Alumni Outcomes

Biotechnology alumni have become skilled practitioners and accomplished leaders in many areas of our industry.

A chart of MS-BIOT alumni 2016-2021 with known employment or degree destinations, identified via surveys and/or web search. Of 247 alumni, 95% were employed: 38% in BioPharma, 13% in Academia, 12% in Consulting, 11% in Healthcare, 7% in Business, 7% in Government/Policy, 5% Other. 5% were pursuing advanced degrees: 2% Ph.D., 2% M.D., 2% M.D., <1% DDS, <1% MBA, <1% M.D./MBA.

The quality and versatility of our program has allowed our students to pursue successful careers in academia, research, medicine and industry. We value our alumni and the contributions they bring to our program.

Career Services

Biomedical Graduate Education’s career office supports students with one-on-one advising sessions, courses and workshops, and job boards.

Where Do Our Alumni Work and Study?

Featured Employers

  • American Cancer Society
  • AstraZeneca
  • Battelle
  • Boston Healthcare Associates
  • Brand Institute
  • DataRevive
  • Genentech
  • Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center
  • Georgetown University Medical Center
  • Gilead Sciences
  • J.P. Morgan
  • Labcorp Drug Development
  • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
  • MagBio Genomics
  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
  • Merck
  • MilliporeSigma
  • National Institutes of Health (NIH)
  • NIH – National Cancer Institute
  • NIH – National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences
  • Novavax
  • Parexel
  • Qiagen
  • Quest Diagnostics
  • Spark Therapeutics
  • Thermo Fisher Scientific
  • U.S. Food and Drug Administration
  • Walter Reed Army Institute of Research
  • Zimmer Biomet
  • ZS

Featured Advanced Degree Programs

Ph.D. Programs

  • Georgetown University
  • Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
  • Johns Hopkins University
  • Rutgers University
  • Stony Brook University
  • University of Florida
  • University of Georgia
  • University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
  • University of Texas Health Science Center

J.D. Programs

  • Maurer School of Law, Indiana University Bloomington

MBA Programs

  • The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania
  • University of Rhode Island

M.D. Programs

  • Georgetown University School of Medicine
  • Michigan State University
  • St. George’s University School of Medicine

Meet Our Alumni

Learn about the achievements of some of our ambitious graduates.

Alumni Entrepreneurs

Proxy Foods

Our Biotech Program graduate, Panos Kostopoulos, MS, brought his visionary concept to Bark Tank, where he captured first place and a $30,000 cash award.…

Aurora Probiotics

Aurora Probiotics was founded by three biotechies who are now medical students with big dreams and a ton of work ahead.…

Featured Alumni

Alumni Spotlight – Dara Nourbakhsh

Dara Nourbakhsh (’23), has an M.S. in Biotechnology (BioBusiness Track). He is currently a medical device technician at the health IT company IQVIA, where he helps assess and update hundreds of medica…

Manvi Upadhyay

Manvi, an International student from India, is a recent graduate of the MS Biotechnology program, May 2022. Her Track was Drug Design and Discovery. She has extensive research experience, both in Ind…