FDA Plans To Hire More Than 1,300 Staff Biologists, Chemists, Researchers - Boston Globe

[hatrack]

Good idea, guys!!!

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WASHINGTON - The Food and Drug Administration yesterday said it will hire more than 1,300 biologists, chemists, medical officers, and others over the next several months.

The hiring news comes as consumer advocates and lawmakers blast the agency for lax oversight, the drug industry pushes for swifter approval of their products, and medical experts decry the lack of regulatory resources.

Congress has been pressuring the agency, which regulates drugs, medical devices, food, cosmetics, and other products, to improve its operations, strengthen its inspections, and hire more specialists.

"Each month there is a delay in bringing critical staff on board impairs the agency's ability to fulfill this mission," John Dyer, the agency's deputy commissioner for operations and chief operating officer, said in a release. The agency, which currently has more than 10,000 employees, wants to fill more than 600 new positions and backfill more than 700 others, tripling the number hired between 2005 and 2007. The goal is to do this by October.

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http://www.boston.com/business/healthcare/articles/2008/05/01/fda_plans_to_launch_hiring_frenzy/

[Ian David]

1. I bet they're also hiring 2,600 lawyers and lobbyists! n/t

[enki23]

2. good. about time.

wish i were closer to finishing my degree. i'd apply in a heartbeat.