Addressing biopharma’s manufacturing talent gap may require building a new image

A rebranding of biopharmaceutical manufacturing as a career, and a rethink of the educational programs that feed the field, could help address a growing talent crunch.

Positions across all stages of the drug manufacturing process, from technicians to process development and analytical engineers, ranked at or near the top of the hardest jobs to fill in interviews with biopharma executives BioCentury conducted as part of its annual Back to School package, which this year focused on talent needs across the industry...