What type of job does biomedical engineering provide?

[Leonid]

<p>I am interested in engineering, specifically computer engineering, but am also interested in biology. I can well in both, but what type of job can I have?</p>

<p>Anyone who has taken this career path here?</p>

[steevee]

<p>Imaging technology is the first thing that comes to mind.</p>

[proton]

<p>maybe you can create new medicines…</p>

[steevee]

<p>That’s in the realm of pharmacology.</p>

[collegemom16]

<p>Friends son just graduated with a degree in BME. (USC, lives in CA.) He says jobs are very tough to come by with this degree. Do some further research.</p>

[WimpLo]

<p>Many possibilities, think biotechnology and all that entails. Like collegemom just wrote, jobs are hard to come by. Too many biomedical engineers graduating and companies want more specialization and more technical skills. Many biomedical engineering positions can be filled by other engineers, for example medical imaging technology can be filled by an electrical engineer. Tissue engineering can be filled by a Biochemist PhD. Best option is to get an advanced biomedical engineering degree (at least a masters).</p>

[Mr_Payne]

<p>I believe EE or ME is a better undergraduate engineering degree if one wants to work for a biomed company.</p>

[gtg567]

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I believe EE or ME is a better undergraduate engineering degree if one wants to work for a biomed company.

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<p>yes unless you have master in biomedical engineer. With just undergraduate degree, you are better off going to medical school.</p>

[Central_Perky]

<p>Old post of mine:

The job opportunities are fairly non-existent. There are few biomedical engineering firms and that obviously means limited jobs available, especially to graduates with only a bachelor’s degree. Even those with graduate degrees struggle to find jobs. My dad’s co-worker’s daughter received a Master’s in biomedical engineering, but couldn’t find a job. She now works as manager at a medical equipment firm, which specializes in the solicitation of medical equipment. She was able to thoroughly organize the firm’s practice and is now making quite a bit of money. However, she did not need a degree for her job and her degree has very little to do with her job. However, the degree affords her some familiarity with a few things within the position.

Other options include teaching and professional degrees such as MD, JD, or MBA.</p>

[scorp]

<p>you could try to get this gig: <a href=“http://www.cwtv.com/shows/beauty-and-the-geek-4/cast/tony[/url]”>http://www.cwtv.com/shows/beauty-and-the-geek-4/cast/tony&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

[TOPstatus]

<p>Bioinformatics… the use of computer and biology.</p>