BUSINESS
R&D Jobs Make Up 40% of Pharma New Grads Hires This Spring, Sales Reps Only 20%: Poll
R&D positions accounted for as high as 40% of this spring’s new grad hiring by major drug makers operating in Japan, while the rate stood at just 20% for sales jobs, according to a FY2024 employment survey conducted by Jiho.…
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