Much has been written in the past year about the “Great Resignation.” Quantitative ranks (data scientists, biostatistics, bioinformatics professionals) have been among the hardest hit in this wave. Spurred by the pandemic, this undeniable trend has forced pharmaceutical, biotech, and healthcare companies to develop new strategies to attract and retain their valuable quant talent. Leaders…
Thomas Edison had a very specific and peculiar way of interviewing research assistants for his labs. He’d invite candidates out for a meal and then order soup for the table. The reason for this soup test was that the famous inventor wanted to see if the applicants added salt and pepper before tasting what was…
Quantitative professionals – including data scientists – are inundated with inquiries from recruiters. Many of the people that we interviewed report that they are presented with at least one new job opportunity per week and some weeks they get 2 or 3. As a result, they tend to tune out the vast majority of the…
In the post-COVID world, location is not as important as it once was since most companies have adapted to a virtual workforce among their hard-to-recruit and talent groups. That said, there are still many who look for local talent. In addition, it is at the very least interesting to see the talent distribution by location…
This graph shows the number of quant professionals that work in the bio/health space in the United States based on their career levels. The groups are divided into 5-year increments and represent professionals who work across data science, bioinformatics, and biostatistics – a total of approx 18,000 workers. These workers are currently employed in…
