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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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Eli Lilly and Company is set to cut 163 jobs as it closes its Dermira facility in Menlo Park and sells off the latter company’s sweat drug Qbrexza, which is being snatched up by Journey Medical.
The U.S. CDC and the U.S. FDA have identified six cases in the U.S. of a “rare and severe” type of blood clot, which seems to be linked to the COVID-19 vaccine by Johnson & Johnson.
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