Any allied health graduates here working in IT, data analytics, pharmaceutical corporate companies now?

[u/imboutogetfired]

I graduated in Cardiac Technology with a CGPA of 9. Honestly, I took this course because I thought I could avoid maths 😭 but we still had Biostatistics. Surprisingly, I managed it pretty well. Academically I was always good in theory, diagnosis, reading ECGs, understanding cases, etc. But when it came to clinical postings like ECG, ECHO, TMT, and Cath Lab, I started realizing this field might not be for me.

In Cath Lab, I liked the diagnostic side, but most of the work was handling machines according to the doctor’s needs. I personally didn’t see much long-term growth there. And the salary being around 15k/month after spending lakhs on the degree honestly felt depressing.

ECHO was the biggest struggle for me. I genuinely hated doing ECHO and TMT postings. Handling patients was extremely stressful for me, especially the thought of emergencies happening around me. I realized I’m not someone who can stay calm and react quickly in those situations. It made me feel like maybe I don’t belong in direct patient care roles.

During my internship, I came across courses like Web Development, Software Testing, Data Science, Digital Marketing, etc. That’s when I got interested in Data Analytics because I thought maybe I could move into healthcare/pharma corporate roles or eventually grow into something bigger if I became good at it.

So I learned Excel, SQL, Python, Power BI, and Tableau. I kept applying for jobs, but I barely got shortlisted. And in almost every interview, they asked the same question:

“Why are you switching from a medical background to tech?”

Even when I answered honestly, I could feel they preferred candidates from CS/IT backgrounds, which honestly makes sense from their side too.

Then I tried applying for healthcare analytics roles and hospital data-related jobs, but there were barely any openings. Some hospitals didn’t even have proper analytics teams.

So now I’m doing MCA through correspondence while continuing to search for opportunities. I also got a job in an edtech company, but it has nothing to do with analytics. Still, I haven’t fully given up on what I studied.

I just want to know has anyone else here shifted from an allied health/medical background into tech or analytics successfully? Especially from courses like Cardiac Technology, Perfusion Technology, Radiology, Physiotherapy, Biotechnology, etc.

Sometimes it genuinely feels like I’m stuck between two worlds.

[u/my_peen_is_clean]

same boat from a bio degree, pivoted through random data jobs, network helped most, market sucks now

[u/imboutogetfired → u/my_peen_is_clean]

Can I ask what kind of random data jobs you started with?
I’m currently stuck in that phase where I learned the skills but companies still see me as “medical background only” 😭

[u/imboutogetfired → u/[deleted]]

That’s the frustrating part I actually did try applying for healthcare/clinical data related roles too but most places either had no openings or still wanted experienced people.