Sorry to say, but the Boston site will live on - too many other Large Pharma companies in Boston for MRL NOT to have a presence (follow the leaders....???)MRL Boston has positioned themselves to be shut down for several reasons. That site has too many kissing ass directors including RT's body from Montreal site, no deliverable and importantly the high maintenance cost.
Sorry to say, but the Boston site will live on - too many other Large Pharma companies in Boston for MRL NOT to have a presence (follow the leaders....???)
I doubt Merck follows the leader because they think they are the ONLY LEADER of everything. Merck just follow their own egos.
Oh man, is this real?
i am finishing a research stay in Harvard (I am from Spain) and I have been
offered a position as a post doc at MRL in Boston
Is it really so bad? I am not one of those ass suckers but a hard worker. The
salary if I stay at MGH/HMS is gonna be something around 37-40K, how much is
going to be in MRL?
I really would like to end up in industry and I thought MRL would be a good
starting point, but still would like to do good science. Am I mistaken?
Thanks
Oh man, is this real?
i am finishing a research stay in Harvard (I am from Spain) and I have been
offered a position as a post doc at MRL in Boston
Is it really so bad? I am not one of those ass suckers but a hard worker. The
salary if I stay at MGH/HMS is gonna be something around 37-40K, how much is
going to be in MRL?
I really would like to end up in industry and I thought MRL would be a good
starting point, but still would like to do good science. Am I mistaken?
Thanks
If you have an offer from MRL Boston, take it only if you consider it short term and a simple way to get into industry. Good science goes on, but very poor management. There is also the threat of a massive layoff right down the road (notification end of July?). Attrition is rampant due to lack of respect and viable opportunities (but then again you are in a very active biotech hotbed, so no real hardship there if you hope to stay in Boston).
My advice is take the offer (it should be much more than MGH/HMS--2 to 3x more), but do NOT settle in, do NOT get complacent. Learn as much as you can, network as much as you can, build your resume, then get the hell out of there the VERY FIRST chance you get.
But, with all honesty, I'm really shocked they are offering post doc positons--there is a hiring freeze in all of Merck.
either way, good luck.
I think it is BS that MRL is offering a Post-Doc position at this point in time
I disagree. I am currently a senior scientist in Rahway. Maybe future here in NJ is a little bit black (except for VP and 6 figures managers), but MRL in boston are are gonna have a long life to go and I am positive they are taking new people knocking on the appropriate doors.
PJL
Sorry to say, but the Boston site will live on - too many other Large Pharma companies in Boston for MRL NOT to have a presence (follow the leaders....???)
Novartis and Pfizer have set up extremely large new R&D centers right in between MIT and Harvard. Wouldn't be surprised if they end up completely dominating for a long time.
The days of Pfizer domination are fading fast; Novartis on the other hand....
