Career pivot
Imported 6 November 2026 from the September Obsidian vault before that folder was retired. Written 9 September 2026; status as at that date.
Where things stood
- Role: Continuous Improvement Programme Manager at Abingdon Health
- Qualifications: MSc Biodiversity, Taxonomy and Evolution; BSc Evolution Biology
- Direction: move towards AI-enabled precision fermentation and bioprocess
Why that direction
Abingdon Health sits on York Biotech Campus, so the ecosystem is on the doorstep. The biology background is the differentiator — most continuous-improvement professionals do not have it. The proposition is process manufacturing plus biology plus an interest in AI, rather than any one of them alone.
Threads that were open
- UK biotech landscape — companies, roles, market map (never written)
- Skills gap analysis — held versus needed (never written)
- AI in bioprocess applications — where the two meet (never written)
Next steps recorded then
- Complete 30-day landscape research
- Identify three companies to approach
- Assess the Newcastle MSc Data Science + Industrial Biotech option
None of these were marked done in the source note.
Related
- Personal context
- Decisions — the wider decision log