Life in Life Science — The Podcast

Regulatory affairs is one of the few roles in life science that held up during the 2025 hiring crunch — but most biomedical science graduates still don't fully understand what it involves, how much it pays, or how to actually get in. This episode breaks down what a regulatory affairs career looks like day-to-day, which specialisations are worth targeting, why your bench science background is more useful than you think, and the exact steps to break in from a science degree.

The cell and gene therapy sector is one of the fastest-growing parts of life science — $15.2 billion invested in 2025, a market projected to hit $117 billion by 2034. But breaking in is a different story. This episode unpacks exactly where the jobs are, what skills actually get you hired, and how to sidestep the "niche experience trap" that's keeping thousands of qualified scientists out of the sector.

A candid first episode mapping the real state of the life science job market — why it's brutal right now, what skills employers are paying a premium for, and how early-career biomedical scientists can position themselves before the next hiring wave.