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Second-quarter biotech job picture

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In the second quarter of 2013, the number of advertised biotech and pharma sector jobs fell slightly in the three job databases tracked by Nature Biotechnology (Tables 1 and 2). Compared with the previous quarter (Nat. Biotechnol. 31, 465, 2013), listings for the top 25 biotech companies dipped on Monster, LinkedIn and Naturejobs. Pharma company listings were more mixed, staying almost identical on Monster while increasing by 59% on LinkedIn and decreasing by more than 90% on Naturejobs, respectively. Of special note this quarter was the first appearance in these databases of two Asian companies. Bangalore, India–based Biocon posted 10 open positions and WuXi PharmaTech of Shanghai, China, posted 25 open positions on LinkedIn's job board, making it the most utilized database among the top 25 biotechs, with all but 3 of the companies represented.

Table 1 Who's hiring? Advertised openings at the 25 largest biotech companies
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Table 2 Advertised job openings at the ten largest pharma companies
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In May, gene therapy developer GenVec (Gaithersburg, MD, USA) announced that its board had approved a plan to dissolve the company and liquidate its assets after reporting a 47% year-over-year drop in annual revenue for 2012. The company plans to distribute all remaining cash to shareholders after liabilities and other company obligations are paid.

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Francisco, M. Second-quarter biotech job picture. Nat Biotechnol 31, 766 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1038/nbt.2660

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