Radford Turnover & Hiring Sentiment by Commercial Stage at U.S.-Based Life Sciences Companies as of Q4 2018



Following the publication of Radford’s Q4 2018 Workforce Trends Report for life sciences companies, our team took a deep dive into hiring plans and turnover rates at US-based firms, segmenting the data by the pre-commercial and commercial stages of development. This quarter, pre-commercial firms are a bit more aggressive about hiring plans, while commercial firms are far more cautious, with a 16% decrease in the amount of firms reporting aggressive hiring and a 10% increase in the amount of firms hiring selectively.