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Ten biopharmas have cut or plan to cut 4,062 plant roles, almost half of them at BioNTech. Teva added a Fairfield, NJ closure this week, even as Merck’s new Virginia plant could add 500+ jobs.
Read the full story →LENZ is cutting about 75% of staff to focus on consumer marketing, with its CEO stepping down. Molecular Partners plans to remove up to 44% of positions as it narrows to radiopharmaceuticals.
Read the full story →Biopharma postings in New York are up 109% in a year. Regeneron has about 300 openings, and the rest lean towards MSLs, territory managers and manufacturing roles.
Read the full story →Three former Big Pharma staff told BioSpace how their exits went: one heard the news at home, one found out on LinkedIn after their Teams access failed, and one is still searching more than a year on.
Read the full story →27 companies cut 2,568 people, about 90% fewer than a year ago and the lowest quarter since BioSpace started tracking. New Jersey was hit hardest.
Read the source →Tango is cutting 14%, mostly research staff. EyePoint is halving its workforce, Foghorn is cutting 40%, and GSK plans 1,200+ cuts in Belgium.
Read the source →GSK is putting $800M into biologics production in Pennsylvania, creating 300+ jobs.
Read the source →Biopharma postings have risen for three quarters in a row, and biotech R&D postings were up 42% year on year in June.
Read the source →Applications per job have more than doubled since 2022, while recruiting teams are 55% smaller, according to Greenhouse. AI “apply to everything” tools are a big part of it.
Read the source →R&D is the top target for 49% of biopharma job seekers, followed by technology roles. Hard-to-fill roles are still regulatory, quality, AI/bioinformatics, and commercial leaders with real domain depth.
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