Job Trends

Follow along as BioSpace tracks job cuts and restructuring initiatives.
Labor Market Reports
BioSpace’s Q3 2025 U.S. Life Sciences Job Market Report reveals a turbulent quarter for biopharma hiring, with record declines in job postings, rising layoffs, and cautious employer sentiment shaping the industry’s employment landscape.
BioSpace data show biopharma professionals faced increased competition for fewer employment opportunities during the second quarter of 2025, with increased pressure from further layoffs.
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Of the 25 companies receiving tax incentives in Massachusetts, 23 will add jobs outside of Boston and Cambridge. Medtronic, which is receiving the largest award, will create 220 roles in Billerica. Other recipients include AbbVie, Dyne Therapeutics and Viridian Therapeutics.
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THE LATEST
Fueled by billions of dollars invested by the federal government to battle the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, companies across the BioCapital region have expanded their footprint and number of employees.
Should this antibody continue to prove to be safe and effective in clinical studies, it will replace the previously authorized bamlanivimab, which has since been sidelined due to the rise of viral variants that diminished its effectiveness.
FDA
The regulatory nod marks the first time the FDA approved an SGLT2 inhibitor for the treatment of CKD regardless of diabetes status.
Although clinical trial news related to COVID-19 was slow last week, there’s quite a bit of news on studies for other indications.
AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine road to approval has been anything but smooth.
The U.S. FDA’s Oncologic Drugs Advisory Committee did not agree in a recent meeting to maintain the accelerated approval of Bristol Myers Squibb’s Opdivo (nivolumab) as a second-line treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma.
AstraZeneca reported its first-quarter financial reports. As is often the case, they updated their pipeline, and indicated they had dropped a few drugs, including a promising multiple myeloma drug.
Work-at-home arrangements created to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic have forced numerous companies in most sectors to reevaluate their work deals. This has also resulted in rethinking site locations and real estate needs. Here’s a look.
The battle against COVID-19 rages on, and other therapeutics are making their way through the clinic, including monoclonal antibody treatments and antivirals. BioSpace takes a look at some of the ongoing efforts to stem the rate of infection from the virus.
Novartis AG Chief Executive Officer Vas Narasimhan believes that the hybrid of remote and on-site office work is the future.