How do they define "competitors"? Is it possible to negotiate on the non-compete duration and the pay, at the time of signing the job contract?

Sure, these are the kinds of places I would be looking at first. It doesn't hurt to survey the landscape a bit though.

<t>QuoteOriginally posted by: SierpinskyJanitorHi All,has anyone met a fellow q-dev/quant who has left the wonderful world of Ponzinomics to do some neuroComp or bioInformatics? ... kinda wondering about following this route bu have no idea where to search and what to learn,regards,SerpThis thread m...

<t>QuoteOriginally posted by: albertmillsAnd just as I was looking at bioinformatics as a new career...! Do you know if there's any field which combines computer science and biology and has good prospects?Bioinformatics, still. The field is constantly evolving, and there are newer frontiers to conqu...

<t>Thanks to all for your thoughts. I was in fact referring to a job in the industry as a Sr./Lead/Principal Scientist, most likely in NY or CA as well, when I quoted the salary amount. An asst prof at my level of experience would probably be making $80k-$110k (for 9 months) depending on the locatio...

<t>QuoteOriginally posted by: elioI believe that with your profile you should be definitely able to find a gig. The question is rather whether you will like it once the novelty wears off. If I were you I would be very selective and definitely try too keep the option of going back open.Speaking of mo...

<t>I have a PhD in Computer Science from a middle tier US university. I have since been in academia in various roles (research scientist, adjunct professor, consultant, etc.). Area of research - Theoretical CS and Machine Learning, applied to Bioinformatics and Natural Language Processing. Never wor...