA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Questions to ask during an Application Scientist interview<\/a> &#8211; YouTube video.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Introductory Resources Application Scientist &#8211; What is it?, Biofilm Podcast, 6-min YouTube video. What would I do as a Field Application Scientist &#8211; brief description and skills needed, Johns Hopkins Medical Institute Professional Development. (Field) Application Scientist roles vary from an organization to another, PhDCoffeeTime, 17-min YouTube video. Field Application Scientist after Cell Biology PhD, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":20577,"featured_media":0,"parent":99331,"menu_order":2,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/gms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/100766"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/gms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/gms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/gms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/20577"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/gms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=100766"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/gms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/100766\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":104487,"href":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/gms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/100766\/revisions\/104487"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/gms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/99331"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/gms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=100766"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}