CDER, CBER Report More Hiring Gains, But At Slower Rate Than Earlier In Fiscal Year

Pink Sheet infographic shows that while overall growth continues at the drugs and biologics centers, the US FDA still must add many employees to meet user fee-mandated hiring goals.

The drug and biologics centers at the US Food and Drug Administration continued increasing their employee counts in the third quarter, but at a slower rate than earlier in the fiscal year, potentially fulfilling Peter Marks’ prediction of an election season slow-down.

The Center for Drug Evaluation and Research reported a 0.9% increase in employee count, while the Center for Biologics Evaluation...

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