Ireland’s life sciences industry is enjoying a record year of recruitment as it recovers from the effects of the pandemic and strengthens its reputation as a global pharmaceutical hub, according to new research.
How are scientific vacancies in Irish life sciences faring in 2021? Hiring for which function is showing a surprise surge in demand? For these and other insights in the Irish life sciences sector, download our report.
Key take-aways:
In the 12-month period ended 31 May 2017 the Life Sciences industry had virtually the same number (i.e. 99.9%) of vacancies for staff in the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland as in the previous 12-month period.
In contrast to the 12-month period ended 31 May 2016, which had a flat trend in vacancy change, the last 12 months displayed a distinctly downwards trend.
The largest difference between the 12-month periods under review was in January 2017, which had 19% fewer newly announced openings than January 2016.