BioSpace Annual Report: Life Sciences Employment Outlook

Get the latest on the Life Sciences and Biotech industry with the inaugural BioSpace Annual Report: Life Sciences Employment Outlook.

The report is a compilation of insight and data from the BioSpace community, while drawing from economic and employment indicators affecting the industry as a whole. Our analysis is based on a recent site demographic survey, BioSpace industry job openings (from 2010 to 2012), salary data collected from the BioSpace Resume Database, and keyword findings*.

HIRING TRENDS: Get a pulse on the top recruited positions, the positions with the highest growth, the geographic areas with the most job applies, and more!

SALARY TRENDS: Are your pay grades competitive? The Salary section offers a view of the industry pay scale with 2005 to 2012 averages by level, salary averages by degree, and 2011 and 2012’s highest paying positions. Look for an in-depth Salary report in 2013!

JOB SEEKER BEHAVIOR: Find out how candidates use BioSpace with a look at top keyword searches; use this to create online profiles, job descriptions, online ads, and more. Don’t miss the section on job posting best practices to make your posting stand out.

*Data was collected from the BioSpace.com online database of job openings, resume database, and BioSpace Annual User Demographic Survey (2010, 2011, 2012).The BioSpace Annual Demographic Survey ran from October 2012 to December 2012 with 5,836 completed surveys from site users. Job posting data was collected from the BioSpace database and is comprised of approximately 32,000 biotech, pharmaceutical, and medical device job openings placed by 1,400 life sciences and biotech organizations. These organizations range from privately funded to public enterprise companies. Salary data was collected from 228,000 user profiles in the BioSpace Resume Database. For more information or questions on breakdown by demographic please email valerie.quintanilla@ontargetjobs.com.