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Much has been made of the expected qualified personnel shortages in the biotech industry over the next decade, but there are some functional areas which already are experiencing these shortages.  They include:

 

Biostatisticians

Nurses for Clinical Research and Science Liaison roles.

Medical Affairs Management

Certified Project Managers

 

Biostatisticians seem to be in particularly high demand at this time and I believe that this demand will only increase in the coming years. 

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  • 1 point 3 years ago

    Is math important in the life sciences? Pfizer definitely thinks so. Over five years, Pfizer will be funding a series of professional biostatistics seminars for Rutgers graduate students and faculty. Pfizer aims to invest in highly qualified statisticians so they can better serve the life sciences industry where pharmaceutical companies already employ hundreds of PhD statisticians in all stages of drug development. Read more here: http://www.biospace.com/news_story.aspx?StoryId=33350