BioNetwork’s Doug Drabble says there are jobs throughout the state, though workers won’t always relocate to take them.
from: PharmaManufacturing.com
By Paul Thomas, Senior Editor
Like in many areas of the U.S., the Life Sciences job market in North Carolina is looking up. There has been a notable increase in new people joining the workforce in the state, says Doug Drabble, director of North Carolina’s BioNetwork, which works with community colleges and Life Sciences manufacturers to train workers. “If someone is willing to relocate somewhere else in the state, we can usually put them in touch with five or six companies that are hiring.”
The openings are coming as manufacturers and other life sciences companies are expanding and newly locating to the area. In addition, says Drabble, workers—middle managers, supervisors, floor operators, and maintenance professionals—are retiring. “You are seeing an attrition out of those groups,” he says. A good amount of what Drabble calls backfilling is taking place—employees at higher positions retiring, resulting in a cascade of internal promotions, leaving mostly entry-level positions open.
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