Gottlieb Highlights Drawback To Increasing US FDA Salaries: Resource Disparity

Commissioner tells agency stakeholders that there could be intra-agency moves to centers and offices that can offer higher pay.

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US FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb is worried there may be a looming downside to increasing salaries at the agency, namely a mass migration of staff.

Gottlieb is worried not about movement out of FDA to academia or industry, but rather within the agency itself –...

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