Hiring in Life Sciences Up Globally

Life sciences hiring in the third quarter was up, according to the ZRG Partners Global Life Science Hiring Index. But unless workers were employed in Europe, Asia or Africa, they probably didn’t notice; the Americas actually saw a decrease in hiring that bucked the otherwise positive global trend.

Asia Pacific drove a 20 percent increase in hiring, while Europe/Middle East/Africa pushed a 10 percent hiring increase in the life sciences industry in Q3. The Americas saw a 2 percent decline in hiring. The index shows the good news in the Americas stemming from a 23 percent increase in hiring in life sciences research and development; all other work roles – sales and marketing, IT, finance, general and executive – saw drops in Q3 hiring.

Pharma, biotechnology and medical device and supply helped push the hiring increases, but outsourcing and services showed flat hiring.

See the entire article at Mass High Tech.

...

NOTE: Article text has been summarized. Click here for the entire post.

Pharma Companies Bring in Big Investments

  Research companies are getting large investments, but are they hiring?

It appears pharma companies in Philadelphia are bringing in big investments...

Last week, TetraLogic Pharmaceuticals Corp., of Malvern, said it raised $32 million in its latest financing, which was led by Clarus Ventures L.L.C., of Cambridge, Mass.

Other investors included Amgen Ventures , of San Diego; Hatteras Venture Partners, of Durham, N.C.; HealthCare Ventures L.L.C., of Princeton; Posted By Rich Kneece.
Other posts in the Job and Hiring Trends category.

Tags: Hiring  Investment  Jobs  Pharmaceutical  Research  Trends