Sounds pretty much like biotech for sure. I'd say go for it, if you feel good about it. Still Stanford MBA courses is like in California right? You mean you have to fly in and out during the weekend?
Wouldn't it be very tiring as a lifestyle? It'd probably be better if you study in a university that's on the east coast, than on the west.
Problem is I don't feel good about it, despite of good pay. If republicans win again in Nov, USA might roll back on transgenic technology even more. And I think there's a gd chance that McCain might win (I would prefer the Dems to win, but in terms of electoral college, the whole center is red.). Kansas is a republican stronghold. Folks there are X'tian conservatives (Pro-life, anti-stem cells), they love GWB, and asians are a very small minority down there (<3% - more than half of which are koreans, which are a very insular community in middle america.). I can imagine the reaction from the typicial Kansan neighbours when they realise the company I work for grows human proteins from genetically altered rice with human DNA in it.
Kansas is smack right in the central of USA, so flying either way (northeast or california) is actually the same. And there's essentially nothing interesting to do (for a Singaporean) in Kansas on the weekends. Might as well go somewhere more happening if you got $$ to spend.
I'm actually leaning towards other job offers at the moment, this one doesn't cut it, despite of the high pay cheque. Stock options are worth nothing if the firm crashes before IPO. Going down there next week for 3-day all expense paid trip by them, and unless they really impress me, probably will turn them down.
Cheers,
Trout