California vs Massachusetts: Who Really Pays More in -Omics Commercial Roles?
Most salary surveys give you a national median and call it a market. This one doesn’t. We looked at 334 individual data points from field commercial roles in the -omics capex, reagents, and distributor segment — and found that neither state wins outright. The answer shifts with career stage, and each shift has a different […]
Paid Less, Performing More: The Gender Pay Gap in Biotech -Omics Sales
Key Findings — SRC-Search EMEA Data 2026 Each month, SRC-Search analyses salary and representation data across commercial careers in the -omics space. Last month we explored how salaries vary across Europe. This month, we turn to something our data has consistently revealed: a persistent — and in many ways counterintuitive — gender gap in pay […]
Why Is Recruiting Specialized Omics Professionals So Difficult?
Recruiting specialized omics professionals — those working in genomics, proteomics, spatial biology, single-cell, and NGS — is difficult for seven structural reasons: a small global talent pool, a rare hybrid skill set combining scientific depth with commercial fluency, demand outpacing supply, geographic concentration of talent, long candidate ramp times, fast-moving compensation benchmarks, and a tight […]
Biotech Sales & Support Salaries in Europe: 2025 Benchmark Across UK, DACH, France & Benelux
This benchmark analyses base salary ranges for commercial sales and field support roles across European biotech and -omics companies, based on 956 data points collected from professionals in the UK, Germany, Switzerland, France, Benelux, and Nordic markets in 2025. Key Findings Introduction How do most companies benchmark commercial salaries? They buy a compensation survey. Often, […]
The 2025 Omics Capital Equipment Commercial Overview: What Happened and What’s Next
In 2025, the omics capital equipment market exceeded $60 billion in value but experienced significant commercial disruption. Geopolitical pressures, reduced NIH funding, and an AI-driven shift in investor focus led to widespread layoffs at companies including Illumina, PacBio, Oxford Nanopore, and 10x Genomics. Commercial roles in marketing, business development, and non-revenue FAS positions were most […]
Spatial Biology in 2026: What’s Holding the Field Back from Clinical Adoption
Spatial biology can map gene expression within tissue architecture, giving researchers context that single-cell methods lose. Despite strong scientific interest, the field faces persistent barriers to clinical use: software that requires deep bioinformatics expertise, a lack of standardised workflows, high instrument costs, and a shortage of trained users. As of 2026, most spatial platforms remain […]
Technical Application Scientist: Career Guide for Biotech Scientists
A Technical Application Scientist (TAS) is a customer-facing scientific role at a biotech or life science instruments company. The TAS acts as the technical bridge between the company and its customers — supporting experimental design, running product demonstrations, troubleshooting workflows, and training users on complex instruments. It is one of the most in-demand roles in […]
Biotech Sales After a Biology PhD: Career Guide for Scientists Considering the Switch
A biotech sales career after a biology PhD means working in a customer-facing commercial role at a life science company — selling instruments, platforms, reagents, or software to research labs, hospitals, or pharma companies. Unlike generic sales, scientific sales requires deep domain knowledge, and a PhD in biology is one of the strongest qualifications you […]
Field Application Scientist (FAS): What the Role Is, Who It Suits, and How to Get There
A Field Application Scientist (FAS) is a customer-facing scientific role at a biotech or life science instruments company. The FAS works directly with research customers after a product is sold — installing instruments, training users, troubleshooting experiments, and ensuring the technology delivers results in real lab conditions. It is one of the most common entry […]
5 Ways to Find the Right Company Culture for Your Career Success
When you are navigating the job market, it is easy to focus on salary, benefits, and job responsibilities. But one critical factor often overlooked is company culture. A good cultural fit can mean the difference between thriving in your role and feeling out of place. Here’s why culture fit matters and how to ensure the […]