We are often approached by PhD students and postdocs who wonder: What are the differences between jobs for computational chemists across different industries? This Perspective aims to answer this question by comparing our personal experiences as early career scientists at a large pharmaceutical company (large pharma), a software vendor (software), and a biotech start-up (start-up) in the format of a written Q&A panel discussion. To begin, we introduce ourselves by answering questions about our backgrounds and current positions, including comparisons of our responsibilities and the culture of the companies where we work. In the next section, we focus on the beginning of our careers, discussing the skills we needed for our first industry positions and what we learned early on. Finally, we address questions about the future of our careers including potential growth, security, and what we wished we had known earlier. We conclude by comparing and contrasting our industries, including how the size and purpose of these companies have affected our experiences.

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大型制药、软件和初创公司的早期职业前景

博士生和博士后经常与我们联系，他们想知道：不同行业的计算化学家的工作有什么区别？本观点旨在通过比较我们作为早期职业科学家在大型制药公司（大型制药公司）、软件供应商（软件）和生物技术初创公司（初创公司）的个人经历来回答这个问题。问答小组讨论。首先，我们通过回答有关我们的背景和当前职位的问题来介绍自己，包括比较我们的职责和我们工作所在公司的文化。在下一节中，我们将重点关注我们职业生涯的开始，讨论我们在第一个行业职位所需的技能以及我们早期学到的知识。最后，我们解决了有关我们职业未来的问题，包括潜在的增长、安全性以及我们希望早点知道的事情。最后，我们比较和对比了我们的行业，包括这些公司的规模和目的如何影响我们的体验。