So you want to work for a biotech startup. Why not? It seems like a glamour job, working on the very bleeding edge of science. And admit it—in the back of your mind, you’re thinking it’ll become the next Genentech (RHHBY) and you’ll be rich with all your stock options.
Although both of those things could happen, it’s important to understand just how risky working for a startup—in any field, but biotech in particular—actually is. Is that risk for you? Is the fast-paced, burn-the-midnight-oil, lack-of-security right for you?
