Ask your professors and school career services and fellow students what are some good non-academia career options. Most people who get a PhD in your field aren’t going into academia, so where are they going?
Research Labs and Pharma/other medical companies (which I imagine are your major prospective employers), or some bio-oriented software companies will have wildly varying work environments. Do your best to choose one that seems to have a friendly, lower-pressure environment. Cultivate your life outside of work, and make friends inside. Save some money.
There’s good odds that the professional world will treat you better and demand less than your PhD program.
Ask your professors and school career services and fellow students what are some good non-academia career options. Most people who get a PhD in your field aren’t going into academia, so where are they going?
Research Labs and Pharma/other medical companies (which I imagine are your major prospective employers), or some bio-oriented software companies will have wildly varying work environments. Do your best to choose one that seems to have a friendly, lower-pressure environment. Cultivate your life outside of work, and make friends inside. Save some money.
There’s good odds that the professional world will treat you better and demand less than your PhD program.
Then figure out where you want to go from there.