CDER Hiring Is Booming: Flexibility Of Remote Work During Pandemic Helps Drive Numbers, Cavazzoni Says

03 Jun 2021

• By Kate Rawson

Employment totals have also been aided by a (surprisingly) low attrition rate during the pandemic and CDER’s full use the ‘Cures’ authorities; 20% of CDER’s workforce has been hired under Cures.

This is not how FDA actually recruits. It's a photo illustration. — This is not how FDA actually recruits. • Source: photo illustration/Alamy images

The Center for Drug Evaluation & Research’s ability to recruit and retain talent has improved during the COVID-19 pandemic as the US FDA’s drug center is able to offer staff the flexibility to work remotely and has “pivoted” to take full advantage of the salary and hiring authorities under the 21st Century Cures Act.

Speaking at an Alliance for a Stronger FDA webinar on 25 May, CDER Director Patrizia Cavazzoni recalled the first time...