In a very weird(I guess good?) situation
Today I got two job offers and I’m having a difficult time trying to see what I can do.
The first job offer is hybrid, full time as a data analyst role for a pharmaceutical company, in their payroll side. It’s contract with possible extension to a full time role. No benefits
The second one, is a quality control permanent position. This role will help me get more into the pharmaceutical world of research and development. It’s remote with benefits. Only issue is it is part time. 28 hours a week.
They both pay the same per hour.
I’m really conflicted for a few reasons:
- I’m not in school & I don’t have a family, I’m relatively young and I’d like to use my time to make money right now.
- I can’t afford to work completely part time
- I don’t have insurance… I need health insurance
- I have a bachelors in biomedical and pharmaceutical sciences. I really want to work in the pharmaceutical field somehow, I don’t see the data analytics job to help me with my end goal.
I have a crazy idea of doing both (I know) but I’m not sure how many days I’d be required to go into the office. They said about 50% of the time- I’m not sure what that means considering I never had a hybrid position before
TLDR: the job that’ll give me benefits and will help me towards my long term goal is remote and part time. The job that’ll help me make money now is full time, hybrid and doesn’t include benefits cause it’s contract
Posted May 1, 2026, 5:45 PM UTC