US FDA Hiring Initiative Aims To Get Scientific Staff More Involved In Recruitment

Commissioner Gottlieb's pilot program also creates dedicated recruitment staff that will work to fill prescription drug user fee-related openings, streamline the hiring process and improve employee retention.

Human Resources Interview Recruitment Job Concept

The US FDA's pilot program to improve hiring has two components that may seem at odds with each other but both aim to improve recruitment and retention of employees.

The agency will create a dedicated recruitment unit with full-time staff to ensure FDA can "reliably and predictably identify, recruit...

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