Job Trends
Year-over-year BioSpace data show there were fewer job postings live on the website in the fourth quarter of 2024, and the decrease was higher than the third quarter’s drop.
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
Over the past several years, The Lone Star State has been growing in significance as a life sciences hub. Now the industry is flocking to Hays County and its Innovation Corridor.
Several biopharma companies are closing out the month of April with expansions to facilities, including a $3 billion investment to develop next-generation life science ecosystems.
Moderna has made the official request to the FDA to approve its COVID-19 for use in children ages 6 months to 5 years. Moderna also announced the location of its first non-U.S. mRNA manufacturing facility.
Seagen, Inc. and NovoCure Ltd. have each announced plans to open new facilities in the coming years, expanding local employment opportunities and respective presences in the biotech industry.
The new building will suit multiple life sciences industry segments, including biopharma, medtech, agroscience and more.
Heat Biologics announced a new development underway in its partnership with Scorpion Biological Services to develop a manufacturing facility in Manhattan, Kansas.
With Spring comes new beginnings, and companies within the biopharmaceutical industry are blossoming with fresh ventures. Here are some of them:
Merck strengthened its HPV vaccines manufacturing capacity with the expansion of its facility in Elkton, Virginia. Also, an additional 150 new jobs are created.
Dozens of life sciences companies are relocating to accommodate more employees and production capacities.
As we closed the books on year two of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Life Sciences market set records as the strongest in history.