Growing Range Of Jobs For Life Sciences Professionals
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The UK’s life sciences sector is continuing to grow, with a wider variety of roles available to those in the profession, new research has shown.
Bdaily reported on the figures from research by the Association of Professional Staffing Companies (APSCo) and Vacancysoft, which revealed that demand for professionals in the country’s life sciences sector increased by 25 per cent in 2019.
What’s more, there are a growing variety of opportunities for those in this industry. Although pharmaceutical companies still account for the majority of positions, growth of 35 per cent was recorded in the number of roles in biotechnology firms.
Meanwhile, the number of vacancies in clinical research organisations also climbed by 25 per cent this year, compared to 2018.
Research and development (R&D), as well as quality assurance, were named as two of the areas with the biggest increase in hiring.
Chief executive of APSCo Ann Swain commented: “The UK life sciences sector is the most productive in the G7, and it’s encouraging to see that the government is fully committed to supporting its growth and by default, jobs in the sector.”
James Chaplin, CEO of Vacancysoft, added that the country’s life sciences industry contributes more than £70 billion to the UK’s economy annually, as well as supporting over 240,000 jobs.
Earlier this month, BioCity’s Life Science Start-Up Report revealed that there has been “unprecedented growth” for companies in the sector in the last five years, thanks in part to changes to the sector’s funding landscape.
In the past five years, there has been a four-fold increase in investment in early-stage ventures, compared to the previous five year period.
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