The increased year-over-year recruitment activity among survey respondents comes at a good time for biopharma job seekers, especially those recently laid off. R&D taking the No.1 spot is noteworthy given that research and development was career planning survey respondents’ top pick for the function where they’re seeking their next role. Respondent input included:“Worried that a typical Research/ Discovery leadership job is almost impossible to find due to extreme numbers of unemployed scientists.”“A scary time to have sole experience be within discovery research since early stage efforts are first to be cut. That discussion centered mainly around concerns regarding AI’s impact on hiring and job security and its use in the industry. For those seeking artificial intelligence roles, AI jobs live on the BioSpace website include scientist and engineering positions.