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Angela Gabriel

Angela Gabriel

Content Manager, Life Sciences Careers

Angela Gabriel is content manager 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.

Job Trends
2025 Q1 Job Market Report: Quarterly Job Postings Live Declined as Applications Spiked
Year-over-year BioSpace data show biopharma professionals faced increased competition for fewer employment opportunities during the first quarter of 2025.
May 8, 2025
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Angela Gabriel
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Job Trends
Job Market Woes: More Funding, Stability Needed for Turnaround
The biopharma job market likely won’t turn around until 2026, according to two industry experts. Both cited a need for more investment and noted the impact of uncertainty on the industry.
May 8, 2025
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Angela Gabriel
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Job Trends
Hiring Outlook: Biopharma Job Market Yet To Surge, but Layoffs Decline
Although the job market did not pick up in April, layoffs were down year over year and month over month, according to BioSpace tallies. Meanwhile, Amgen, Novartis, Regeneron and Roche announced U.S. manufacturing investments that are sparking job creation.
May 7, 2025
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3 min read
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Angela Gabriel
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Job Trends
Recent Federal Actions Put US, Massachusetts Biotech Leadership at Risk: MassBio
MassBio’s new report outlines several concerns, including NIH cuts undermining the research engine, FDA reductions delaying innovation and trade barriers disrupting supply chains.
May 7, 2025
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3 min read
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Angela Gabriel
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Layoffs
BMS Axes 516 More Employees in New Jersey
Bristol Myers Squibb has made significant cuts to its workforce since last year as part of a strategic reorganization aimed at saving $3.5 billion through 2027. The latest cuts in Lawrenceville, New Jersey, bring that area’s total number of disclosed cuts this year to 806.
May 5, 2025
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2 min read
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Angela Gabriel
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Layoffs
Pliant Axes 45% of Workforce To Save Cash, Support Late-Stage Clinical Trials
Following challenges with its drug candidate bexotegrast and announcement of a limited-duration stockholder rights program, Pliant is paring back its workforce.
May 2, 2025
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2 min read
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Angela Gabriel
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Job Trends
Employee Engagement, Workforce Sentiment Down in 2024
Global employee engagement fell two percentage points in 2024, according to Gallup, while BioSpace found that workforce sentiment decreased among biopharma professionals. Additionally, a recent BioSpace poll suggests engagement could continue to decline in 2025.
May 1, 2025
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5 min read
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Angela Gabriel
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Layoffs
Entrada Cuts 20% of Workforce, Targeting Research Employees
Entrada is paring back its research staff even as it gears up to hire employees to support a planned clinical trial for a Duchenne muscular dystrophy candidate.
April 30, 2025
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Angela Gabriel
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Layoffs
Octagon Winds Down After Deprioritizing Lead Program
Despite executing perfectly, Octagon confronted a “scientific no-go,” CEO Isaac Stoner said in his LinkedIn post announcing the company’s impending closure.
April 29, 2025
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Angela Gabriel
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Layoffs
Spruce Axes 55% of Staff, Leaving Shoestring Crew To Focus on New Rare Disease Asset
Spruce Biosciences is cutting over half of its employees as it looks to secure accelerated approval of a Sanfilippo syndrome therapy it recently acquired from BioMarin.
April 28, 2025
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Angela Gabriel
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Layoffs
Guessing Game: Former HHS Workers’ Next Stops Unclear
Where thousands of former Health and Human Services employees will work next is unknown, but biopharma companies likely aren’t the main destination. Two biopharma executives discuss potential landing spots.
April 24, 2025
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5 min read
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Angela Gabriel
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Job Trends
Massive Investment in US Manufacturing Triggers Wave of Career Opportunities
Companies are announcing significant investments in U.S. manufacturing in response to looming tariffs. An AstraZeneca executive and Eli Lilly and Novo Nordisk spokespeople discuss potential job and skill-building opportunities and where manufacturing might head in the future.
April 24, 2025
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Angela Gabriel
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Layoffs
Tempest Cuts 80% of Staff While Considering Strategic Alternatives
California-based Tempest Therapeutics is laying off 21 of its 26 full-time employees. The cuts come while the biotech is exploring strategic alternatives, including a merger or acquisition, as it tries to move its investigational PPARα antagonist into late-stage development.
April 21, 2025
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Angela Gabriel
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Layoffs
Q1 Biopharma Layoffs Hit California, Massachusetts Hard
During the first quarter, 22 rounds of biopharma layoffs in California affected about 995 employees total, while 17 rounds in Massachusetts impacted around 410 people, based on BioSpace estimates. Meanwhile, competition for jobs in those states increased year over year, according to BioSpace data.
April 17, 2025
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5 min read
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Angela Gabriel
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Job Trends
9 Companies Hiring in Massachusetts
Looking for a biopharma job in Massachusetts? Check out the BioSpace list of nine companies hiring life sciences professionals like you.
April 17, 2025
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2 min read
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Angela Gabriel
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