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Angela Gabriel

Angela Gabriel

Content Manager, Life Sciences Careers

Angela Gabriel is content manager, life sciences careers, at BioSpace. She covers the biopharma job market, job trends and career advice, and produces client content. You can reach her at angela.gabriel@biospace.com and follow her on LinkedIn.

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Job Trends
Biopharmas pull back on layoffs in Q1
The trend of fewer companies letting employees go, which began in the fourth quarter of last year, has continued. However, more employees were on the chopping block in Q1 2026 than in Q1 2025, due mainly to one company’s cuts.
April 16, 2026
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4 min read
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Angela Gabriel
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Layoffs
50 employees impacted as Astellas closes Universal Cells’ Seattle office
By closing the Universal Cells Seattle location, Astellas is reportedly consolidating cell therapy, gene therapy and oncology research at its South San Francisco, California, and Westborough, Massachusetts, sites.
April 14, 2026
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2 min read
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Angela Gabriel
Job Trends
Bonus: Q1 2026 Job Market Update
In this bonus episode, BioSpace’s Vice President of Marketing ⁠Chantal Dresner⁠ and Careers Editor ⁠Angela Gabriel⁠ take a look at Q1 job market performance and what it signals for the coming months.
April 14, 2026
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1 min read
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Angela Gabriel
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Job Trends
10 Companies Hiring in Texas Now
Looking for a biopharma job in Texas? Check out the BioSpace list of 10 companies hiring life sciences professionals like you.
April 8, 2026
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1 min read
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Angela Gabriel
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Career Advice
The Top 12 Companies Hiring in Biopharma Now
Looking for a biopharma job? Check out the BioSpace list of 12 top companies hiring life sciences professionals like you.
April 2, 2026
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1 min read
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Angela Gabriel
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Job Trends
Innovation Pressure Cooker: Tackling Drug Discovery’s Biggest Challenges
Drug discovery can be an uphill battle, especially lately given recent upheaval at the FDA and muted investment activity. BioSpace spoke to four industry executives about key issues facing those working in this space, starting with planning around uncertainty.
April 2, 2026
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5 min read
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Angela Gabriel
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Business
11 Startups Selected for National Life Sciences Accelerator Program
Of the 11 companies participating in the spring cohorts of the Drive program run by MassBio and SCbio, eight have locations in Massachusetts. One cohort focuses on biotech and the other on biomarkers and diagnostics.
April 1, 2026
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2 min read
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Angela Gabriel
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Layoffs
Takeda Restructuring Could Push More Than 600 US Staffers Out of Jobs
Takeda’s layoffs include cutting 247 people in Massachusetts. The workforce reduction is meant to help offset investments in areas including a product launch for oral drug candidate zasocitinib, for which the pharma today announced positive Phase 3 data.
March 30, 2026
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2 min read
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Angela Gabriel
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Job Trends
Leadership, Not Managers, More Likely To Drive Employees Away, BioSpace Finds
Among biopharma professionals surveyed by BioSpace, respect remains higher for managers than for CEOs, and unhappiness with company leadership had nearly 1 in 7 people looking to walk away from their employer.
March 26, 2026
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4 min read
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Angela Gabriel
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Job Trends
Beyond the Cornfields, Indiana’s Life Sciences Industry Grows Tall
With thousands of companies and a $102 billion impact on the state’s economy, Indiana’s life sciences industry is making its mark. The president and CEO of the Indiana Life Sciences Association discusses the sector’s upside, challenges and where it’s headed in the future.
March 26, 2026
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5 min read
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Angela Gabriel
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Job Trends
11 Companies Hiring Now in New York
Looking for a biopharma job in New York? Check out the BioSpace list of 11 companies hiring life sciences professionals like you.
March 25, 2026
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2 min read
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Angela Gabriel
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Job Trends
Changing Employers Can Boost Salaries Higher Than Staying Put: BioSpace Report
Among those who connected salary increases to swapping out employers, 75% saw pay rise by at least 6%, and the most often cited increase was 10%, according to the just-released BioSpace salary report.
March 19, 2026
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3 min read
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Angela Gabriel
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Career Advice
6 Things Candidates Do That Make It Harder for Recruiters To Get Them Jobs
Recruiters can play a significant role in biopharma professionals getting hired, especially in an employer-driven job market. However, when working with them, candidates need to avoid making six key mistakes, from waiting too long to ask for help to prematurely contacting hiring companies.
March 19, 2026
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4 min read
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Angela Gabriel
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Job Trends
11 Companies Hiring Clinical Professionals Now
Looking for a clinical job? Check out the BioSpace list of 11 companies hiring life sciences professionals like you.
March 19, 2026
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2 min read
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Angela Gabriel
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Job Trends
The Next Cambridge? LA Sets Its Sights Higher
The Los Angeles region is one of California’s fastest-growing life sciences hubs, according to a California Life Sciences sector report. The CEO of BioscienceLA discusses the market’s strengths, challenges and where it might be five years from now.
March 12, 2026
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5 min read
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Angela Gabriel
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