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Job Families in Green Technology and

Biotechnology/PharmaceuticalDRAFT

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Green Job Families

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Definition: Green Jobs• Green Jobs involve protecting wildlife or ecosystems, reducing pollution or

waste, or reducing energy usage and lowering carbon emissions. The energy jobs are concentrated in energy efficiency, with some growth in renewable energy. They are cleaner, cheaper and smarter than traditional technologies.

• Green Sectors include:– Environment

• Agriculture and Forestry• Environment Protection• Recycling and Waste Reduction

– Energy• Energy and Carbon Capture and Storage• Energy Trading• Energy Efficiency• Renewable Energy Generation

– Infrastructure• Green Construction• Manufacturing• Transportation

– Support• Government and Regulatory Administration• Research, Design and Consulting Services

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Within each of these sectorsare 3 subcategories

• Increased Demand Occupations: Existing jobs which will be in higher demand

– For example, the Renewable Energy Sector will need power system operators in wind, solar and geothermal. They will have the same skills as power system operators from traditional energy plants.

• Enhanced Skills Occupations : Exiting jobs that require new skills– For instance, occupations such as electrical engineers, continuous mining machine

operators, and mechanical engineers are likely to expand to include new tasks and competencies.

• New and Emerging Occupations (N&E) : Jobs that did not exist before, but have been created by the new green economy

– For example, designing, installing or selling solar equipment.

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Definition: Environment

• Preserving and protecting natural resources, and managing their use in a sustainable way; using them more efficiently and productively; reducing or eliminating pollution and toxic waste.

• Sub-Sectors:– Agriculture and Forestry – Environment Protection – Recycling and Waste Reduction

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Environment

Agricultural Technicians*

43% HS or less

Salary Range$37,300 - $57,700

Agriculture and ForestryJob Group

Environmental Protection Job Group

Environmental Restoration Planners

BA in STEM discipline

Salary Range$51,200 - $81,800

Hazardous Materials Removal Workers

63% HS or less

Salary Range$40,200- $66,200

Recycling and Waste ReductionJob Group

Recycling Coordinators

47% HS or less

Salary Range$33,900 - $57,900

This job group manages efficient land management, aquaculture, and natural pesticides.

These workers conduct environmental remediation, manage climate change adaptation, and ensure and enhance air and water quality.

These jobs involve solid waste and wastewater management, treatment, and reduction, as well as processing recyclable materials.

Example Occupations

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Definition: Energy

• Creating, Storing, distributing and saving energy• Sub-Sectors:

– Energy and Carbon Capture and Storage – Renewable Energy Generation– Energy Efficiency – Energy Trading - financial services related to buying and selling

energy as an economic commodity, as well as carbon trading projects.

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Energy

Example Occupations

Energy and Carbon Capture and Storage

Renewable Energy Generation

Energy Efficiency Energy Trading

Capture and store energy and/or carbon emissions

Developing and using alternative energy sources, such as solar, wind, geothermal, and biomass.

Anything that increases energy efficiency or makes energy demand response more effective.

Financial services related to buying and selling energy or carbon credits.

Power Plant Operators

Education Required44% Some college

Salary Range$50,500-$68,400

Civil Engineers

Education RequiredBA in STEM discipline

Salary Range$64,500-$100,800

Solar Sales Representatives and Assessors

Education Required50% BA or higher

Salary Range$56,500-$118,500

Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers

Education Required58% HS or less

Salary Range$37,800-$60,600

Weatherization Installers and Technicians

Education Required75% HS or less

Salary Range$29,300-$42,300

Securities and Commodities

Traders

Education Required67% BA or higher

Salary Range$45,400-$134,200

Energy Brokers

19% HS or less, 32% some

college, 48% BA or higher

$46,300$ - $89,100

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Definition: Infrastructure

• Reducing the impact of human development activities on our world

• Sub-Sectors: Green Construction Manufacturing Transportation

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Infrastructure

Example Occupations

Construction Laborers*

Education Required78% HS or less

Salary Range

$29,900-$60,200

Green Construction Manufacturing

Urban and Regional Planners

Education RequiredBA or Higher

Salary Range$54,800 - $81,600

Logistics Analysts

Education Required43% BA or higher, 38% some college

Salary Range$61,000-$97,300

Chemical Technicians

Education Required37% BA or higher, 32% some

college

Salary Range

$35,000-$53,000

Transportation

Transportation Engineers

Education RequiredBA or higher

Salary Range$64,500-$100,800

Freight Forwarder

Education Required43% HS or less, 42%

some college

Salary Range

$28,400-$47,700

Constructing new green buildings, retrofitting residential and commercial buildings, and installing other green construction technology.

Both industrial manufacturing of green technology and energy efficient manufacturing processes.

Increasing efficiency and/or reducing environmental impact of various modes of transportation, including trucking, mass transit, freight rail, and so forth.

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Definition: Support

• Consulting and setting/enforcing policies and regulations• Sub-Sectors:

– Government and Regulatory Administration – Research, Design and Consulting Services

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Support

Example Occupations

Government and Regulatory Administration

Research, Design and Consulting Services

Public and private organizations associated with conservation and pollution prevention, regulation enforcement, and policy analysis and advocacy.

”Indirect jobs" to the green economy which includes activities such as energy consulting or research and other related business services.

Construction and Building Inspectors*

Education Required30% HS or less, 46% some

college,

Salary Range$46,300-$68,200

Energy Auditors

Education Required49% BA or higher, 33% some

college

Salary Range$48,900-$80,500

Fuel Cell Engineers

Education RequiredBA or Higher

Salary Range$62,600-$100,800

Geophysical Data Technicians

Education Required1/3 HS or less, 1/3 some college, 1/3 BA or higher

Salary Range$36,500-$65,000

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Biotechnology/Pharmaceutical Job Families

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The 5 Pharmaceutical/BiotechnologyJob Families

• Discovery Research

• Development (including Clinical Trials)

• Manufacturing and Supply Chain

• Quality Control/Regulatory Affairs

• Sales and Marketing

• Bio-Business

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Definition: Discovery Research• Looking for new products.

• Conduct experiments and direct research activities toward uncovering therapeutic potential in biologically active molecules and compounds. Researchers design and perform research experiments at the molecular level through detailed manipulation, observation, data analysis, and interpretation.

• Includes Informatics professionals, who build the technological tools that are needed to improve the data analysis process for large data sets. Using advanced mathematical algorithms and computer science to organize, analyze, and interpret scientific data. (bioinformatics, chemo-informatics)

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Discovery Research

Research Discovery Job Group Bio-Informatics Job Group

Laboratory Assistant

H.S. Diploma

Salary Range: $25,000 - $45,000

Scientist/Pharmacologist

M.S. or Ph.D. in Biology

Salary Range: $60,000 - $120,000

Researchers in this area conduct experiments and direct research activities to discover new medications. Researchers work to design and perform research experiments at the molecular level through detailed manipulation, observation, data analysis, and interpretation. After performing experiments, these professionals analyze the data and interpret the results. I knew that I

loved biology and chemistry in high school,

but internships

gave me the lab

experience I needed to direct my

career pathResearch

Associate, NJ

Bioinformatics Scientist

M.S. or Ph.D. in Statistics/Biostatistics

Salary Range: $85,000 - $110,000

Example Occupations

Bioinformatics professionals build the technological tools that are needed to improve the data analysis process for large data sets. In short, workers in the bioinformatics job group use advanced mathematical algorithms and computer science to organize, analyze, and interpret biological data.

Analyst

B.S. Computer Science, Mathematics, Bioinformatics, or Molecular Biology

Salary Range: $25,000 - $35,000

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Definition: Development• Taking new product from research to market. Includes refinement,

testing and using statistical science to support procedures. This job family focuses heavily on proper documentation of procedures and outcomes.

• For pharmaceuticals and biotechnology products, there are rigorous testing procedures required. Ultimately, workers in this area decide whether the drug is safe and suitable to go to market. There are many different job opportunities in this job family. Some of the important job groups include Medical Expert, Clinical Research, Biostatistics, Medical Writer, and Clinical Trial Recruitment, Regulatory Affairs, Formulation, Biostatistics.

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Clinical Development

Medical Writer

Job Group

Clinical Research

Job Group

BiostatisticsJob Group

ClinicalTrial

Recruitment Job Group

Clinical Research Associate

B.S. Biological/Biomedical

Sciences or R.N.

Salary Range: $40,000 - $80,000

Director of Clinical Biostatistics

M.S. or Ph.D. in Biological/Biomedical

Sciences

Salary Range: $120,000 - $200,000

Medical Writer

Job Group: Medical Writer

M.S. in a Science (e.g. Biology) or R.N.

Salary Range: $80,000 - $110,000

Medical Expert

M.D. or Ph.D. in a Science (e.g. Biology)

Salary Range: $120,000 - $200,000

Director of Clinical Research

Development

M.D. or Ph.D. in a Science (e.g. Biology)

Salary Range: $150,000 - $200,000

Medical Expert

Medical experts provide support services throughout pharmaceutical companies. They provide training for clinical staff and use their medical expertise to consult marketing, sales and regulatory affairs teams.

Workers in the clinical research group carry out clinical trials, analyze data and interpret result to make recommendations about whether or not new products should go to market.

Scientist who engage in clinical trials are often supported by specialists who are skilled in applying advanced statistics in the analysis of diverse data sets. Scientists in this area use their expertise to guide the experimental design, data collection effort and analysis.

Clinical trial procedures and outcomes must be very well documented to protect the company, trial participants and consumers. Medical writers work with researchers and administrators to develop written documents for regulatory approval, scientific journals, conferences and marketing initiatives.

Before a drug can go to market, the developing organization must demonstrate that it is effective and safe for human consumption. Managing the clinical trial process requires workers who will be able to develop and carryout a participant recruitment plan and to work directly with participants

Biostatistics Associate

B.S. Biological/Biomedical

Sciences

Salary Range: $80,000 - $110,000

Protocol Development Scientist

B.S. or M.S. Biological/Biomedical

Sciences or R.N.

Salary Range: $80,000 - $120,000

Director of Clinical Projects

Management

B.S. or M.S. in Science

Salary Range: $80,000 - $120,000

Example OccupationsThe great thing about working with medicine is that you are always learning

Medical Expert, NJ

Clinical Trial Associate

B.S. in Science or R.N.

Salary Range: $40,000 - $80,000

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Definition: Manufacturing and Supply Chain

• People in this job family ensure availability of raw materials for the various stages of production, ensure that all safety standards are met, and apply and develop standard operating procedures and good manufacturing practices.

• Career opportunities include Planning and Supplier Management, Scale-Up, Production and Operations, Transportation and Distribution, and Facilities. Not as many scientists work in these areas, but there are some.

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Manufacturing/Supply Chain

Example OccupationsDirector of Planning and

Forecasting

Ph.D. in science (e.g. Biology, Chemistry, Engineering)

Salary Range$150,000 - $200,000

Planning and Supplier Management

Job Group

Production and Operations Job Group

PlannerB.S. in science

(e.g. Biology, Chemistry, Engineering)

Salary Range$40,000 - $80,000

Manufacturing Technician

High School Diploma

Salary Range$30,000 - $40,000

Manufacturing SupervisorB.S. in science (e.g. Biology, Chemistry,

Engineering)

Salary Range$80,000 - $120,000

Transportation and

Distribution Job Group

Facilities Technician

A.A./A.S. in Mechanical/ Electrical Field

Salary Range$30,000 - $40,000

FacilitiesJob Group

Warehouse TechnicianH.S. Diploma

Salary Range$30,000 - $40,000

Transportation Analyst

H.S. Diploma /B.S. in Business

Salary Range$40,000 - $80,000

Senior Engineer

(B.S. in Engineering)

Salary Range$80,000 - $120,000

Workers involved with planning and supplier management ensure that the organization is aware of the market trends that may influence production. In addition they manage the vendors who supply the raw materials used in drug production.

Workers involved in production and operations follow strict processes in the assessment of test samples, purification procedures and maintenance of advanced management equipment. In addition, organizations must ensure that the raw materials needed at various stages of production are available.

Products must be made available to customers. There are many workers in an organization that are involved in the process of putting shipments together and transporting them to customers. For example, workers must package and monitor shipments and make sure that the company is following all of the state laws associated with transporting of goods.

These workers maintain facility equipment and space to ensure that all safety standards are met. In addition, they provide guidance to develop standard operating procedures

I don’t have to sit behind a desk all day. I am out and about throughout the building. I get to meet different people in different departments.Facilities Manager, NJ

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Definition: Quality Control and Regulatory Affairs

• Maintain quality control of products and procedures by creating, implementing, and ensuring that internal procedures are developed based on external regulations and internal policies and procedures. This includes ensuring that the environment is controlled, the equipment is maintained, and the facility is well managed. Includes Quality Assurance, Quality Control, Validation, and Dispensary/Measurement.

• Workers in regulatory affairs act as liaisons between their companies and federal agencies, such as the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. They prepare and submit the necessary paperwork to ensure full compliance with all internal and external standards for a given product. Ultimately, it is the responsibility of those in the quality control and regulatory affairs job family to ensure that products are safe for consumers.

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Once the process for manufacturing has been outlined and implemented, workers in the area of quality control work to make sure that the raw materials, equipment and applied process all meet both internal and external standards.

Validation specialists develop, implement and manage testing plans and methods to ensure that the manufacturing procedures and resulting products meet regulatory requirements.

Workers in the regulatory affairs job group ensure that the product development process and the final product meet the requirements of various regulating agencies. These workers prepare procedural documentation, ensure that the correct paperwork is submitted to the proper agencies, and notify employees within the organizations of required policies and procedures.

In order for the products to be manufactured, the large quantities of materials must be scaled down to sizes that are needed for individual production. Workers in this area need a solid understanding of measurement.

Example Occupations

Quality/Regulatory Affairs

Quality Assurance

Job Group

Validation Job Group

Quality Control Job Group

Dispensary/ Measurement

Job Group

Regulatory Job Group

Quality Control Engineer/Supervisor

B.S./M.S. in Engineering

Salary Range$60,000 - $120,000

Quality Control Technician H.S. Diploma

Salary Range$35,000 - $60,000

Validation

Specialist

B.S/M.S. in science (e.g. Biology, Chemistry,

Engineering)

Salary Range$40,000 - $80,000

Quality Assurance

Manager B.S. in

Biological/Biomedical Science

Salary Range$80,000 - $120,000

Quality Assurance Documentation Administrator

H.S. Diploma

Salary Range$30,000 - $50,000

Dispensary

Technician

Experience in Measurement

Salary Range$30,000 - $50,000

Senior Technician

Experience in Measurement

Salary Range$40,000 - $80,000

Validation Director B.S/M.S. in science (e.g.

Biology, Chemistry, Engineering)

Salary Range$120,000 - $200,000

Regulatory Affairs Associate

B.S. in science (e.g. Biology, Chemistry, Engineering)

Salary Range$30,000 - $50,000

Manager Regulatory Affairs

(B.S/M.S. in science (e.g. Biology, Chemistry, Engineering)

Salary Range$80,000 - $120,000

Workers in the quality assurance job group take the first steps to minimize product defects by establishing specific guidelines for the manufacturing process. Workers in this area manage and participate in the review of the manufacturing procedures.

It is very rewarding to be working on a drug that has the potential to cure this grave and serious disease (HIV). People are desperately hoping for a cure.

Director of Regulatory Affairs - NJ

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Definition: Marketing and Sales

• Once products are developed, tested, and approved for distribution, medical professionals and consumers must be informed about the products.

• These people collaborate with researchers and colleagues across job families throughout the product development cycle to develop sales strategies, identify marketable features, and provide customer support. They may also be involved in technology transfer (bringing new ideas from other sources in-house for development) and business development (determining new market areas and products to pursue), competitive intelligence (what are other companies doing in this field).

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Marketing Job Group

SalesJob Group

Medical/Clinical Science Liaison

B.S. in science (e.g. Biology, Chemistry, Engineering) MBA is

preferred

Salary Range$80,000 - $120,000

Marketing Research Manager

B.S. in Marketing or Business. MBA preferred

Salary Range$80,000 - $120,000

Medical Information SpecialistB.S. in Pharmacy or Nursing or

M.S./Ph.D.

Salary Range$30,000 - $70,000

Sales RepresentativeB.S/M.S. in related scientific discipline(e.g. biology), marketing, or communications

Salary Range$30,000 - $120,000

Marketing and Sales

Example Occupations

Marketing specialist use their expertise to provide recommendations for activities such as product packaging, marketing budgets, product launches and product expansion.

Those working in the sales job group provide technical assistance and information to customers, the medical and scientific community and pharmaceutical employees.

Sales representatives enjoy working with medical professionals at all levels.

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Definition: BioBusiness

• Biotechnology and biopharmaceutical firms rely on workers in various business occupations to carry out important work across all job families.

• As products are being developed, organizations must also develop strategies for maintaining a strong workforce that will ensure the sustainability of existing products and the growth of future products.

• These job groups include Communications, Information Systems, Business Development, Finance/Accounting, Legal and Human Resources

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Bio-BusinessInformation Systems

Job Group

Business Development

Job Group

CommunicationsJob Group

Finance/ AccountingJob Group

Legal

Job Group

Human Resources

Job GroupCommunication specialists support organizational relations with the public and investors. These individuals work to increase public awareness of company activities and scientific contributions.

Example Occupations

Workers in this job group engage in the preparation, negotiation, and management of contracts that have been secured. In addition, workers in this area identify strategic alliances for future contracts and licensure.

Human resources professionals support organizational goals through the management of personnel. Employees in this group usually work in a specialized area. Key areas in most large firms include employee relations, compensation, benefits, training, and equal employment opportunity.

Workers in this job group keep track of the financial operations of the organization. They track financial systems such as external contracts, employee compensation, and stocks.

Workers in this area provide technical support, computer software and hardware installation, system management, and maintenance of computer systems.

Chief Information Officer

B.S./M.S. in Computer Science,

Information Technology,

Business Administration or a

related field.

Salary Range:$150,000 - $250,000

Corporate Communications

/Investor Relations Manager

B.A. in Communications,

English or Business related field.

Salary Range: $100,000 - $150,000

Helping Employees cultivate skills that they can use to further their career paths in the future is one of my favorite parts of the job.

HR Director, NJ

Many of the functional areas in life science companies benefit from legal advice when entering into contracts and agreements with everyone from clinical trial participants to material suppliers. In addition, these professionals may also help to prepare patent filings for the company.

Legal Counsel

Law Degree

Salary Range:$150,00 - $250,000

ParalegalB.S. Degree

Salary Range:$40,00 - $80,000

Information Service Technician

High School Diploma

Salary Range:$40,000 - $80,000

Business Development

Manager

B.S. in Marketing/business

Salary Range:$80,000 - $100,000

Contracts Administrator

B.S. in Business

Salary Range:$50,000 - $80,000

Financial Analyst

B.S. in Finance Accounting

Salary Range:$50,000 - $80,000

Finance Accounting

Manager

B.S. in Accounting, Finance

Salary Range:$80,000 - $100,000

Human Resource Manager (Generalist)

B.S. in HR or related Business Field

Salary Range:$80,00 - $100,000

Human Resource Representative

B.S. in HR or related Business Field

Salary Range:$40,00 - $80,000