Career Prospects
 
 

What can I do with a degree in Chemistry upon graduation from SPMS ?

An in-depth and up-to-date knowledge of basic chemical principles is critically important in all branches of science and for a wide range of industries. A wide range of industries rely on chemical expertise. Therefore Chemistry graduates have the ability to enter an exciting range of jobs. Depending on your preferences and abilities, you will have the potential to cast a wide net in the market place be it in technical, research-based or managerial-type positions.

The curriculum at CBC equips you for varied career scenarios thru a judicious mixture of lectures, laboratory courses involving hands-on experience on cutting edge instruments, Industrial attachments and vacation lab attachments with various high profile research groups within the division. Upon graduation you will find yourself sought after by employers who recognize the analytical and problem solving skills acquired during your period of study at CBC. The potential employers of Chemistry and Biological Chemistry students are listed below. Chemists are well trained to adapt to a variety of career scenarios as seen from the diverse list of employers: (please note that the list is not exhaustive, but a few examples of typical employers in Singapore)

  1. Pharmaceutical industry – R&D needs medicinal/organic chemists, process chemists (Scale-up; Organic Chemists), analytical chemists, synthetic chemists. Employers: Glaxo Smith Welcome, Schering Plough, Pfizer, Merck Sharpe Dome, Kaneka, S*Bio, Merlion Pharmaceuticals, Norvatis, Albany Molecular, Galileo, Roche, Eli Lilly, Aventis etc
  2. Petrochemical Companies - Employers: Shell, ExxonMobil, Singapore Refining Company, Celanese, Eastman Chemicals, Sumitomo Chemicals, Mitsui Chemicals.
  3. Governmental Agencies- Need people with good foundation in Chemistry and strong analytical skills, Employers: HSA and DSO.
  4. Teachers- People with broad based training in Chemistry and knowledge in other sciences , Employers: Educational Institutions, NIE.
  5. Polymer/paint/semiconductor/materials- Employers: TECH Semiconductor, Chartered semiconductor, Systems on Silicon Manufacturing (SSMC), Hewlett-Packard, SGS Thompson Microelectronics, 3M Singapore, DuPont, Honeywell, Nippon Paint, Philips Singapore, International Paint Singapore Pte Ltd.
  6. Food and Beverage Industry- Asia Pacific Breweries, FMC Singapore Pvt. Ltd., Fraser & Neave, Singapore Airport Terminal Services Pvt. Ltd., Singapore Food Industries, National starch and chemicals, DSM Nutritional Products Asia-Pacific Pte. Ltd
  7. Quality Control labs- (Analytical Chemists) Employers: All companies across diverse fields with a QC program.
  8. Research Institutes- Need personnel with strong synthetic skills. Employers: Institute of Chemical Engineering and Science (ICES), Bioprocess Technology Institute (BTI), Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (IBN), Institute of Materials Research and Engineering (IMRE), Institute of Microelectronics (IME).
  9. Non-conventional- patent lawyers, bioinformatics centres.