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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
Bonus Episode: Q1 2025 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, layoffs and administration decisions impacting the workforce.
April 15, 2025
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1 min read
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Angela Gabriel
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Editorial
Biopharma Professionals Know All Too Well What Laid-Off HHS Employees Are Experiencing
Health and Human Services employees aren’t the only ones out of work. Thousands of private-sector biopharma professionals lost their jobs in the first quarter.
April 11, 2025
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2 min read
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Angela Gabriel
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Business
New Jersey’s Life Sciences Scene Continues Expanding Beyond Big Pharma
Known as the home of big-name companies including Johnson & Johnson, New Jersey has become a destination for more and more small and midsize life sciences businesses. Choose New Jersey, Grace Therapeutics and Onyx Equities executives discuss the state’s life sciences scene.
April 10, 2025
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6 min read
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Angela Gabriel
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Layoffs
Lyell Cuts 73 Employees as Part of LA Site Closure
After moving the manufacturing of a CAR T drug that was part of its ImmPACT Bio acquisition to Washington, Lyell Immunopharma is closing its Los Angeles manufacturing facility, eliminating dozens of jobs there.
April 7, 2025
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1 min read
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Angela Gabriel
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Layoffs
Spark Therapeutics Cuts 298 Employees as Part of Reorganization
Roche’s reorganization of Spark Therapeutics is coming more into focus, with nearly 300 employees being let go by the end of this year. Spark also trimmed its staff in 2024.
April 4, 2025
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1 min read
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Angela Gabriel
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Job Trends
Over Half of Biopharma Professionals Work More Hours Than Average US Workers, BioSpace Finds
Although U.S. full-time employees worked an average of 42.9 hours weekly last year, according to Gallup, that wasn’t true for most BioSpace LinkedIn poll respondents. A Karius HR executive discusses a few potential reasons for the longer workweeks.
April 3, 2025
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3 min read
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Angela Gabriel
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Layoffs
Organon Lets Go of 93 Employees in New Jersey in Continuing Workforce Cuts
Organon’s workforce cuts come several months after the company’s loss of exclusivity to its second-largest product, Atozet.
April 1, 2025
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2 min read
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Angela Gabriel
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Job Trends
7 Companies Hiring in Indiana
Looking for a biopharma job in Indiana? Check out the BioSpace list of seven companies hiring life sciences professionals like you.
March 27, 2025
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1 min read
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Angela Gabriel
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Job Trends
Biopharma Employees’ Confidence in Employers Dips Month-Over-Month in February
Biopharma employees reporting a positive business outlook for their companies dropped month over month but increased year over year in February, according to the Glassdoor Employee Confidence Index. Glassdoor’s findings align with recent BioSpace data.
March 27, 2025
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2 min read
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Angela Gabriel
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Layoffs
Alector Cuts Staff Again, This Time Laying Off 13% of Workforce
As part of cost-cutting efforts, Alector is letting go of about 25 people as it focuses on advancing its preclinical and research pipeline. Alector is also continuing clinical-stage work on programs for frontotemporal dementia and Alzheimer’s disease.
March 25, 2025
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2 min read
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Angela Gabriel
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Compensation
Average Life Sciences Salaries Up 9% in 2024, but Bonuses and Equity Values Drop: BioSpace Report
The 9% average salary increase from 2023 to 2024 was the largest for life sciences professionals since 2021. Several factors could be behind the spike, including companies providing higher pay because bonuses and stock compensation went down.
March 25, 2025
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3 min read
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Angela Gabriel
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Job Trends
Settling for Less: Biopharma Professionals Taking Jobs They’re Overqualified For
Nearly half of BioSpace poll respondents recently took a biopharma job they were overqualified for, a finding that didn’t surprise a talent acquisition expert, who said it’s become much more likely to happen.
March 20, 2025
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5 min read
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Angela Gabriel
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Business
Houston’s Life Sciences Scene Continues Boosting Its Reputation
While Houston isn’t yet on the same level as major life sciences hubs, it has plenty to offer and room to grow, according to CNS Pharmaceuticals, RadioMedix and Greater Houston Partnership executives.
March 13, 2025
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6 min read
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Angela Gabriel
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Editorial
Return-to-Office Movement Should Give Life Sciences Employers Pause
While there are benefits of having employees on-site, the limited workplace flexibility at some companies following the COVID-19 pandemic can affect not only employees but also organizations’ retention and attraction efforts.
March 11, 2025
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4 min read
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Angela Gabriel
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Job Trends
Hiring Outlook: Job Market Yet to Heat Up, But Layoffs Cool Off
While hiring activity has not yet picked up, it should do so soon, according to BioSpace Recruitment Manager Greg Clouse. Meanwhile, another year-over-year decrease in layoffs means less competition for jobs.
March 6, 2025
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3 min read
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Angela Gabriel
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