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THE DIGEST OF BIOTECH JOB

TRENDS IN MASSACHUSETTS

QUARTERLY LIFE SCIENCES

JOB MARKET REPORT:

Q4 2017

About the 3-Month Report

MassBioEd produces a 3-Month Report on biopharmaceutical job trends each quarter of the year. The report compares job

listings for the most current three-month period with job listings for the same three-month period of the previous year to

determine underlying trends in job listings.

About the MassBioEd Foundation

MassBioEd’s mission is to build a sustainable life sciences workforce in the region through educational programs that inspire

and propel students, engage and excite teachers, and illuminate the pathway from classroom to careers.

About The Digest of Biotech Jobs Trends in Massachusetts

The Quarterly Report is a part of MassBioEd’s ongoing Digest of Biotech Jobs Trends in Massachusetts, which also includes

Briefs, a Medical Device Snapshot, and an annual Job Trends Forecast. The Briefs present basic data and analysis on particular

aspects of biopharma industry job trends.

The objectives in publishing the Briefs is to provide basic information about job listings trends, skills required of candidates,

and prevalence of degree requirements for high trending occupations. The Annual Job Trends Forecast is intended to provide

greater insight based on additional study in these areas.

Acknowledgements

The primary researcher and author of the 3-Month Report is Mark Bruso, Manager of Labor Market Research, under the

direction of MassBioEd Foundation Executive Director, Peter Abair. Erica Dickinson, Product Support Manager at Burning

Glass, provided able assistance to the MassBioEd research team in effectively using data from Burning Glass Technologies.

MassBio, the industry council serving the biopharmaceutical community of the Massachusetts region, provided support for

this series and MassBioEd’s ongoing job trends initiative.

For more MassBioEd job trends analysis, visit MassBioEd.org/Job_Trends.

For inquiries, please email Mark Bruso, Manager of Labor Market Research, at [email protected].

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ABOUT THE REPORT

MassBioEd.org/Job_Trends

mailto:[email protected]

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Employment Overview 4

Monthly Listings 5

Top Occupations 6

Regional Breakdown 7

Top Employers By Region 8

Data Tables 12

Appendix 24

Life Sciences Industry Employment

56,730

71,519

MONTHLY EMPLOYMENT, MA LIFE SCIENCES INDUSTRY, Q1 2011 – Q1 2017

First Time Crossing:70,000 jobs – May 2017 (19 months)65,000 jobs – Oct. 2015 (21 months)60,000 jobs – Jan. 2014 (70 months)55,000 jobs – March 2008

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YEARLY GROWTH 2012: +0.8% 2013: +2.0% 2014: +4.8% 2015: +4.0% 2016: +5.1%

Life Sciences Openings, Q4 20172

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In both raw totals and adjusted totals* of job openings (at left), the life sciences industry in MA has been decelerating at the about the same rate for the past two years.

In Q4, total job listings

declined by -21.3%, while adjusted job listings

declined by -10.7%, year-over-year.

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Life Sciences Openings, Q4 2017

Top Occupations By Listings Q4 2017 ∆ From Trend

Medical Scientist 453 -25%

Researcher / Research Associate 187 -38%

Chemist 163 -13%

Administrative Manager 156 -17%

Office / Administrative Assistant 110 -2%

Chemical / Process Engineer 109 -49%

Marketing Manager 100 15%

Healthcare Administrator 95 -23%

Biologist 91 -38%

Business Development / Sales Manager 87 -21%

Medical Director 79 -11%

Clinical Research Coordinator / Manager 79 -12%

Project Manager 73 -21%

Laboratory Technician 69 -17%

Quality Control Analyst 69 -41%

Sales Representative 68 -28%

Software Developer / Engineer 67 -32%

Program Manager 65 -21%

Biological Technician 62 -17%

Laboratory Technologist 59 5%

Natural Science Research Manager 55 5%

Compliance Manager 54 -17%

Human Resources / Labor Relations Specialist 53 -4%

Biostatistician 52 -38%

Operations Manager / Supervisor 48 -1%

Listings for STEM openings in the life sciences industry in Massachusetts declined -26% year-over-year in Q4 2017.

At left, many of the top occupations by listings in Q4 were STEM openings, which accounted for 54% of all listings in the quarter. They were measured against their preceding 12-month trend.

STEM-related positions that grew much faster in Q4 than their quarterly average from the past year were Clinical Data Managers (+78%), Computer Scientists (+57%), Mechanical Engineers (+20%), Lab Technologists (+5%), Research Managers (+5%), and Biomedical Engineers (+2%).

This was against a backdrop of widespread declines in job openings for most openings.

At left, occupations with much lower or higher changes than average are highlighted.

If you are from Industry, join our Skills Advisory Group! MassBioEd depends on input from industry experts in our Skills Advisory Group

to interpret workforce data and provide guidance on skills needed for jobs in the industry.

If you are from Higher Education, join our Higher Education Steering Council! MassBioEd requires feedback from our educational and

training partners so that the reports we produce best reflect the information most vital to the alignment of their curricula and learning

outcomes with workforce needs.

For more information, please contact Mark Bruso at [email protected] or 617.674.5131.

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Year-Over-Year Job Listings Growth, Non-STEM Occupations & STEM Occupations, Q4 2017

Non-STEM Occupations STEM Occupations

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Top Employers By STEM Listings, Q4 2017

In Boston/ Cambridge, Q4 STEM occupational job listings (60% of region’s total) were dominated by a mix of large companies and research universities, and hospitals.

The South & Cape had, by a large margin, the lowest percentage of STEM listings (20%) out of total listings. Q4 had much fewer STEM openings than what has been documented in recent quarters.

TOP EMPLOYERS, 2017, ALL JOBS (by listings)Takeda (1,204) MGH (1,028) Biogen (919)Pfizer (810) Novartis (726) Sanofi Genzyme (572)Dana Farber (440) Partners Healthcare (344) Harvard U. (336)

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Complete list of employers, and map of regions begins on Page 12

TOP EMPLOYERS, 2017, ALL JOBS (by listings)Merck (163) Cardinal Health (97) Life Technologies (63)C.C. Healthcare (37) Collegium (28) Upsher Smith Labs (22)Quest Diagnostics (21) Integra (19) Oxford Immunotec (17)


During Q4 , approximately one-half of all job listings for STEM-related positions were at four companies in the NE region – Pfizer, Abbott Labs, Merck, and Life Technologies.

Metrowest continues to be the the least concentrated region for STEM listings in Q4 2017. Shire listed the most openings within the region during that time, followed by AstraZeneca.

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TOP EMPLOYERS, 2017, ALL JOBS (by listings)Pfizer (562) Merck (455) Life Technologies (173)Abbott Labs (103) Parexel (69) Charles River Labs (56)Lahey Health (42) EMD Serono (31) Cardinal Health (27)

TOP EMPLOYERS, 2017, ALL JOBS (by listings)Shire (405) Sanofi Genzyme (318) Alkermes (202)Sunovion (187) PerkinElmer (179) Life Technologies (166)Quest Diagnostics (158) Biogen (144) AstraZeneca (130)


Nearly half of the total STEM listings in Central Mass. During Q4 2017 were at four organizations –AbbVie, UMass Medical School, and Pfizer, and Bristol-Myers Squibb.

The smallest region by size, Western MA saw their biotech-related STEM openings occur primarily at local universities or hospitals.

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TOP EMPLOYERS, 2017, ALL JOBS (by listings)B-M Squibb (200) Pfizer (181) AbbVie (134)UMass Medical (118) Sanofi Genzyme (105) Lab Corp. (76)Danaher Corp. (57) Charles River Labs (46) UMass Memorial (35)

TOP EMPLOYERS, 2017, ALL JOBS (by listings)Baystate Health (79) UMass Amherst (55) Cardinal Health (16)Berkshire M.C. (15) Sisters of Prov. (13) Smith College (12)Abbott Labs (6) AstraZeneca (6) Lab Corp. (5)


At left are the leading companies in Q4 by their statewide job listings for all job types. Unsurprisingly, companies with large operations in Cambridge lead the way – Takeda, Biogen, Sanofi Genzyme, and others.

For STEM openings, generally the same organizations topped the list. Research hospitals and universities generally had a higher share of STEM openings than biotech companies –MGH and Partners lead the way.

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DATA TABLESTop Regional Employers By STEM Listings, Q4 2017

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Central Region ListingsAbbVie 25UMass Medical School 19Pfizer 10Bristol-Myers Squibb 8Danaher Corporation 8UMass Memorial Healthcare 8Charles River Company 6IDEXX Laboratories 5Sanofi Genzyme 4Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center 2Drs Technologies Incorporated 2Ipg Photonics Corporation 2Sciex 2Tufts University 2Alexion Pharmaceuticals 1Alpha Analytical 1Astrazeneca 1Baptist Health 1Foremost Laboratories 1Heywood Hospital 1Iphotonics 1Laboratory Corporation of America 1Lakepharma, Inc 1Leica Biosystems 1Quest Diagnostics 1

South & Cape Region ListingsCape Cod Healthcare 4

Cardinal Health 3

Corbus 3

Integra Life Sciences 3

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center 2

Collegium 2

Agfa Gevaert 1

Alpha Analytical 1

Astrazeneca 1

Cape Cod Hospital 1

Integer Holdings 1

Integrated Statistics 1

Life Technologies 1

Merck & Company 1

Organogenesis 1

Oxford 1

Pfizer 1

Qualitest 1

The Marine Biological Laboratory 1

Ul Llc 1

Underwriters Laboratories Incorporated 1

University of Massachusetts 1

UMass Medical School 1

Upsher Smith Laboratories 1


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Metrowest Region ListingsShire 37

Astrazeneca 22

Cardinal Health 19

Sanofi Genzyme 18

Life Technologies 15

Parexel 11

Sunovion 10

Nova Biomedical 8

PerkinElmer 8

Biogen 7

Icon Clinical Research 7

Instrumentation Laboratory 6

Karyopharm Therapeutics 5

Lincoln Laboratory 5

Mclean Hospital 5

Merck & Company 5

Hologic 4

Amag Pharmaceuticals 3

Massachusetts General Hospital 3

Partners Healthcare 3

T2 Biosystems 3

Tetraphase Pharmaceuticals 3

Alkermes 2

Ascent 2

Astellas Pharma 2

Bentley University 2

Dana Farber Cancer Institute 2

Epharmasolutions 2

Hirelifescience, Llc 2

Lancaster Laboratories 2

Ocular Therapeutix 2

Pulmatrix Incorporated 2

Quest Diagnostics 2

A123 Systems 1

Acorda Therapeutics Incorporated 1

Angiodynamics 1

Anika Therapeutics 1

Ascent Life Sciences 1


Biotie Therapies 1

Bioverativ 1

Boston Heart Diagnostics 1

Brandeis University 1

Bristol-Myers Squibb 1

Danaher Corporation 1

Doble Engineering Company 1

Dps Engineering 1

Hyde Engineering Consulting 1

Metrowest Region (continued) ListingsKala Pharmaceuticals 1

Massachusetts Institute of Technology 1

Medtronic 1

Mettler Toledo 1

Newton Wellesley Hospital 1

Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education 1

Pfizer 1

Research Triangle Institute 1

Selecta Biosciences 1

Syndax 1

Talent Retriever Llc 1

The Wirb Copernicus Group 1

Thermo Fisher Scientific 1

United Therapeutics Corporation 1

Wellesley College 1

West Region ListingsBaystate Health 11UMass Amherst 10Cardinal Health 4Novartis 2Smith College 2Abbott Laboratories 1Alfasigma USA 1Avista Pharma 1Berkshire Medical Center 1Danaher Corporation 1Mount Holyoke College 1Teva Pharmaceuticals 1


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Boston/Cambridge Region ListingsMassachusetts General Hospital 255

Takeda 148


Biogen 97

Pfizer 79

Sanofi Genzyme 56


Boston University 51

Harvard University 50

Merck & Company 48

Novartis 45

Alexion 28

Vertex 25

Celgene 23

Amgen 20

AbbVie 16


Ironwood 13

Bluebird 12

Boston Children's Hospital 12



Tufts Medical Center 10

Astrazeneca 9

Shc 9

Tufts University 9

Abbott Laboratories 8

Shire 8

Intellia Therapeutics 7

Life Technologies 7

Northeastern University 7

Semma Therapeutics 7

Draper Laboratory 7


Agios Pharmaceuticals 6

Akebia Therapeutics 6

Draper Laboratory 5


New England Herc 5

Hirelifescience, Llc 4

Hntb 4

Joslin Diabetes Center 4

Jounce Therapeutics 4

Benjamin Franklin Institute Of Technology 3

Blueprint Medicines Corporation 3

Boston Medical Center 3

Crispr Therapeutics Ag 3

Epm Scientific 3

Boston/Cambridge Region (continued) ListingsParexel 3

Ra Pharmaceuticals 3

Sage Therapeutics 3

Teva Pharmaceuticals 3

Broad Institute 2

Cardinal Health 2

Charles River Analytics 2

Eli Lilly 2

Flexion Therapeutics 2

Foremost Laboratories 2

Glaxosmithkline 2

Hhmi 2

Human Services Research Institute 2

Integra Lifesciences 2

PerkinElmer 2

Pharmaceutical Calibrations & Instrumentation 2

Sarepta Therapeutics 2

Spectraforce 2

Suffolk University 2

Syros Pharmaceuticals 2

Abs Incorporated 1

Agilent Technologies 1

Akcea Therapeutics 1

Alexander Group 1

Alpha Net Consulting Llc 1

Als 1

Array Biopharma 1

Avrio Group 1

Axcella Health, Inc 1

Bmc Company 100 1

Boehringer Ingelheim 1

Boston Health Economics 1

Braskem 1

Bsg Team Ventures 1

Cambridge Health Alliance 1

Canon Virginia Incorporated 1

Caraco Pharmaceutical Laboratories 1

Charles Stark Draper Laboratory 1

Clinlinks 1

Covance Incorporated 1

Editas Medicine 1

Efron Consulting 1

Emerson College 1

Engineering 1

Erm Group 1

Exosome Diagnostics 1

Generations Family Health Center 1

Juniper Pharmaceuticals 1


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Boston/Cambridge Region (continued) ListingsKalvista Pharmaceuticals 1Lexicon Pharmaceuticals 1Lilly 1Longford & Company 1

Maxisit 1Mcphs University 1Medimmune 1

Medpace Incorporated 1

Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center 1Mersana Therapeutics 1Nimbus Therapeutics 1Novocure 1Nuprobe 1Orchard Therapeutics 1Oxford International 1Parkwood International 1Physical Sciences Incorporated 1Planet Pharma 1Quintiles 1Raytheon 1Regeneron 1S&R Resources 1Sequence 1Softworld 1Sun Pharmaceutical Industries 1The Kemtah Group 1Ul Llc 1Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical 1UMass Boston 1Va Boston Health Care System 1Valeant Pharmaceuticals 1Vida International 1Vindy 1Wsit 1

North Region ListingsPfizer 46Abbott Laboratories 44Merck & Company 41Life Technologies 23Lahey Clinic 15Lahey Health 10Amgen 6Charles River Company 6Danaher Corporation 6Cardinal Health 4EMD Serono 4Integrated Project Services 4Parexel 4Sun Pharmaceuticals 4HNTB 3Integra Lifesciences 3Lantheus Medical Imaging 3Thermo Fisher Scientific 3Abiomed 2Amec 2Hire Life Science 2Integrated Resources 2Merrimack College 2North Shore Medical Center 2PerkinElmer 2Sarepta Therapeutics 2Aequor Healthcare Services 1Cambridge Isotope Laboratories 1Charm Sciences 1Cutis Pharma 1Dps 1Epm Scientific 1Flexion Therapeutics 1Highres Biosolutions 1Insulet Corporation 1Ipura Consulting Group, Llc 1Lancaster Laboratories 1Leica Biosystems 1Massachusetts General Hospital 1Meridian Bioscience Incorporated 1Mettler Toledo 1Nantero 1Pci Synthesis 1Shire 1Skyworks 1UMass Lowell 1

DATA TABLESTop Statewide Employers By Total Listings, Q4 2017

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Organization ListingsTakeda 289

Massachusetts General Hospital 286

Pfizer 233

Biogen 200

Merck & Company 198


Sanofi Genzyme 169



Shire 113

Cardinal Health 87

Alexion 85

Novartis 82




Parexel 55

AbbVie 54

Vertex 46

PerkinElmer 45

Astrazeneca 41

Amgen 41

Ironwood 34


Lahey Clinic 32



Sunovion 29

Celgene 28


Charles River Company 27


Baystate Health 19


Raytheon 18

Quest Diagnostics 18

Collegium 17



The Charles Stark Draper Laboratory 15

Bluebird 15

UMass Amherst 15




Lahey Health 13

Tufts University 13

New England Herc 12

Organization ListingsShc 12


UMass Memorial Healthcare 11

Alliance Healthcare Services 10

Cape Cod Healthcare 10

North Shore Medical Center 10




Mclean Hospital 9

Laboratory Corporation of America 9

Alkermes Incorporated 9

Boehringer Ingelheim 9

Bruker Company 9

Nova Biomedical 9

Baptist Health 9

The Marine Biological Laboratory 8



Hire Life Science 8

Intellia Therapeutics 8

Sun Pharmaceuticals 8


Draper Laboratory 8

Broad Institute 7

Bioverativ 7

Hntb 7


Hologic Incorporated 7

Epm Scientific 7

Newton Wellesley Hospital 6

Astellas Pharma 6


IDEXX Laboratories 6


Syros Pharmaceuticals 6

S&R Resources 6

Sage Therapeutics 6


EMD Serono 5


Corbus 5

Quintiles 5

Epharmasolutions 5


Union Of Concerned Scientists 5

Covance Incorporated 4

Integrated Project Services 4

DATA TABLESTop Statewide Employers By STEM Listings, Q4 2017

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Organization ListingsMassachusetts General Hospital 259


Takeda 148

Pfizer 137

Biogen 104

Merck & Company 95

Sanofi Genzyme 78





Novartis 47


Shire 46

AbbVie 41

Astrazeneca 33

Cardinal Health 32

Alexion 29

Amgen 26

Vertex 25

Celgene 23




Parexel 18


Lahey Clinic 15


Ironwood 13

Bluebird 12


Charles River Company 12

PerkinElmer 12

Baystate Health 11

Tufts University 11

Lahey Health 10

Sunovion 10


UMass Amherst 10


Shc 9

Hire Life Science 8


Nova Biomedical 8

UMass Memorial Healthcare 8


Hntb 7

Organization ListingsIntellia Therapeutics 7



The Charles Stark Draper Laboratory 7





Draper Laboratory 5

IDEXX Laboratories 5



Mclean Hospital 5

New England Herc 5

Sun Pharmaceuticals 5

Cape Cod Healthcare 4

EMD Serono 4

Epm Scientific 4

Hologic Incorporated 4

Integrated Project Services 4




Teva Pharmaceuticals 4


Benjamin Franklin Institute Of Technology 3


Boston Medical Center 3

Corbus 3

Crispr Therapeutics 3


Foremost Laboratories 3


Lantheus Medical Imaging 3

Quest Diagnostics 3

Ra Pharmaceuticals, Inc 3

Sage Therapeutics 3

T2 Biosystems 3

Tetraphase Pharmaceuticals 3

Abiomed 2

Alkermes 2

Alpha Analytical 2

Amec 2

Ascent 2

Astellas Pharma 2

Bentley University 2

Broad Institute 2

DATA TABLESTop Occupations, Q4 2017

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Occupations Q4 2017 Change vs. Trend Q4 2016 Q1 2017 Q2 2017 Q3 2017 AVGMedical Scientist 453 -24% 562 625 567 637 598

Researcher / Research Associate 187 -39% 346 299 308 278 308

Chemist 163 -15% 186 189 196 193 191

Administrative Manager 156 -17% 216 213 155 166 188

Office / Administrative Assistant 110 -1% 103 109 93 140 111

Chemical / Process Engineer 109 -49% 250 235 151 218 214

Marketing Manager 100 17% 97 82 80 81 85

Healthcare Administrator 95 -23% 125 122 106 142 124

Biologist 91 -39% 154 152 164 123 148

Business Development / Sales Manager 87 -21% 101 120 107 114 110

Medical Director 79 -11% 91 85 77 104 89

Clinical Research Coordinator / Manager 79 -16% 99 82 100 95 94

Project Manager 73 -21% 89 93 97 91 93

Laboratory Technician 69 -16% 96 74 96 62 82

Quality Control Analyst 69 -41% 110 121 122 112 116

Sales Representative 68 -31% 79 101 132 86 100

Software Developer / Engineer 67 -13% 59 79 76 95 77

Program Manager 65 -25% 82 103 77 84 87

Biological Technician 62 -17% 88 68 64 79 75

Laboratory Technologist 59 13% 51 56 62 40 52

Natural Science Research Manager 55 3% 62 59 29 63 53

Compliance Manager 54 -23% 62 82 53 85 71

Human Resources / Labor Relations Specialist 53 -4% 56 58 54 51 55

Biostatistician 52 -40% 88 102 78 78 87

Operations Manager / Supervisor 48 -5% 69 76 10 49 51

Systems Analyst 46 12% 42 54 34 34 41

Quality Control Systems Managers 46 -29% 68 66 53 70 64

Mechanical Engineer 45 34% 33 36 31 34 34

Product Manager 43 -28% 67 58 60 55 60

Regulatory Affairs Specialist 43 -5% 43 39 38 61 45

Financial Manager 40 -17% 46 55 55 38 49

Technical Writer 40 -31% 39 60 89 43 58

Attorney 35 -15% 39 55 27 40 40

Customer Service Representative 34 -17% 32 52 37 43 41

Account Manager / Representative 34 6% 35 31 34 28 32

Quality Inspector / Technician 34 -38% 52 48 67 52 55

Business / Management Analyst 34 -28% 37 49 56 45 47

Production Worker 34 -7% 31 36 30 48 36

Executive Assistant 33 -22% 34 45 43 45 42

Accountant 32 -26% 36 46 40 51 43

Data / Data Mining Analyst 30 -11% 23 36 44 32 34

Medical Assistant 30 -6% 36 22 37 31 31

Financial Analyst 28 15% 24 22 25 25 24

Communications / Public Relations Manager 27 9% 29 26 17 28 25

Chief Executive Officer 27 67% 28 11 11 14 16

DATA TABLESTop Occupations Q4 2017

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Occupations Q4 2017 Change vs. Trend Q4 2016 Q1 2017 Q2 2017 Q3 2017 AVGValidation Engineer 25 -7% 36 23 25 24 27

General Manager 25 -56% 45 56 76 48 56

Contract Administrator 23 33% 22 14 16 18 18

Chemical Technician 23 -19% 24 31 16 42 28

Nursing Assistant 23 14% 16 15 23 26 20

Production Supervisor 22 -16% 18 28 34 26 27

Office Manager 22 28% 12 22 14 19 17

Human Resources Manager 22 11% 26 13 19 21 20

Recruiter 22 11% 17 20 17 24 20

Engineering Manager 21 -12% 25 22 16 32 24

Registrar / Patient Service Representative 21 44% 13 11 12 21 14

Procurement / Sourcing Manager 19 21% 17 9 21 17 16

Bookkeeper / Accounting Clerk 19 0% 17 29 14 17 19

Electrical Engineer 19 62% 7 11 16 13 12

College Professor / Instructor 18 -37% 43 27 19 26 29

Computer Scientist 18 60% 7 5 21 12 11

Computer Systems Engineer / Architect 18 -10% 14 16 25 25 20

Computer Programmer 18 -44% 28 34 23 44 32

Training and Development Specialist 18 44% 11 12 18 8 12

Production Plant Manager 17 -25% 25 25 28 12 22

Medical Secretary 16 4% 11 18 15 19 16

Clinical Data Systems Specialist / Manager 16 73% 5 9 11 12 9

IT Project Manager 16 -17% 29 18 17 13 19

Industrial Engineer 15 -35% 17 29 23 24 23

College / University Administrator 15 -33% 22 26 14 25 22

Sterile Processing Technician 14 -6% 17 16 14 12 15

Training and Development Manager 14 62% 9 5 13 7 9

Public Relations / Communications Specialist 13 -3% 14 19 12 11 14

Treasurer / Controller 13 31% 8 12 7 12 10

Phlebotomist 13 -50% 26 17 27 34 26

Computer Support Specialist 13 -38% 22 29 20 14 21

General / Electrical Engineering Technician 12 30% 8 16 6 7 9

Biomedical Engineer 12 2% 18 8 6 15 12

Civil Engineer 12 2% 15 6 17 9 12

Manufacturing / Production Technician 12 -40% 21 20 27 12 20

Biochemist 12 -42% 30 23 11 19 21

Statistician 12 -70% 42 37 51 32 41

Manufacturing Machine Operator 12 -9% 15 13 8 15 13

Buyer / Purchasing Agent 11 -7% 7 13 19 11 12

Database Administrator 11 -14% 10 13 16 12 13

Microbiologist 11 -56% 26 12 31 32 25

Mental Health / Behavioral Counselor 11 12% 7 9 10 13 10

Fundraising Manager 11 -25% 12 14 16 16 15

Marketing Specialist 10 10% 11 12 10 3 9

Market Research Analyst 10 -36% 11 15 17 19 15

DATA TABLESTop Occupations, Q4 2017

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Occupations Q4 2017 Change vs. Trend Q4 2016 Q1 2017 Q2 2017 Q3 2017 AVGSafety Manager 9 22% 7 6 6 11 8

Retail Store Manager / Supervisor 9 -46% 15 16 27 12 17

Auditor 9 -34% 6 19 19 13 14

Cyber / Information Security Engineer / Analyst 9 0% 4 11 5 16 9

Health Technician / Technologist (Other) 9 -27% 5 14 17 13 12

Manufacturing Engineer 9 -32% 16 14 15 8 13

Network Engineer / Architect 9 -48% 19 13 22 15 17

Physician 9 -63% 15 21 38 23 24

Maintenance Technician 9 -49% 19 16 19 15 17

Security Officer 9 -3% 6 7 7 16 9

Restaurant / Food Service Supervisor 9 -13% 8 12 10 9 10

Laborer / Warehouse Worker 8 -25% 12 10 16 7 11

Compliance Officer / Analyst 8 -49% 23 13 23 8 17

Scheduler / Operations Coordinator 8 -22% 10 11 12 10 11

Surveillance Officer / Investigator 8 -21% 13 12 5 10 10

Sales Supervisor 8 49% 5 4 4 9 5

Supply Chain / Logistics Manager 7 -34% 12 16 12 6 11

Retail Sales Associate 7 38% 4 2 13 3 5

Epidemiologist 7 17% 9 7 5 3 6

Medical / Pharmaceutical Sales Representative 7 180% 3 0 0 7 3

Pet Care Workers / Managers 7 44% 7 3 3 7 5

Janitor / Cleaner 7 36% 2 3 5 9 5

Compensation and Benefits Manager 7 -21% 10 5 11 8 8

Field Service Technician 7 -29% 8 6 11 12 9

Graphic Designer / Desktop Publisher 7 80% 4 2 2 7 4

Inventory Specialist 7 172% 1 1 3 4 2

Payroll Specialist 6 -3% 11 8 2 5 6

Operations Analyst 6 -11% 4 12 4 7 7

Economist 6 -8% 3 10 9 4 7

Cytogenetic Technologist / Cytotechnologist 6 -52% 10 13 14 13 13

Network / Systems Administrator 6 -43% 12 11 11 8 11

Data Scientist 6 -56% 17 16 12 10 14

Logistics / Supply Chain Analyst 6 17% 1 7 8 4 5

Repair / Service Technician 6 6% 8 1 4 9 5

Coach 6 13% 5 4 4 8 5

Interpreter / Translator 6 51% 3 4 3 5 4

Billing Clerk / Specialist 5 15% 7 5 2 4 5

Food Service Team Member 5 8% 5 6 4 4 5

Shipping / Receiving Clerk 5 106% 1 1 2 5 2

Claims Specialist / Adjuster / Examiner 5 109% 0 2 0 8 2

Cardiovascular Technician / Technologist 5 100% 4 2 3 1 3

CIO/ Director of Information Technology 5 -69% 10 14 23 18 16

Receptionist 5 -6% 5 4 6 5 5

Writer 5 -11% 5 10 3 5 5

DATA TABLESHistorical Employment By Sector, 2011 - 2013

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Month Industry Sector3254 54171 54138 3345 6113 622 6215 Totals

Jan-11 8,383 32,213 273 1,635 2,025 8,805 3,396 56,730 Feb-11 8,377 32,118 269 1,655 2,183 8,810 3,426 56,839

Mar-11 8,411 32,126 269 1,646 2,190 8,828 3,440 56,910 Apr-11 8,394 32,424 276 1,643 2,206 8,807 3,442 57,192

May-11 8,436 32,467 280 1,642 2,159 8,807 3,466 57,257 Jun-11 8,676 32,754 283 1,658 1,993 8,883 3,476 57,722 Jul-11 8,667 32,986 289 1,691 1,981 8,914 3,492 58,019

Aug-11 8,694 32,900 288 1,688 1,960 8,901 3,528 57,959 Sep-11 8,577 32,648 285 1,678 2,164 8,867 3,535 57,754 Oct-11 8,540 32,595 284 1,674 2,227 8,838 3,573 57,730

Nov-11 8,586 32,662 281 1,682 2,247 8,862 3,582 57,902 Dec-11 8,707 32,842 274 1,688 2,208 8,862 3,595 58,177 Jan-12 8,764 32,246 274 1,664 2,049 8,872 3,487 57,356 Feb-12 8,798 32,181 272 1,667 2,219 8,861 3,483 57,481

Mar-12 8,852 32,323 275 1,680 2,242 8,871 3,504 57,748 Apr-12 8,919 32,366 278 1,682 2,231 8,862 3,520 57,858

May-12 8,941 32,371 280 1,680 2,191 8,861 3,528 57,853 Jun-12 9,122 32,811 285 1,715 2,047 8,939 3,566 58,484 Jul-12 9,108 32,689 285 1,723 1,996 8,932 3,560 58,294

Aug-12 9,095 32,695 284 1,715 1,977 8,917 3,556 58,239 Sep-12 8,950 32,371 282 1,706 2,192 8,881 3,557 57,939 Oct-12 8,913 32,314 283 1,710 2,264 8,843 3,558 57,886

Nov-12 8,982 32,382 282 1,718 2,281 8,869 3,594 58,109 Dec-12 9,103 32,558 286 1,724 2,251 8,873 3,632 58,426 Jan-13 9,246 32,612 278 1,936 2,097 8,819 3,785 58,773 Feb-13 9,310 32,709 275 1,918 2,312 8,798 3,821 59,143

Mar-13 9,350 32,736 276 1,923 2,322 8,812 3,807 59,227 Apr-13 9,345 32,337 286 1,925 2,341 8,810 3,778 58,822

May-13 9,336 32,419 292 1,937 2,282 8,832 3,781 58,880 Jun-13 9,505 32,849 296 1,966 2,084 8,903 3,832 59,434 Jul-13 9,486 32,937 304 1,979 2,001 8,929 3,814 59,450

Aug-13 9,484 32,879 306 1,963 1,997 8,924 3,806 59,360 Sep-13 9,393 32,556 301 1,943 2,196 8,891 3,787 59,067 Oct-13 9,192 32,595 293 1,945 2,280 8,831 3,821 58,957

Nov-13 9,103 32,713 294 1,958 2,305 8,889 3,864 59,126 Dec-13 9,122 32,794 296 1,966 2,276 8,901 3,886 59,241

INDUSTRY SECTORS:

NAICS 3254: Pharmaceutical

MFG, including Biologics (100%)

NAICS 541711: Research and

Development in Biotechnology

(100%)

NAICS 541712: R&D in Physical,

Engineering, and Life Sciences

(except biotech) (22%)

NAICS 334516: Analytical

Laboratory Instrument MFG

(30%)

NAICS 54138: Testing

Laboratories (9%)

NAICS 622: Hospitals (4.5%)

NAICS 61131: Universities

(1.9%)

NAICS 621511: Medical Testing

Laboratories (100%)

DATA TABLESHistorical Employment By Sector, 2014 - 2016

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Jan-14 9,809 34,030 295 1,949 2,167 8,906 3,885 61,041 Feb-14 9,840 34,023 294 1,943 2,305 8,882 3,899 61,184

Mar-14 9,900 34,138 296 1,946 2,321 8,912 3,890 61,403 Apr-14 9,904 34,100 299 1,956 2,332 8,900 3,938 61,429

May-14 9,996 34,228 303 1,964 2,238 8,928 3,978 61,635 Jun-14 10,055 34,683 308 1,987 2,017 8,994 4,009 62,052 Jul-14 10,069 34,817 312 2,006 2,075 9,112 4,068 62,459

Aug-14 10,053 34,726 311 1,982 2,051 9,108 4,071 62,302 Sep-14 9,985 34,464 308 1,965 2,242 9,055 4,059 62,078 Oct-14 10,379 34,170 309 1,987 2,339 9,045 4,128 62,357

Nov-14 10,411 34,338 309 2,002 2,371 9,086 4,129 62,647 Dec-14 10,500 34,656 307 2,021 2,352 9,107 4,127 63,070 Jan-15 10,903 34,686 310 2,063 2,129 9,036 4,057 63,184 Feb-15 10,890 34,500 306 2,067 2,321 9,012 4,038 63,133

Mar-15 10,908 34,885 309 2,070 2,359 9,040 4,073 63,645 Apr-15 10,865 35,143 313 2,095 2,375 9,058 4,069 63,917

May-15 10,789 35,465 315 2,099 2,288 9,080 4,133 64,169 Jun-15 10,760 36,067 319 2,108 2,139 9,158 4,177 64,729 Jul-15 10,675 36,193 316 2,105 2,113 9,197 4,153 64,752

Aug-15 10,583 36,424 320 2,095 2,073 9,177 4,171 64,843 Sep-15 10,468 36,230 317 2,068 2,258 9,132 4,168 64,641 Oct-15 10,421 36,819 319 2,093 2,356 9,104 4,218 65,330

Nov-15 10,273 37,069 317 2,105 2,375 9,143 4,155 65,438 Dec-15 10,300 37,327 319 2,118 2,364 9,163 4,122 65,714 Jan-16 10,094 37,319 321 2,140 2,157 9,095 4,413 65,539 Feb-16 10,140 37,477 320 2,139 2,346 9,080 4,441 65,944

Mar-16 10,169 37,733 324 2,147 2,364 9,107 4,480 66,324 Apr-16 10,188 38,063 335 2,159 2,377 9,120 4,517 66,759

May-16 10,269 38,269 334 2,156 2,324 9,147 4,526 67,025 Jun-16 10,507 38,954 339 2,185 2,109 9,241 4,526 67,860 Jul-16 10,450 39,792 338 2,206 2,124 9,329 4,495 68,733

Aug-16 10,437 39,720 337 2,204 2,097 9,316 4,488 68,600 Sep-16 10,460 39,220 332 2,182 2,296 9,297 4,467 68,253 Oct-16 10,054 40,155 331 2,199 2,357 9,288 4,485 68,868

Nov-16 10,113 40,364 331 2,199 2,357 9,288 4,465 69,117 Dec-16 10,192 41,084 331 2,199 2,357 9,288 4,491 69,942

INDUSTRY SECTORS:





(100%)






(30%)


Laboratories (9%)



(1.9%)


Laboratories (100%)

DATA TABLESHistorical Employment By Sector, 2017 - Present

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Jan-17 9,930 40,204 330 2,210 2,191 9,355 4,539 68,758 Feb-17 9,852 40,559 329 2,205 2,356 9,320 4,524 69,146

Mar-17 9,987 40,777 329 2,210 2,360 9,328 4,491 69,482 Apr-17 9,951 40,979 336 2,211 2,381 9,314 4,633 69,804

May-17 9,967 41,300 335 2,202 2,317 9,321 4,617 70,059 Jun-17 10,217 42,449 339 2,235 2,205 9,430 4,645 71,519

INDUSTRY SECTORS:





(100%)






(30%)


Laboratories (9%)



(1.9%)


Laboratories (100%)

APPENDIXMassBioEd utilizes Burning Glass Labor Insight for the bulk of its real-time online job listing data. Per the

description on Burning Glass’ website, their Labor Insight software “collects millions of online job postings

[everyday] from close to 40,000 sources and applies [their] patented technology to mine and code detailed

data from each posting, describing the specific skills, education, experience, and work activities required for

the job – going well beyond the occupation and industry codes offered in other sources.”

All job listings data is sourced from Burning Glass Labor Insight, unless otherwise noted.

Employment numbers were derived from the Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Quarterly Census

of Employment and Wages (QCEW), a survey of employers that covers 98 percent of all workers in the country.

Staffing patterns, or the count of individual occupations by industry in the state, were found by using

Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Occupation Employment Statistics (OES) Research Estimates.

These are derived from sample surveys and thus are approximations subject to sampling error, as well as non-

sampling errors by respondents filling out the surveys.

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