Job Trends
It was a relatively quiet week for clinical trial announcements, but there were a few standouts. Read on for more.
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
Biotech and pharma companies make appointments to strengthen executive teams, with moves at Sanofi, Forma, Orchard, CLSA, Sangamo, and more.
Recipharm has announced that its 2018 International Environmental Award will be presented to Dr. Bryan Brooks, Distinguished Professor in Environmental Science and Biomedical Studies at Baylor University in Waco, Texas.
Arizona is not exactly the first place one thinks of when it comes to the life sciences. But, like many states and municipalities, Arizona and Phoenix, Arizona, are working hard to grow the life science industry. According to AZBio, bioscience companies in Arizona employed 25,686 people in 2016 in 1,310 individual businesses.
For years, the biggest employers of science and engineering PhDs has been academic institutions. For example, according to the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF)’s biennial Survey of Doctoral Recipients, academia employed 11 percent more PhDs than the private sector in 1997.
Biotech and pharma companies make changes to their executive leadership teams, with moves at Sandoz, PAREXEL, FSD, Karuna, Precision Bio, and more.
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Neos Therapeutics, Inc. today announced that it will report its fourth quarter and year-end 2018 financial results prior to the opening of U.S. financial markets on Thursday, March 14, 2019.
Perhaps the biggest mover and shaker announcement this week was the unexpected resignation of Scott Gottlieb, commissioner of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Gottlieb will leave his post later this month to spend more time with his family.
Neos Therapeutics, Inc. today announced that Jerry McLaughlin, Chief Executive Officer of Neos Therapeutics, will present a company overview at the upcoming Cowen & Co. 39th Annual Health Care Conference on Wednesday, March 13, 2019 at 11:20 a.m. ET in Boston, MA.
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