The North Carolina Research Campus in Kannapolis will bring thousands of biotechnology career opportunities to Cabarrus and Rowan counties. Most of these positions will require education and training beyond a high school diploma. However, many of the jobs will be available to people with specialized, two-year associate degrees.

The positions being created by the N.C. Research Campus will include:

• Laboratory Technician,
• Research Assistant,
• Greenhouse Technician,
• Bioprocessing Manufacturing Technician,
• Quality Control Technician, and
• Instrumentation Technician.

If you like science and math, have an interest in different kinds of scientific research, and think you would enjoy working in a lab and applying research to new products and processes, a career in biotechnology might be for you.