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THE DIGEST OF BIOTECH JOB

TRENDS IN MASSACHUSETTS

QUARTERLY LIFE SCIENCES

JOB MARKET REPORT:

Q3 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.

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MassBioEd engages teachers, inspires students, and guides the life sciences workforce. Our BioTeach program supports

Massachusetts teachers as they work to engage students through lab-centered, inquiry-based learning. Our Job Trends

initiative identifies workforce needs and illuminates the pathway from the classroom to careers in the life sciences.

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,

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 analysis found in the 3-Month Report was conducted by 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.

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ABOUT THE REPORT

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Employment Overview 4

Monthly Listings 5

Top Occupations 6

Regional Breakdown 7

Top Employers By Region 8

Data Tables 12

Appendix 26

Life Sciences Industry Employment

56,730

Dec-1669,942

69,482

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

As of March 2017 -+12,752 Jobs Since January 2011+8,441 Jobs Since January 2014+3,158 Jobs in Past 12 Months

0.3%

2.9%

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YEAR-OVER-YEAR EMPLOYMENT GROWTH

MA Life Sciences MA Economy US Economy

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

Life Sciences Openings, Q3 20172

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MONTHLY JOB LISTINGS, PAST TWO YEARS

Previous 12 Months (Oct. 2015 - Sept. 2016) Past 12 Months (Oct. 2016 - Sept. 2017)

-489+300 -79

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

In Q3, total job listings

declined by -3.5%, while adjusted job listings decline even

more, by -14.7%, year-over-year.

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TOTAL + ADJUSTED* MONTHLY JOB LISTINGS

*Adjusted Job Listings Totals controls for wild fluctuations of the entire universe of job listings in MA, i.e. it is the industry total divided by the state total of all sectors in a given month

Life Sciences Openings, Q3 2017

Top Occupations By Listings Q3 2017 Chg. From Trend

Medical Scientist 637 +6%

Researcher / Research Associate 278 -7%

Chemical / Process Engineer 218 +2%

Chemist 193 +3%

Administrative Manager 166 -11%

Healthcare Administrator 142 +15%

Office / Administrative Assistant 140 +26%

Biologist 123 -16%

Business Development / Sales Manager 114 +3%

Quality Control Analyst 112 -4%

Medical Director 104 +17%

Software Developer / Engineer 95 -4%

Clinical Research Coordinator / Manager 95 +6%

Project Manager 91 -2%

Sales Representative 86 -9%

Compliance Manager 85 +30%

Program Manager 84 +2%

Marketing Manager 81 -6%

Biological Technician 79 +6%

Biostatistician 78 -7%

Quality Control Systems Managers 70 +8%

Natural Science Research Manager 63 +21%

Laboratory Technician 62 -26%

Regulatory Affairs Specialist 61 +43%

Product Manager 55 -2%

Listings for STEM openings in the life sciences industry in Massachusetts declined -6.8% year-over-year in Q3 2017.

At left, many of the top occupations by listings in Q3 were STEM openings, which accounted for 55% of all listings in the quarter. They were measured against their 12-month quarterly trend.

STEM-related positions that grew much faster than their average from the past year were Medical Director (+17%), Compliance Manager (+30%), Research Managers (+21%), Regulatory Affairs Specialists (+43%), Chemical Technicians (+49%), and Microbiologists (+28%).

Lab Technicians, Technical Writers, and Statisticianssaw their Q3 totals fall sharply against that average.

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South & Cape

Central

North

Metrowest

Boston/Cambridge

STEM Non-STEM

3,527

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320

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120

STEM Openings By Region, Q3 2017

Total Openings

+74%

+18%

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WestSouth & CapeMetrowestBoston/CambridgeNorthCentral

Year-Over-Year Job Listings Growth, All Occupations & STEM Occupations, Q3

All Occupations STEM Occupations

50%

Top Employers By STEM Listings, Q3 2017

In Boston/ Cambridge, Q3 STEM occupational job listings (60% of region’s total) were dominated by a few large firms, universities, and research hospitals.

The South & Cape had by a large margin the lowest percentage of STEM listings (20%) out of total listings. Merck, Cardinal Health, Life Technologies, and EMD Serono led the way.

TOP EMPLOYERS, PAST 12 MONTHS, ALL JOBS (by listings)Takeda (1,189) Biogen (1,115) MGH (989)Pfizer (844) Novartis (772) Sanofi (763)Dana Farber (450) Harvard (400) Merck (350)

TOP EMPLOYERS, PAST 12 MONTHS, ALL JOBS (by listings)Merck (155) Cardinal Health (73) Life Technologies (54)C.C. Healthcare (32) Covance (23) Quest Diagnostics (21)Oxford Immun. (20) Upsher Smith (20) Corbus (18)

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


During Q3 – and in the past 12 months -Pfizer, Merck & Company, and Life Technologies have dominated the hiring of STEM talent in the Life Sciences industry in the northeast region.

Metrowest was the least concentrated region by employer listings in Q3 2017. Shire listed the most openings within the region during that time.

TOP EMPLOYERS, PAST 12 MONTHS, ALL JOBS (by listings)Pfizer (714) Merck (506) Life Technologies (138)Charles River (74) Parexel (74) Abbott Labs (47)Millipore (45) Millipore Sigma (34) Lahey Health (33)

TOP EMPLOYERS, PAST 12 MONTHS, ALL JOBS (by listings)Sanofi (499) Shire(463) Sunovion (215)Alkermes (212) Biogen (198) Quest Diagnostics (193)PerkinElmer (193) Astrazeneca (135) Astellas (119) 9



Bristol-Myers Squibb of Devens, and AbbVie of Worcester represent the lion’s share of STEM openings at Pharma companies in the region.

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

TOP EMPLOYERS, PAST 12 MONTHS, ALL JOBS (by listings)BMS (195) Pfizer (179) AbbVie (146)UMass Medical (129) Sanofi (97) Lab Corp. (79)Danaher Corp. (78) UMass Memorial (34)Charles River (33)

TOP EMPLOYERS, PAST 12 MONTHS, ALL JOBS (by listings)Baystate Health (66) UMass Amherst (43) Smith College (12)Berkshire M.C. (12) Cardinal Health (9) Takeda (9)Sisters of Providence (7) Pfizer (6) Williams College (6)

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At left are the leading companies in Q3 by their statewide job listings for all job types. Fifteen organizations made up roughly 50% of all job openings in Q3.

For STEM positions, generally the same organizations topped the list. Research hospitals and universities generally had a higher share of STEM openings than biopharma companies.

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Complete list of employers, and map of regions begins on 2

DATA TABLESTop Regional Employers By STEM Listings, Q3 2017

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West Region Listings

Baystate Health 14University of Massachusetts Amherst 11Cardinal Health 5Berkshire Medical Center 5Astrazeneca 3Abbott Laboratories 2Bristol-Myers Squibb 2Smith College 2Amgen 1Astellas 1Mount Holyoke College 1Novartis 1Pfizer 1Sisters Of Providence Health Systems 1Takeda 1Williams College 1

Central Region ListingsAbbVie 28UMass Medical School 26Bristol-Myers Squibb 23Danaher Corporation 12Laboratory Corporation of America 9Charles River 8Worcester State University 6UMass Memorial Healthcare 5Sanofi Genzyme 3IDEXX Laboratories, Inc. 3Joule 3Abbott Laboratories 2Clark University 2Leica Biosystems 2Life Technologies 1Pfizer 1Allergan 1Alpha Analytical 1Arbour Counseling Services 1Baystate Health 1Inteplast Corporation 1Iphotonics 1Karl Storz Gmbh & Co Kg 1Lilly 1Mcphs University 1Medtronic 1Microbac Laboratories Incorporated 1New England Herc 1Novartis 1

Central Region (continued) ListingsPharmaceutical Product Development 1Quest Diagnostics Incorporated 1Rockwell Automation Incorporated 1Teva Pharmaceuticals 1The Hospitals Of Providence 1Tufts University 1Universal Health Services, Inc. 1Worcester Polytechnic Institute 1World Emblem International Incorporated 1


South & Cape Region ListingsMerck & Company 14Cardinal Health 8Life Technologies 5EMD Serono 5Integra Lifesciences 3Upsher Smith Laboratories 3Cape Cod Hospital 3Oxford Immunotec 3Qualitest 3Bristol-Myers Squibb 2Cape Cod Healthcare 2Dps Engineering 2Organogenesis Incorporated 2Pfizer 2Alkermes Incorporated 1Animal & Plant Health Inspection Service 1Arbor Pharmaceuticals 1Bayer Corporation 1Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center 1Corbus Pharmaceuticals 1Cottage Hospital 1Covance Incorporated 1Depomed Incorporated 1Dps 1Emerson Electric Company 1Gatti & Associates 1Lilly 1NC State University 1Pharmaceutical Strategies 1Stonehill College 1Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc 1Ul Llc 1

North Region Listings

Pfizer 115Merck & Company 52Life Technologies 21Abbott Laboratories 17Amgen 8Cell Signaling 8Charles River 6EMD Serono 6New England Biolabs 6Caraco 5Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd 5Cambridge Isotope Laboratories 5University of Massachusetts Lowell 4Cardinal Health 3Lahey Clinic 3Massachusetts General Hospital 3Parexel 3Flexion Incorporated 2Aphios Corporation 2Integrated Project Services 2Lancaster Laboratories 2Mettler Toledo 2Pharmaceutical Strategies 2Sarepta Therapeutics 2Society For Applied Spectroscopy 2Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc 2TRC Company 2Amri Incorporated 1Cutispharma Incorporated 1Integra Lifesciences 1Qualitest 1Abiomed Incorporated 1Amri Global 1Arbour Counseling Services 1Astrazeneca 1Biofrontera Inc 1Boehringer Ingelheim 1Continuus Pharmaceuticals 1Dsm 1Emd Millipore 1Gortons Incorporated 1Hntb 1Insulet Corporation 1Integrated Resources Incorporated 1Ipsdb 1Lahey Health 1Lahey Hospital & Medical Center 1Valeant 1

North Region (continued) Listings

Leica Biosystems 1Millipore Sigma 1Novartis 1Ran Biotechnologies 1Sample6 1Sanofi Genzyme 1Skyworks 1Softworld Incorporated 1Triton Systems Incorporated 1Universal Health Services, Inc. 1UMass Central Office 1


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Metrowest Region Listings

Shire 65

Astellas 39

Sanofi Genzyme 32

Astrazeneca 23

Quest Diagnostics 22

Sunovion 21

Alkermes 19

Cardinal Health 13

PerkinElmer 13

Biogen 12

Immunogen 11

Life Technologies 10

Enanta Pharmaceuticals 10

Merck & Company 8

Dps Engineering 8

X Chem 7

Partners Healthcare 6

Massachusetts General Hospital 5

Parexel 5

Icon Clinical Research 4

Palleon Pharma 4

Uniqure 4

Amag Pharmaceuticals, Inc 3

Berg 3

Cugene, Inc 3

Danaher Corporation 3

Instrumentation Laboratory 3

Barrington James Medical / Executive 2

Agenus 2

Baxter International Incorporated 2

Bristol-Myers Squibb 2

Concert Pharmaceuticals 2

Hologic Incorporated 2

Hyde Engineering Consulting 2

Nova Biomedical Corporation 2

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc 2

Translate Bio 2

Syndax Pharmaceuticals 1

Agilent Technologies, Inc. 1

Allena Pharmaceuticals, Inc 1

Arsenal Medical, Inc 1

Avedro, Inc 1

Bentley University 1

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center 1

Bioverativ 1

Boston Children's Hospital 1

Boston Heart Diagnostics 1

Celldex Therapeutics Incorporated 1

Metrowest Region (continued) Listings

Extend Biosciences 1

First Light Biosciences 1

Forma Therapeutics 1

Global Channel Management, Inc 1

Harvard Bioscience Incorporated 1

Integral Biosystems, Llc 1

Integrated Resources Incorporated 1

Juno Therapeautics 1

Lincoln Laboratory 1

Medtronic 1

Mettler Toledo 1

Millipore Corporation 1

Millipore Sigma 1

Mspcc 1

New England Irb 1

Ocular Therapeutix 1

Omniguide Inc 1

Pfizer 1

Pulmatrix Incorporated 1

Rana Therapeutics 1

Rbw Consulting 1

Ribon Therapeutics, Inc 1

Sbh Sciences Incorporated 1

Selecta Biosciences 1

Shepherd Therapeutics 1

Siamab Therapeutics, Inc 1

Sqz Biotechnologies 1

Stealth Bio Therapeutics 1

T2 Biosystems, Inc 1

Tetraphase Pharmaceuticals 1

The Wirb Copernicus Group Wcg 1

Tufts Health Plan 1

Wave Life Sciences 1

Dana Farber Cancer Institute 1

Epharmasolutions 1


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Boston/Cambridge Region Listings


Takeda 180

Pfizer 177

Novartis 107

Biogen 99

Boston University 74

Harvard University 67

Merck & Company 66


Sanofi Genzyme 60

Massachusetts Institute of Technology 56


Amgen 53


Tufts University 19


Ironwood Pharmaceuticals 15

Syros Pharmaceuticals 13

Vertex Pharmaceuticals 12

Boston Medical Center 11

New England Herc 11

Astrazeneca 10

AbbVie 10

Celgene Corporation 10

Intellia Therapeutics 10

Broad Institute 9

Draper Laboratory 9

Foundation Medicine 9

Momenta Pharmaceuticals Incorporated 8

Moderna Therapeutics 8

Northeastern University 8

Omega Therapeutics 8

Shire 8

Aegerion Pharmaceuticals 7

Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Incorporated 7

Joslin Diabetes Center 7

Tufts Medical Center 7

Grifols 6

Quintiles 6

Rbw Consulting 6

Sage Therapeutics 6

Merrimack Pharmaceuticals 5

Allergan 5

Bluebird Bio 5

Daiichi Sankyo, Inc 5

Jounce Therapeutics 5

Teva Pharmaceuticals 5

Life Technologies 4

Boston/Cambridge Region (continued) Listings

Alexion Pharmaceuticals 4

Allied Search Partners 4

Potenza Therapeutics 4

UMass Medical School 4

Regeneron 3

Aegerion Pharmaceuticals, Inc 3

Akcea Therapeutics 3

Astellas 3

Axcella Health 3

Covance Incorporated 3

Crispr Therapeutics 3

Exosome Diagnostics 3

Flexion Therapeutics 3

Genocea Biosciences 3


Lundbeck 3

Magenta Therapeutics 3

Oncorus 3

Platelet Biogenesis 3

Prometrika 3

Ra Pharmaceuticals 3

Sarepta Therapeutics 3

United Therapeutics Corporation 3

Vericel Corporation 3

Glaxosmithkline 2

Integra Lifesciences 2

Novo Nordisk 2

Dicerna Pharmaceuticals 2

Acceleron Pharma 2

Advanced Clinical 2

Akebia Therapeutics 2

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Boehringer Ingelheim 2

Cambridge 2

Cambridge Health Alliance 2

Execunet 2

Ginkgo Bioworks 2

Hire4Group 2

Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center 2

Merrimack Group 2

Optum 2

PerkinElmer 2

Raytheon 2

Revitope Oncology 2

Stratacuity 2

Sysmex 2

The Charles Stark Draper Laboratory 2

Ultivue, Inc 2


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Boston/Cambridge Region (continued) ListingsUniversity Of Minnesota Public Health 2Wave Life Sciences 2Agios Pharmaceuticals 1Abbott Laboratories 1

Atlantic Management Resources 1Eli Lilly 1Lilly 1Pharmaceutical / Biomedical Research Company 1Pharmaceutical Calibrations And Instrumentation, Llc 1Akorn Incorporated 1Alpha Net Consulting Llc 1Anokion Us 1Arbour Counseling Services 1Baim Institute For Clinical Research 1Barrington James Medical / Executive 1Baxter International Incorporated 1Bayer Corporation 1Bio Rad 1Biotie Therapies 1Bmc Company 100 1Boston University Medical Center 1Camargo Pharmaceutical Services 1Canon Virginia Incorporated 1Codiak Biosciences 1Combined Therapeutics 1Commonwealth Sciences 1Complete Genomics 1Constellation Pharmaceuticals 1Danaher Corporation 1Decision Resources Incorporated 1Dps Engineering 1Econosoft 1Emerson College 1Epm Scientific 1Eutropics 1Fahrenheit It 1Fog Pharmaceuticals 1Fogpharma 1Gardner Resources Consulting, Llc 1Getinge 1Hebrew Senior Life 1Human Services Research Institute 1Imabiotech Corp 1

Keryx Biopharmaceuticals Incorporated 1

Klingberg Family Centers Incorporated 1Logicbio Therapeutics 1Mcphs University 1Medpace 1Mersana Therapeutics 1

Boston/Cambridge Region (continued) ListingsMitx 1Nimbus Therapeutics 1Okaya Infocom 1

Patheon 1Pharma Search Partners, Inc 1Pharmaceutical And Biomedical Research Company 1

Pharmaceutical Calibrations And Instrume 1Pharmaceutical Calibrations And Instrumentation 1Philips North America 1Q State Biosciences, Inc 1Qualitest 1Quincy College 1S&R Resources, Inc 1Schepens Eye Research Institute/Massachusetts Eye And Ear 1Scholar Rock, Inc 1Semma Therapeutics 1Sigilon Therapeutics Inc 1Spectraforce 1Stantec, Inc. 1Tango Therapeutics 1Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc 1Ultivue 1Universal Health Services, Inc. 1University of Washington 1University Of Washington School Of Public Health 1Va Boston Healthcare System 1Vanderbilt University Medical Center 1Vedanta Biosciences 1Vitaver & Associates Incorporated 1Vl42 Inc 1Vl45 Inc 1Voyager Therapeutics 1

DATA TABLESTop Statewide Employers By Total Listings, Q3 2017

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Organization Listings

Pfizer 493

Takeda 416


Merck & Company 265

Biogen 227

Novartis 215

Sanofi Genzyme 184

Shire 161




Amgen 93

Cardinal Health, Inc. 93




Lincoln Laboratory 70


PerkinElmer 62

Astrazeneca 60

AbbVie 52


Sunovion 49

Alkermes Incorporated 46

Charles River Company 44


Laboratory Corporation of America 39


Draper Laboratory 33

Parexel 33

Abbott Laboratories 32




Astellas Pharma 26

Astellas 25

Broad Institute 24

Tufts University 24

Instrumentation Laboratory 23

Baystate Health 23


The Charles Stark Draper Laboratory, Inc 20

University of Massachusetts Amherst 20


New England Herc 19


Raytheon 19




Optum 17

Millipore Corporation 15

Immunogen 15

Emd Serono 14

Clearesult Consulting Incorporated 14





Momenta Pharmaceuticals 13

Waters Corporation 13

Mobilexusa 13

Alnylam Pharmaceuticals 12


Ironwood Pharmaceuticals, Inc 12

Berkshire Medical Center 12

Dps Engineering 11



Upsher Smith Laboratories 11


Quintiles 11

Cape Cod Healthcare 10


Bluebird Bio 10

Cell Signaling Technology 10


Sage Therapeutics 9

Worcester State University 9

Rbw Consulting 9

Alliance Healthcare Services 9

UMass Memorial Healthcare 9


QinetiQ North America 8

Union Of Concerned Scientists 8

Lahey Clinic 8


Amag Pharmaceuticals, Inc 8


Glaxosmithkline 8



The Marine Biological Laboratory 8

Lahey Health 7

Caraco Pharmaceutical Laboratories, Ltd 7

Universal Health Services, Inc. 7

New England Biolabs 7

DATA TABLESTop Statewide Employers By STEM Listings, Q3 2017

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Pfizer 297


Takeda 181

Merck & Company 140

Biogen 111

Novartis 110

Sanofi Genzyme 96


Shire 73



Amgen 62



Astellas 43


AbbVie 38

Astrazeneca 37



Cardinal Health 29


Abbott Laboratories 22


Sunovion 21

Alkermes 20

Tufts University 20



Baystate Health 15


PerkinElmer 15

Charles River 14


New England Herc 12



Dps Engineering 11

EMD Serono 11

Immunogen 11

UMass Amherst 11




Broad Institute 9

Draper Laboratory 9



Laboratory Corporation of America 9

Cell Signaling 8


Momenta Pharmaceuticals 8



Parexel 8


Alnylam Pharmaceuticals 7



Rbw Consulting 7


X Chem 7

Allergan 6

Grifols 6


New England Biolabs 6

Quintiles 6

Sage Therapeutics 6

Teva Pharmaceuticals 6


Worcester State University 6

Berkshire Medical Center 5

Bluebird Bio 5

Cambridge Isotope Laboratories 5

Caraco 5

Daiichi Sankyo, Inc 5



Merrimack Pharmaceuticals 5

Qualitest 5


Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd 5

UMass Memorial Healthcare 5

Alexion Pharmaceuticals 4

Allied Search Partners 4


Palleon Pharma 4

Potenza Therapeutics 4

Uniqure 4

UMass Lowell 4

Aegerion Pharmaceuticals, Inc 3

Akcea Therapeutics 3

Amag Pharmaceuticals 3

Axcella Health 3

Baxter International 3

DATA TABLESTop Occupations

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Occupations Q3 2017 change vs. avg. Q4 2016 Q1 2017 Q2 2017 AVG

Medical Scientist 637 6% 573 625 567 601

Researcher / Research Associate 278 -7% 312 299 308 299

Chemical / Process Engineer 218 2% 250 235 151 213

Chemist 193 3% 170 189 196 187

Administrative Manager 166 -11% 217 213 155 188

Healthcare Administrator 142 15% 122 122 106 123

Office / Administrative Assistant 140 26% 103 109 93 111

Biologist 123 -16% 145 152 164 146

Business Development / Sales Manager 114 3% 101 120 107 111

Quality Control Analyst 112 -4% 113 121 122 117

Medical Director 104 17% 90 85 77 89

Software Developer / Engineer 95 -4% 145 79 76 99

Clinical Research Coordinator / Manager 95 6% 80 82 100 89

Project Manager 91 -2% 90 93 97 93

Sales Representative 86 -9% 60 101 132 95

Compliance Manager 85 30% 42 82 53 66

Program Manager 84 2% 66 103 77 83

Marketing Manager 81 -6% 103 82 80 87

Biological Technician 79 6% 88 68 64 75

Biostatistician 78 -7% 79 102 78 84

Quality Control Systems Managers 70 8% 70 66 53 65

Natural Science Research Manager 63 21% 58 59 29 52

Laboratory Technician 62 -26% 102 74 96 84

Regulatory Affairs Specialist 61 43% 32 39 38 43

Product Manager 55 -2% 52 58 60 56

Quality Inspector / Technician 52 -1% 44 48 67 53

Human Resources / Labor Relations Specialist 51 -7% 56 58 54 55

Accountant 51 18% 36 46 40 43

Operations Manager / Supervisor 49 1% 60 76 10 49

General Manager 48 -14% 46 56 76 56

Production Worker 48 37% 25 36 30 35

Business / Management Analyst 45 -4% 38 49 56 47

Executive Assistant 45 7% 34 45 43 42

Computer Programmer 44 33% 31 34 23 33

Customer Service Representative 43 6% 32 52 37 41

Technical Writer 43 -23% 29 60 89 55

Chemical Technician 42 49% 24 31 16 28

Laboratory Technologist 40 -28% 66 56 62 56

Attorney 40 -2% 39 55 27 41

Financial Manager 38 -23% 49 55 55 49


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Phlebotomist 34 31% 26 17 27 26

Systems Analyst 34 -25% 59 54 34 45

Mechanical Engineer 34 -9% 49 36 31 37

Engineering Manager 32 29% 29 22 16 25

Statistician 32 -20% 40 37 51 40

Data / Data Mining Analyst 32 -6% 24 36 44 34

Microbiologist 32 28% 25 12 31 25

Medical Assistant 31 8% 25 22 37 29

Communications / Public Relations Manager 28 12% 29 26 17 25

Account Manager / Representative 28 -14% 36 31 34 32

College Professor / Instructor 26 -10% 44 27 19 29

Production Supervisor 26 -3% 18 28 34 27

Nursing Assistant 26 27% 16 15 23 20

Computer Systems Engineer / Architect 25 0% 34 16 25 25

College / University Administrator 25 14% 22 26 14 22

Financial Analyst 25 4% 23 22 25 24

Industrial Engineer 24 3% 18 29 23 23

Validation Engineer 24 -6% 30 23 25 25

Recruiter 24 22% 17 20 17 20

Physician 23 -15% 26 21 38 27

Registrar / Patient Service Representative 21 51% 12 11 12 14

Human Resources Manager 21 4% 26 13 19 20

Office Manager 19 14% 13 22 14 17

Medical Secretary 19 25% 10 18 15 15

Biochemist 19 -8% 30 23 11 21

Market Research Analyst 19 20% 11 15 17 15

Contract Administrator 18 3% 22 14 16 18Chief Information Officer / Director of Information Technology 18 11% 10 14 23 16

Bookkeeper / Accounting Clerk 17 -10% 17 29 14 19

Procurement / Sourcing Manager 17 6% 18 9 21 16

Compensation / Benefits Analyst 17 102% 6 7 3 8

Security Officer 16 82% 6 7 7 9

Cyber / Information Security Engineer / Analyst 16 41% 13 11 5 11

Fundraising Manager 16 9% 12 14 16 15

Manufacturing Machine Operator 15 27% 11 13 8 12

Biomedical Engineer 15 28% 18 8 6 12

Network Engineer / Architect 15 -30% 36 13 22 21

Maintenance Technician 15 -15% 20 16 19 17


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Chief Executive Officer 14 -12% 28 11 11 16

Mental Health / Behavioral Counselor 13 33% 7 9 10 10

Health Technician / Technologist (Other) 13 0% 8 14 17 13

Cytogenetic Technologist / Cytotechnologist 13 3% 11 13 14 13

Electrical Engineer 13 -21% 26 11 16 17

IT Project Manager 13 -45% 47 18 17 24

Auditor 13 -10% 6 19 19 14

Sterile Processing Technician 12 -17% 17 16 14 15

Field Service Technician 12 32% 8 6 11 9

Treasurer / Controller 12 22% 8 12 7 10

Production Plant Manager 12 -47% 26 25 28 22

Clinical Data Systems Specialist / Manager 12 33% 4 9 11 9

Computer Scientist 12 4% 8 5 21 11

Database Administrator 12 -8% 11 13 16 13

Manufacturing / Production Technician 12 -41% 22 20 27 20

Judge 12 12

Retail Store Manager / Supervisor 12 -23% 15 16 27 17

Public Relations / Communications Specialist 11 -18% 14 19 12 14

Business Intelligence Analyst 11 -5% 12 11 11 11

Software QA Engineer / Tester 11 -35% 17 14 8 12

Buyer / Purchasing Agent 11 45% 7 13 19 13

Safety Manager 11 45% 7 6 6 8

Account Executive 11 62% 7 7 16 10

Data Scientist 10 -51% 20 16 12 15

Surveillance Officer / Investigator 10 -25% 13 12 5 10

Scheduler / Operations Coordinator 10 -9% 10 11 12 11

Restaurant / Food Service Supervisor 9 7% 9 12 10 10

Janitor / Cleaner 9 371% 2 3 5 5

Civil Engineer 9 -63% 25 6 17 14

Repair / Service Technician 9 12% 8 1 4 6

Sales Supervisor 9 128% 4 4 4 5

Training and Development Specialist 8 -22% 11 12 18 12

Compliance Officer / Analyst 8 -71% 28 13 23 18

Compensation and Benefits Manager 8 -13% 9 5 11 8

Physicist 8 61% 5 4 2 5

Manufacturing Engineer 8 -55% 18 14 15 14

Network / Systems Administrator 8 -68% 25 11 11 14

Coach 8 69% 5 4 4 5

Social / Human Services Manager 8 648% 1 3 1 3

Merchandiser / Ad Set Associate 8 665% 1 2 1 3


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Claims Specialist / Adjuster / Examiner 8 4841% 0 2 3

Middle / High School Teacher 8 8301% 0 1 1 2

Administrative Supervisor 7 321% 2 3 1 3

Risk Manager / Analyst 7 69% 4 5 4 5

Graphic Designer / Desktop Publisher 7 95% 4 2 2 4

Courier / Messenger 7 189% 2 1 4 4

Operations Analyst 7 133% 3 12 4 7

Medical / Pharmaceutical Sales Representative 7 32% 5 6

General / Electrical Engineering Technician 7 -36% 11 16 6 10

Training and Development Manager 7 -27% 10 5 13 9

Laborer / Warehouse Worker 7 -41% 12 10 16 11

Pet Care Workers / Managers 7 1% 7 3 3 5

Medical / Clinical Social Worker 7 69% 4 4 5 5

Data Entry Clerk 6 17% 5 9 8 7

Maintenance / Service Supervisor 6 -35% 9 9 2 6

Machinist 6 1413% 0 2 1 2

Health and Safety Engineer 6 50% 4 8 6 6

Data Warehousing Specialist 6 -54% 13 9 8 9

Supply Chain / Logistics Manager 6 -52% 12 16 12 11

Elementary and Secondary School Administrator 6 154% 2 1 2 3

Receptionist 5 21% 4 4 6 5

Health Educator / Coach 5 -17% 6 3 3 5

Dental Laboratory Technician 5 32% 4 3 4

Talent Acquisition / Recruiting Manager 5 2305% 0 2 10 4

Shipping / Receiving Clerk 5 969% 0 1 2 2

Product Development Engineer 5 -34% 8 9 3 6

Bill and Account Collector 5 186% 2 4 2 3

Radiology Technician 5 -11% 6 4 9 6

Registered Nurse 5 -75% 20 4 5 9

Inventory Associate 5 134% 2 7 5 5

Writer 5 7% 5 10 3 5

Payroll Specialist 5 -61% 12 8 2 7

Interpreter / Translator 5 127% 2 4 3 4

Logistics / Supply Chain Analyst 4 211% 1 7 8 5

Human Resources Assistant 4 36% 3 6 2 4

Food Service Team Member 4 3% 4 6 4 5

Editor 4 -12% 5 3 2 4

Inventory Specialist 4 208% 1 1 3 2

Economist 4 0% 4 10 9 7


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Social / Human Service Assistant 4 388% 1 4 2 3

Industrial / Mechanical Engineering Technician 4 0% 4 3 2 3

Document Control / Management Specialist 4 -76% 17 3 19 11

Paralegal / Legal Assistant 4 -33% 6 11 5 6

Billing Clerk / Specialist 4 -46% 7 5 2 5

Dispatcher 4 605% 1 1 2

Family / School / General Social Worker 4 -27% 5 7 3 5

Sales Delivery Driver 4 1 3 3

Facilities Manager 4 -23% 5 9 4 5

Estimator 4 21% 3 1 3

Chemical Operator 4 1 1 2

Fundraising / Development Specialist 4 356% 1 1 2 2

Marketing Specialist 3 -70% 11 12 10 9

Clinical Nurse Educator 3 95% 2 5 2 3

Safety Specialist / Coordinator 3 40% 2 7 2 4

Wind Turbine Technician 3 4 4

Dishwasher 3 -13% 4 2 3

Loan Processor / Assistant 3 1 1 2

Real Estate Agent / Broker 3 -32% 5 2 3

Customer Service Manager 3 -27% 4 5 3 4

Tax Manager 3 127% 1 3 3

Engineering Technologist 3 0% 3 7 14 7

Histotechnologist / Histotechnician 3 -18% 4 3 4 3

Business Intelligence Architect / Developer 3 -25% 4 2 5 3

Database Architects 3 -40% 5 1 4 3

Epidemiologist 3 -62% 8 7 5 6

Data Engineer 3 4 4

RF Engineer 3 3

HVAC Mechanic / Installer 3 45% 2 4 3 3

Special Education / Reading / Bilingual Teacher 3 615% 0 1 1 2

Event Specialist 3 260% 1 1 8 3

Grants Manager / Administrator 3 -23% 4 1 3 3

Satellite / Broadband Technician 3 3 3

Payroll Manager 3 1329% 0 3 2

Cook 3 35% 2 2 2 2

Emergency Management Director 3 14440% 0 2 4 2

Vocational Education Instructor 3 -5% 3 3

Retail Sales Associate 3 -6% 3 2 13 5

Insurance Claims / Policy Clerk 3 -4% 3 1 1 2

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-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 - Present

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Month Industry Sector3254 54171 54138 3345 6113 622 6215 Totals

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-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 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

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%)

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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