I got laid off 2 years ago and have struggled to find a job since. I have come close multiple times but didn't get it due to a myriad of reasons including being overqualified, not being able to start on a date due to being sick (after getting and accepting a job), and because the team I was supposed to replace decided to come back. The last one sounds like a corporate excuse but I have a good friend at the company who confirmed this to be the case.

I love bio, but I suffered from mental health disorders and addiction in college and my GPA tanked. I am scheduled to take the GRE at the end of the month but tbh that's just so I don't have to take it once I find work. I don't have the passion for a PhD and I'm pretty sure I wouldn't get in. I'm looking at various masters and MBA programs but I'm finding it difficult to settle on one path. I have a python specialization from Coursera and that was fine. Fun even.

I have experience as a Research Associate from a top university and subsequently a prestigious non profit. Any advice on where to go from here? I'm looking at computational biology as a potential route, I love synthetic biology as a topic, and I'm also a fan of project management in the Biotech space. Am I just spinning my wheels here? Feeling a bit overwhelmed..