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Dec 25, 2023

Massachusetts can’t find enough biotech workers

By Robert Weisman — Boston GlobeJune 7, 2023 While other states and nations came

By Robert Weisman — Boston GlobeJune 7, 2023

While other states and nations came to the global BIO 2023 convention in Boston this week on the hunt for investors and companies to grow their biotech sectors, Massachusetts has a different problem: It can't find enough workers to fill positions.

For the second straight day, the state's focus at the BIO podiums and the convention's Massachusetts pavilion Tuesday was on recruiting employees for a rapidly expanding industry, as Governor Maura Healey announced new workforce initiatives and promised to "lengthen Massachusetts’ lead" in life sciences.

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There are currently more than 750 openings listed on the Massachusetts Biotechnology Council's jobs board, but industry officials say that number greatly understates the demand for employees — especially lab and production workers — faced by more than 1,000 biotechs now operating in the state.

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