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US FDA Hiring Data: CBER Exceeds CDER In Progress Toward Goals

 
• By Derrick Gingery

Through three-quarters of fiscal year 2023, CBER had hired nearly 70% of the mandated new PDUFA VII employees, while CDER had only hired 40%. The drug center also hired only 36% of the required new BsUFA III employees.

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The FDA regularly tweets job openings and welcomes new hires from its @FDAJobs account. • Source: Screenshot

Recruitment campaigns by the Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research appear to be much more successful so far in fiscal year 2023 compared to the Center for Drug Evaluation and Research.

The US Food and Drug Administration’s drug and biologics groups are required in the 2022 prescription drug and biosimilar user fee reauthorizations to add hundreds of new employees to support...

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