How to Attract Differently-Abled New Hires
It’s 2022, and that means taking your traditional pharmaceutical business practices and implanting ways to be more inclusive. One way to achieve this is to hire differently-abled people. But how can you go about doing this? Below, PharmaDiversity.com shares effective ways to transform your hiring strategy to...
5 Questions to Ask Before Seeking That Pharma Job Promotion
Good pharmaceutical jobs are not always easy to find. Once you get in, promotions are equally hard to come by. But does that mean you should jump at every opportunity to get promoted? Not necessarily. Promotions are good, but they are not always sunshine and roses. Promotions...
Why You Need More Than a Degree to Work in Pharma or Biotech
Pharmaceutical and biotech job boards list thousands of available positions from across the country. Individual posts offer job descriptions, qualifications, and more. Yet they often don’t express the fact that possessing a degree doesn’t guarantee being hired. A lot of jobs in pharma and biotech...
Samsung Announcement Signals New Direction for Biotech Jobs
The pharmaceutical and biotech sectors have been shedding jobs so far this year. Massachusetts is one of the hardest hit states to date. As for why it is happening, there is plenty of speculation. But overshadowing the industry’s bad news is a recent announcement from Samsung outlining plans to invest...
Is Chicago Poised to Become the Next Biotech Hub?
As things currently stand, a lot of the best biotech jobs are found on the coasts. Biotech job seekers are applying with companies in Boston, San Francisco, and San Diego. But now, industry leaders are looking at what could potentially become the next biotech hub:...
Tips for Successfully Using a Pharmaceutical Job Board
Scouring a pharmaceutical job board in search of the perfect position can be a daunting task. Gone are the days of opening a newspaper and finding a few dozen jobs you could apply for at your leisure. These days, a typical job board offers thousands...
Healthcare Hiring Woes Affecting Big Pharma Too
It is no secret that the healthcare industry is in need of all sorts of workers. From doctors to nurses and technicians, there are not enough people to fill open positions. Truth be told, the situation isn’t unique to jobs involved in direct patient care....
What’s the Difference Between Pharma/Biotech and CRO Employment?
Our postings for pharmaceutical and biotech jobs may include employment opportunities with contact research organizations (CROs). Though the jobs often qualify as pharmaceutical and biotech jobs from a technical standpoint, the industry draws a clear distinction between CROs and companies of the other two types....
Orphan Drugs: What Are They and How Do They Impact Big Pharma?
There is a little-known class of drugs that many people in the pharmaceutical industry don’t know about. It is a class of drugs that is gradually having a bigger impact on the pharmaceutical, biotech, and healthcare industries. What is it? Orphan drugs. You can be...
Applying with a Biotech Startup: 5 Questions to Ask Yourself
A constantly changing biotech sector can make looking for a new job somewhat dicey. Biotech jobs with seasoned companies offer enough variables on their own. Jobs at startups add more uncertainty to the mix. By definition, startups are new companies just getting into the game,...