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Skills crisis looming in pharma, says report
June 6, 2014Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Jobs, career, life sciences, medcity, pharma, skills
More than half of life sciences employers expect to face a serious shortage of experienced job applicants in the coming …
Roche poised to get even bigger in biomanufacturing
October 15, 2013Manufacturing and Production Jobs, Merck, Roche, cuts
Roche plans to invest a massive 800 million Swiss francs ($882m) over the next five years to increase manufacturing capacity …
Merck axes 8,500 more jobs
October 2, 2013Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Jobs, Merck, R&D, cuts
Merck to shut New Jersey campus, shedding 113 jobs
August 8, 2013Manufacturing and Production Jobs, Merck, Schering-Plough, cuts
Merck & Co has followed through with an earlier threat to close down its manufacturing operations at Kenilworth, New Jersey. …
Sanofi to cut 900 jobs in France
September 26, 2012Research and Development Jobs, Sanofi, pharma job cuts, restructuring
Sanofi is to cut 900 jobs in its French operations by 2015 – fewer than expected after widespread speculation this …
The ex-CEO’s Job Blog – part 2
September 13, 2012Sales and Marketing Jobs, careers, interviews, the ex-CEO's job blog
Would you believe everything a used car salesman tells you? Of course not. So why do so many people accept …
The ex-CEO’s Job Blog – part 1
September 3, 2012Medical Communications David Barratt, Jobs, careers, pharma jobs, restructuring, the ex-CEO's job blog
I have seen a lot in my healthcare career. Been round the block more than twice, as they say. I …
Pfizer Sandwich site sold to private consortium
August 3, 2012Business Services, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Jobs, Pfizer, R&D, Sandwich, cuts
The Sandwich Discovery Park in Kent has found new owners, 18 months after Pfizer decided to pull out from the …
Pfizer to retain an extra 300 jobs at Sandwich site
November 8, 2011Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development Jobs, Pfizer, Sandwich
Pfizer will now keep up to 650 jobs at its R&D site in Sandwich, Kent, according to news reports. The …
R&D jobs in emerging markets – leaders wanted
September 29, 2011Business Services, Research and Development Jobs, careers, pharma jobs
The globalisation of pharmaceutical research and development is creating a wave of job opportunities in emerging markets such as India …
Pfizer’s CRO plans for Sandwich will have limited impact
March 15, 2011Business Services, Research and Development Jobs, Kent, Pfizer, Sandwich, job cuts
Pfizer’s efforts to attract contract research organisations to take over part of its Sandwich research site will only benefit a …
Leading universities sound alarm over UK research
February 2, 2011Research and Development Jobs, Pfizer, Sandwich, universities
Cuts to government funding for research in universities have been condemned by the UK’s top centres of learning. The government …
Roche set to cut 4,800 jobs worldwide
November 17, 2010Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Jobs, Roche, avastin, cuts, taspoglutide
Roche’s ‘Operational Excellence’ programme will see it cut 6% of its global workforce over the next two years. The initiative …
Skills council for pharma
August 11, 2009Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Jobs, training
The UK pharmaceutical sector is set to get its own body dedicated to identifying and addressing key skills issues. A …
UK worst hit in Europe by pharma industry cutbacks
March 5, 2009Business Services, Sales and Marketing Jobs
The pharmaceutical industry's prolonged and painful period of restructuring looks set to continue, and UK pharma is thought to be …
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