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But I think the question still stands: I would kill for a science related tech job. But these are not found on indeed, HN or even LinkedIn.

The post-doc job I got after my PhD was through one of my Viva examiners, who forwarded me an email from some science email list. Theres no way I could have found it without him.

There are EU Framework Programme projects that have good funding for research, but you need to know where to look to find them.

Where???

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https://biopharmguy.com/career-by-location.php has links to a ton of career pages for individual biotech companies. To find the union of Interesting and Hiring-Software-Devs you'll need to warm up your browser's tab bar and do some manual digging though.

yeah I have absolutely no idea. When I look on linkedin, google, typical job boards and others, I mostly find startups.

I've had some success cold emailing researchers and asking about openings in scientific computing. Worst case they just say no. Also look at university corporations, e.g. AUI, UCAR/NCAR, etc. They sometimes hire staff programmers and/or contractors to farm out to federal agencies. Universities themselves may also post staff developer positions; these can be an entry point into a scientific discipline if the role allows you to make connections with people in the field. Another option is government agencies themselves, e.g. in NIH and CDC I think there is some recent demand for bioinformatics developers.

It's probably better to identify an organization you're interested in first, then look at their job boards. Aggregators likely won't list as many of these roles.

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