Scientists who leave the laboratory bench to work for biomedical foundations mobilize and focus resources on the most promising research behind a foundation's mission. They acquire a broad view of a field, interact closely with research scientists at meetings and laboratory visits, and often manage proposal review boards and monitor grant progress. Increasingly, scientists at foundations also have a more active role in catalyzing research: They are involved in organizing targeted workshops, setting research priorities, and directly creating and managing resources for a scientific community. They often work closely with patient advocacy groups, contract research organizations, government funders and regulators, and biotech and pharmaceutical companies.Job opportunities in foundations are highly varied, reflecting the diversity of foundations and missions. For example, some foundations have general missions to support broad basic scientific research, whereas others focus specifically on a particular disease and may require different skills. Most scientific positions at foundations require a PhD or MD and often some postdoctoral or other experience, although not all do. Foundations often lack the clear career path that an academic position offers (various levels of professorship, tenure, etc.), although there is often significant potential for growth in responsibilities in terms of managing science, people, and budgets. Jobs in foundations can be challenging yet extremely rewarding, especially for those with broad interests and goal-oriented personalities. Many at foundations feel that they have the potential to have an even greater impact than if they had stayed at the bench.

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离开板凳，寻找基础。

离开实验室工作地点为生物医学基金会工作的科学家动员并集中资源，开展基金会使命背后最有希望的研究。他们获得了广阔的视野，在会议和实验室访问中与研究科学家紧密互动，并经常管理提案审查委员会和监督拨款进度。基金会的科学家在催化研究中也越来越扮演着更加积极的角色：他们参与组织有针对性的讲习班，确定研究重点以及直接为科学界创建和管理资源。他们经常与患者倡导团体，合同研究组织，政府资助者和监管机构以及生物技术和制药公司密切合作。基金会的工作机会千差万别，反映了基金会和任务的多样性。例如，一些基金会的一般任务是支持广泛的基础科学研究，而另一些基金会则专门针对特定的疾病，可能需要不同的技能。基金会的大多数科学职位都需要博士学位或医学博士学位，并且通常需要一些博士后或其他经验，尽管并非全部都需要。基金会通常缺乏学术职位所提供的明确的职业道路（不同级别的教授职位，任期等），尽管在管理科学，人员和预算方面责任的增长潜力通常很大。基金会的工作可能具有挑战性，但又是非常有回报的，特别是对于那些兴趣广泛且目标明确的人。