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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
The long wait: biopharma job searches often take at least 6 months, BioSpace finds
More than half of biotech and pharma job seekers have been looking for their next opportunity for six months or longer, and more than a quarter have searched for over a year, according to a BioSpace LinkedIn poll. Job seekers share their frustrations.
May 28, 2026
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3 min read
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Angela Gabriel
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Job Trends
11 companies hiring in New Jersey now
Looking for a biopharma job in New Jersey? Check out the BioSpace list of 11 companies hiring life sciences professionals like you.
May 28, 2026
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2 min read
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Angela Gabriel
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Career Advice
Should biopharma professionals negotiate job offers in an employer’s market?
Three experts discuss whether biotech and pharma professionals should try to convince employers to adjust employment offers, mistakes people make during the process and tips for getting it right.
May 28, 2026
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6 min read
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Angela Gabriel
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Job Trends
Biopharma professionals increasingly accept underemployment
The number of biotech and pharma professionals taking jobs they’re overqualified for is now over 50%, based on a BioSpace LinkedIn poll. A recruiting firm executive discusses the trend, the reasons behind it and why it doesn’t have to derail careers.
May 21, 2026
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5 min read
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Angela Gabriel
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Job Trends
Takeda cuts send layoffs soaring in May, rising year over year
Far fewer companies are letting employees go so far in 2026 compared to 2025, but the number of people affected is trending up, especially this month, according to BioSpace tallies.
May 19, 2026
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4 min read
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Angela Gabriel
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Job Trends
Employment and funding growth fell in 2025: California Life Sciences report
California life sciences jobs declined 1.8% last year, according to the new California Life Sciences sector report. While National Institutes of Health funding and venture capital investment rose, their growth slowed from the previous year.
May 15, 2026
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2 min read
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Angela Gabriel
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Job Trends
Hiring outlook: job opportunities on BioSpace rise YOY, but layoffs affect thousands
While average job postings live on BioSpace have increased year over year for nearly every month of 2026, the number of employees affected by made or planned layoffs by the end of that same period nearly matched what was seen in 2025.
May 14, 2026
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3 min read
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Angela Gabriel
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Job Trends
17 companies hiring in California
Looking for a biopharma job in California? Check out the BioSpace list of 17 companies hiring life sciences professionals like you.
May 14, 2026
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3 min read
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Angela Gabriel
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Layoffs
Gilead wipes out most of Arcellx workforce
Gilead is laying off Arcellx employees in California and Maryland, with some cuts effective this year and the remainder happening in 2027.
May 7, 2026
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1 min read
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Angela Gabriel
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Career Advice
Winning the room: how to ace panel interviews
Panel interviews can play a major role in getting jobs. Two career coaches discuss what to do before and during the interview, including identifying how to differentiate yourself, engaging in true conversations and not overlooking a key panel member.
May 7, 2026
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5 min read
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Angela Gabriel
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Job Trends
Increased capital boosts biotech R&D job postings, employment
Biotech R&D job postings live on BioSpace rose for the fourth straight month in April, and a CBRE report shared similar findings for employment. The head of CBRE’s U.S. life sciences practice discusses what’s behind the growth and the current job market.
May 7, 2026
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4 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.
May 7, 2026
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1 min read
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Angela Gabriel
Job Trends
2026 Q1 Job Market Report: Job postings picked up as quarter progressed
Opportunities increased by the end of the first quarter, according to BioSpace data.
May 7, 2026
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4 min read
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Angela Gabriel
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Layoffs
Passage cuts 75% of workforce after FDA trial design request
Passage Bio, which has been working toward a registrational trial for a drug candidate whose indications include frontotemporal dementia, is exploring strategic alternatives in addition to cutting staff.
May 4, 2026
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1 min read
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Angela Gabriel
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Company closure
6 biotechs that called it quits in Q1
Six biotechs based in California, Massachusetts, Washington and Denmark had to halt drug development efforts this year. One of their CEOs is now in an interim chief executive role at another biotech.
April 30, 2026
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6 min read
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Angela Gabriel
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