Clinical molecular geneticist : Employers and vacancy sources

Most clinical molecular geneticists are employed in The National Health Service (NHS)  based in large hospitals around the UK.

Research and scientific analysis work is also conducted in a wide range of industrial settings. Molecular geneticists work for organisations researching genetic structure and function, genetic engineering and genome mapping in plants and animals. This might be in conservation, environmental pollution, industrial contamination, forensic science and archaeology. Typical employers include pharmaceutical, agrochemical, horticulture, food, biotechnology, energy, water and environmental companies, as well as government agencies, institutes, laboratories and universities.

There are also commercial companies that employ clinical molecular geneticists to undertake commissions such as paternity testing.

Sources of vacancies

• NHS Jobs  and New Scientist Jobs  - for training posts.
• Clinical Molecular Genetics Society (CMGS)  
• Nature Genetics  
• Nature Jobs  

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