Job Trends
Job postings in California took a dip in December during the holiday period, but activity is expected to pick up in January.
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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Earlier this month, Catalent announced plans to add 500–600 jobs in Bloomington, Ind., one of its Moderna and Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine manufacturing sites.
Although California is already a well-known hotbed for science and technology, the pandemic still precipitated a surge of activity in the life sciences industry.
The project will be one of the largest construction projects in North Carolina, with about 2 million sq. ft. of space. It is expected to bring in 725 new jobs in Wake County over the next five years.
It was yet another busy week for clinical trial announcements. Take a look.
The scenery will continue to change for GlaxoSmithKline as the company’s planned demerger looms on the horizon. On Monday, GSK gave a glimpse of where the companies will call home post-split.
It was a busy week for clinical trial news. Here’s a look.
As the city rapidly develops as a biopharma hub, wet lab space is rapidly dwindling.
Reports emerged late Wednesday afternoon that Merck emerged as the winning suitor with a deal valued at about $11 billion.
There was still some carryover from the European Society of Medical Oncology Congress 2021, but there was plenty of other clinical trial news last week. Here’s a look.
With a conference the size of ESMO, it’s impossible to cover all the exciting news, but here are many of the highlights. Here’s a look.