#  Career Resources 

 



##  On this page 

[**Chemistry Job Boards**](#boards)

[**Corporate Recruiting**](#recruiting)

[**Harvard and External Career Resources**](#resources)



 

##  Job Boards 

We host a chemistry jobs board on our CCB Community Site: [Opportunities](https://hwpi.harvard.edu/community/opportunities)



 

##  Corporate Recruiting 

Every year in July/August, CCB organizes corporate recruiting events for our job-eligible graduate students and postdoctoral scholars to network and interview with industry representatives from a variety of chemistry-related fields. Visits are welcome to be either in-person or virtual.

CCB graduate students and postdoctoral scholars and external recruiters may contact [**Kathy Oakley**](/people/kathy-oakley "Kathy Oakley") for more information about how to participate in our corporate recruiting events.

***2026 CORPORATE RECRUITING CALENDAR (in progress)***

MERCK DISCOVERY BIOLOGICS - JULY 14 (presentation only)

ABBVIE - JULY 24

CHOATE, HALL & STEWART - JULY 30 (presentation only)

MERCK PROCESS CHEMISTRY - AUGUST 13 (company overview on AUGUST 12)

GILEAD - AUGUST 17 (virtual)

SANOFI - AUGUST 18

AMGEN - AUGUST 27



 

##  More Harvard and External Career Resources 

We post even more job opportunities, career events, and fellowships and awards [**on the CCB Community site**](https://hwpi.harvard.edu/community/opportunities), which requires a Harvard key to access. We also encourage you to browse the [**Office of Career Services website**](https://ocs.fas.harvard.edu/)**:** Their office organizes career fairs, workshops for job seekers to improve their CVs and interview skills, and networking events with employers. They also offer one-on-one advising.

For a comprehensive list of jobs and internships posted *exclusively* to Harvard students, check out [**Crimson Careers**](https://ocs.fas.harvard.edu/crimson-careers) website.

Postdoctoral scholars, who are looking for their next career opportunity, can find a wealth of job postings and career workshops through the [**Office of Postdoctoral Affairs website**](https://postdoc.harvard.edu/opportunities).

Outside Harvard, a number of scientific and career organizations keep up-to-date lists of chemistry-related position openings. We recommend browsing the [**American Chemical Society career website**](http://www.acs.org/content/acs/en/careers.html)**;** [**After College**](/http:/www.aftercollege.com/career-networks/harvard-university/department-of-chemistry-and-chemical-biology/), a chemistry and chemical biology job board; [**Science Careers**](https://jobs.sciencecareers.org/?_ga=1.155765947.1469154522.1409920411), which offers advice, career fairs, job boards, and more; and [**ZipRecruiter's list of chemistry jobs**](https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.ziprecruiter.com_Jobs_Chemistry&d=DwMFaQ&c=WO-RGvefibhHBZq3fL85hQ&r=SMmzHzyM02KX0QzLn_ZSWb2bFvq8jjYcOJnSa0ND1Vw&m=3zuFwMxSspOxzJwbcbpmL34L_61MoHw45cnZ-HJFmYk&s=TuoliHTMuZh0-46uHEn831MViBTQQs2jdWae6RueW5c&e=).



 

##  Quick links 

[**Office of Career Services**](https://ocs.fas.harvard.edu/)**: career workshops and advising**

[**Crimson Careers**](https://ocs.fas.harvard.edu/crimson-careers)**: job posts exclusively for Harvard students**

[**Office of Postdoctoral Affairs**](https://postdoc.harvard.edu/opportunities)**: career advising for postdocs**