SCIENCE – Biological sciences
For graduates of a:
Bachelor of Science
Bachelor of Science Advanced – Research (Honours)
Bachelor of Science Advanced – Global Challenges (Honours)
See Science Faculty website for a full list of double degrees with a Biological Sciences component:
monash.edu/science
The following information provides career titles, employment opportunities, professional associations
and links to salary information relevant to these qualifications.
Careers that can be moved into
with these qualifications:
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Agricultural Researcher
Anatomist
Biological Scientist
Biologist
Biotechnologist
Biotechnology Product Developer
Botanist
Clinical Regulatory Affairs Officer
Clinical Scientist
Commercial Development Officer
Cytogeneticist
Ecological Administrator
Ecological Advisor
Environmental and Conservation Biologist
Environmental Consultant
Evolution and Adaption Biologist
Food Technologist
Forensic Scientist
Forest Planning Officer
Geneticist
Hospital Scientist
Human Geneticist
Immunologist
Information Technologist
IVF Scientist
Laboratory Research Assistant
Laboratory Technician
Life Scientist
Marine and Freshwater Biologist
Medical Information Associate
Microbiologist
Molecular Biologist
Museum Curator
National Parks Ranger
Occupational Hygienist
Patent Examiner
Patent Officer
Patient Transport Officer
Pest Controller
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Pharmaceutical Sales Representative
Pharmacologist
Physiologist
Plant Scientist
Policy Advisor
Policy Advisor
Rangeland Technical Officer
Research Officer
Research Technician
River Ecologist
Sales Account Manager – Life Science
Science Educator
Technical Marketer
Technical Officer – Microbiology
Threatened Species Officer
University Lecturer
Veterinary Microbiologist
Zoologist
Note: Further qualifications may be required for
some roles.
Potential employers of students
with these qualifications:
Government
apsjobs.gov.au, careers.vic.gov.au and jobsdirectory.gov.au are good starting points for
information about career opportunities within the
federal, state and local governments.
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Australian Bureau of Statistics abs.gov.au
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
aihw.gov.au
Department of Agriculture daff.gov.au
Department of Environment, Land, Water &
Planning depi.vic.gov.au
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
dfat.gov.au
The Department of Health health.gov.au
Department of Human Services
humanservices.gov.au
Department of Industry and Science
industry.gov.au
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Department of Defence (DIO)
defence.gov.au/dio
IP Australia ipaustralia.gov.au
Environment Protection Authority Victoria
epa.vic.gov.au
Museum Victoria museumvictoria.com.au
Parks Victoria parkweb.vic.gov.au
Productivity Commission pc.gov.au
Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne
rbg.vic.gov.au
Private
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ASAP Laboratory asaplab.com.au
Ausbiotech Ltd ausbiotech.org
Auspep Pty Ltd auspep.com.au
Austin Health austin.org.au
Biosis biosis.com.au
Biota Pharamaceuticals biota.com.au
Brett Lane & Associates Pty Ltd
brettlaneandassociates.com.au
Cesar Australia cesaraustralia.com
Conservation Ecology Centre conservation
cologycentre.com.au
Commonwealth Serum Labs csl.com.au
DNA Solutions dnasolutions.com.au
Dorevitch Pathology dorevitch.com.au
Ecology Australia
ecologyaustralia.com.au
Ecology & Heritage Partners Pty Ltd
ehpartners.com.au
Health Scope Pathology
healthscopepathology.com.au
Kraft Foods kraftfoodsgroup.com
Lion lionco.com
Mars Australia mars.com
Melbourne IVF mivf.com.au
Monarc Environmental Pty Ltd
monarcenviro.com.au
Perfusion Services
perfusionservices.com.au
Power and Water Corporation
powerwater.com.au
monash.edu/careers
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Product Ecology
productecologyonline.com.au
Synertec synertec.com.au
Woodside woodside.com.au
Not for Profit
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Australian Marine Mammal Conservation
Foundation ammcf.org.au
Birdlife Australia birdlife.org.au
Baker IDI bakeridi.edu.au
Bushblitz Bushblitz.org.au
Conservation Ecology Centre
conservationecologycentre.org/
Dolphin Research Institute
dolphinresearch.org.au
Healesville Sanctuary
zoo.org.au/Healesville
Ludwig Cancer Research ludwig.edu.au
Melbourne Health mh.org.au
Mental Health Research Institute
mhri.edu.au
Monash Health monashhealth.org
Monash University monash.edu
National Stem Cell Foundation of Australia
stemcellfoundation.net.au
Peninsula Health peninsulahealth.org.au
Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre
petermac.org
Royal Melbourne Hospital mh.org.au/
royalmelbourne_hospital
Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute
victorchang.edu.au
Wildlife Victoria wildlifevictoria.org.au
Professional associations relevant
to these qualifications:
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Australian Academy of Science
science.org.au
Australian Academy of Technological
Sciences and Engineering atse.org.au
AusBiotech ausbiotech.org
Australian Institute of Biology aibiol.org.au
Australian Marine Sciences Association
amsa.asn.au
Australian Science Communicators
asc.asn.au
Australian Science Teachers Association
asta.edu.au
Australian Society for Biochemistry and
Molecular Biology asbmb.org.au
Australian Society of Microbiology
theasm.org.au
Australian Systematic Botany Society Inc.
anbg.gov.au/asbs
Biology Teachers’ Network
biologynetwork.org
Ecological Society of Australia
ecolsoc.org.au
Marine Education Society of Australasia
mesa.edu.au
The Australian Society for Fish Biology
asfb.org.au
The Australian Society for Medical
Research asmr.org.au
The Monash Sustainability Institute
monash.edu/research/sustainabilityinstitute
International
Helpful Links:
For information regarding international
employment opportunities, please visit:
monash.edu/careers/students-grads/
find-a-job/working-outside-australia.html
General
Refs:
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Graduate Destination Survey (GDS),
Monash University
Graduate Opportunities
graduateopportunities.com
Career Gateway
careergateway.monash.edu.au
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monash.edu/careers
seek.com.au
careerone.com.au
mycareer.com.au
graduatecareers.com.au
graduateopportunities.com
jobsearch.gov.au
myfuture.edu.au
unigrad.com.au
fairwork.gov.au
Industry specific
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envirojobs.com.au
ethicaljobs.com.au
greenvolunteers.com
marinecareers.net
sciencealert.com.au
healthdirectory.com.au
actu.org.au
Salary Indicator:
Please visit these websites for the most current
figures:
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Fair Work fairwork.gov.au/pay
Graduate Careers
graduatecareers.com.au/
research/gradjobsdollars
Job Outlook joboutlook.gov.au
Payscale payscale.com/research
Monash Clubs and Societies
Enhance your employment outcomes; become
involved with clubs and societies at Monash
University.
Monash student associations are a good
starting point for a list of the range of clubs and
societies at Monash University. Some include:
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AIESEC Monash
www.aiesecmonash.squarespace.com/
Biological Society (Clayton)
monashclubs.org/Clubs/Biological
Monash Advanced Science and Science
Scholar Society (MASS3) (Clayton)
monashclubs.org/Clubs/MASS3
Monash Science Society (Clayton)
monashclubs.org/Clubs/Science
Monash Student Association (Clayton)
msa.monash.edu
The skills and attributes these
qualifications aim to develop:
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Monash Graduate Attributes Policy
policy.monash.edu.au/policy-bank/
academic/education/management/
monash-graduate-attributes-policy.html
Employability Skills (Career Connect)
monash.edu.au/careers/studentsgrads/employability-skills.html
monash.edu/pubs/handbooks/
courses/index-byfaculty-sci.html
Monash University accepts no responsibility for the accuracy of its content and persons wishing to rely
on the information contained in the publication should verify the accuracy of that information at the
time they intend to use it. Published February 2015. CRICOS provider: Monash University 00008C.
This publication is prepared as a guide only. The content is based on information publicly available.
Each list provides a sample only. It is not intended to be comprehensive.
Did you find the information in this flyer useful? Remember to respond to Australian Graduate Survey
(AGS) when it’s your turn. For more information:
graduatecareers.com.au/research/surveys/australiangraduatesurvey
Careers, Leadership and
Volunteering
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