Job Trends
Labor Market Reports
Opportunities increased by the end of the first quarter, according to BioSpace data.
Women and nonwhite racial/ethnic groups are still earning less in the life sciences. An industry consultant discusses the pay disparities, ways to fix the gaps and why change is needed.
BioSpace’s Biopharma Job Market Report reveals early signs of recovery for 2026. A rise in job postings, a surge in contract roles and strong M&A and IPO activity point to future hiring growth and shifts in hiring strategy.
Now Hiring
Looking for a new role in and around San Francisco? Check out these companies hiring across all disciplines.
Biopharmas that announced Series B financing this year and are looking for employees as they grow include two companies that received $100 million or more. One has partnerships with three Big Pharmas.
Looking for a job in Boston? Here’s a list of 7 companies on BioSpace currently hiring biopharma roles in Boston–plus a few more hiring in Waltham and Weston.
Career Advice
Controlling CEOs, manipulative middle managers and high-performing jerks can damage employees’ trust in employers and motivate them to hit the job market. Kaye/Bassman’s Michael Pietrack discusses the problematic behaviors executives must watch for in the workplace.
THE LATEST
Looking for a research and development job? Check out the BioSpace list of 12 companies hiring life sciences professionals like you.
BioSpace has revealed its new 2026 Hotbed Maps, showcasing seven regional life sciences hot spots.
In this bonus episode, BioSpace’s Vice President of Marketing Chantal Dresner and Careers Editor Angela Gabriel take a look at Q4 job market performance and what it signals for 2026.
BioSpace’s 2025 Q4 U.S. Life Sciences Job Market update highlights early signs of stabilization in biopharma hiring, with modest gains in job postings, slowing layoffs, and cautiously improving sentiment heading into 2026.
Less than six months after cutting 20% of its employees, Vedanta Biosciences has again laid off staff. According to one affected staffer, half of the Cambridge, Massachusetts–based biotech’s workforce is being cut while most of the rest are furloughed.
Venture funds attending the J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference said mounting funding pressures and Chinese competition have sharpened their focus on leadership qualities, from regulatory expertise and industry experience to the ability to scale—or step aside—as companies mature.
Looking for a manufacturing job? Check out the BioSpace list of 11 companies hiring life sciences professionals like you.
The past year saw manufacturing challenges pushed into the spotlight. BioSpace spoke to two executives who shared key issues facing those working in this area, from finding the right providers to dealing with regulatory uncertainty.
Johnson & Johnson’s second facility in Wilson, North Carolina, is part of a $55 billion push to make all advanced medicines used in the U.S. domestically.
While there had been hope layoffs would slow down in 2025, they continued at a fast pace, affecting even more people than in 2024, based on BioSpace tallies.