Immunologist

An immunologist studies the immune system — how the body recognises and fights infection, why it sometimes attacks itself, and how vaccines and immunotherapies can direct it against disease. The work is largely wet-lab: designing experiments, running assays on cells and antibodies, and analysing the results.

They work in universities, medical schools, and pharmaceutical and biotech companies, often holding a research doctorate. The role suits analytically strong, persistent people who can sustain years of experimental work on hard, uncertain problems.