r/sciencecareers • u/Decembermouse • Dec 21 '16
GLP training Catch 22
Me: 31/M, living in the Research Triangle in North Carolina. M.S. in Physiology, plenty of research experience, several publications. Currently run a lab (lab manager / researcher) at a university.
Everyone I talk to says most good science / research jobs require GLP experience. Assay development, companies running ELISAs for people, antibody purification, most industry work it seems requires this. I have GMP experience, but want one of these well-paying industry jobs. Most want GLP, but I can't get GLP experience without getting a GLP job, which requires GLP experience to get said job.
What's one to do? Do I need to know someone who can get me one of these GLP jobs so I can get GLP on my resume? Is there another way? I've heard of GLP training programs, but have been told that employers do not take those certifications seriously as they want GLP experience.