You trained for one career. You’re qualified for many.
Rigorous thinking, hard problem-solving, learning new fields fast: this combination is rarer than you think. SciBloom starts from the skills you already have and surfaces careers beyond the traditional academic path you may not have considered. It shows you exactly why you match each one, and, for the career you choose, compares your skills with the ones it needs: what you already bring and what you would still need to build.
Across Europe, most researchers with a PhD build their careers beyond the traditional academic track. SciBloom is built for them.
The problem
So why is it so hard to know what comes next?
It is not a knowledge gap. Researchers are trained to find information, evaluate evidence, and make decisions under uncertainty. The problem is that the infrastructure around academic careers was built for one destination, and almost nothing was designed to help you navigate anywhere else.
- No clear picture of what roles actually exist beyond the traditional track
- No framework for translating years of research into skills employers recognise
- No reliable way to know if you are qualified, which skills are missing, or where to start
- No dedicated guidance for a job search that looks nothing like an academic one
How it works
A single path from where you are to where you want to go
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Assess
Upload your CV, describe your work, and answer a few guided questions. We build a transparent skills profile you can read and edit.
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Match
Your preferences narrow 25+ careers to the ones that fit how you want to work. Pick one, and your skills profile shows you exactly how you line up against it.
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Analyse
Identify the gaps between where you are and the role you want.
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Build Coming soon
Curated learning resources and live job opportunities to explore.
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Get hired
Career profiles
25+ career paths. Built from real job market data, mapped to internationally recognised standards.
Every profile is structured around ESCO (opens in a new tab), the EU's skills and occupations framework, used by employers and institutions across Europe. For each role you will see the skills it needs, how it fits what you are looking for, and exactly what sits between you and that career.
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Regulatory affairs manager
Pharma and medtech
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Medical writer
Broad spectrum
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Data scientist
Biotech, health and beyond
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Policy officer
Government and research bodies
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Product manager
Companies of every size
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Patent engineer
IP firms and tech transfer offices
…and 23 more, across biotech and pharma, government and policy, data and digital, publishing and collections, education and writing, business, and conservation.
Coming soon
Pharmacovigilance, quality assurance, clinical research, field application science, and more, including non-research roles inside universities and institutes. Which roles would you like to see next? Sign up, explore the careers, and type the roles you’d like us to add into the “Give feedback on this page” box, which you’ll find on every page of the app.
From the founder
Built by someone who made the same journey (and is still on it)
I did my PhD in molecular biology at Heidelberg University. When I defended, I had no clear picture of the professional options open to me. A manager helped me see my transferable skills, and that changed everything. I became a product manager, then a strategy officer at a research institute, and now a founder.
Notice the non-linear career path. That is the point. Careers, especially for researchers, are rarely a straight line to a single destination. Most of us build them beyond the traditional academic track, and SciBloom is built around that reality.
Every researcher deserves the tools to navigate that journey with clarity.
Alicia Pérez Saturnino, Founder, SciBloom · LinkedIn
Shape SciBloom with us
SciBloom is being built by scientists, for scientists. Researcher experience and feedback will shape it into something genuinely useful for this community.
Access is open. Create your account, try it with your own CV, and tell us what works and what doesn’t.
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