Robert’s early career was in marine biotechnology, completing a PhD and knowledge Technology Transfer post-doc. He has worked for small technical companies and large multinational pharmaceutical companies, before moving out of the lab. He went on to have a successful time in sales and marketing for an educational software company before joining the Royal Society of Chemistry, where he managed a programme of their successful education and careers projects. He now works as a qualified careers adviser, giving careers advice and guidance to a wide range of clients, and has particular expertise working with those from a biological or chemical sciences background.