Re: Jobs in the NJ pharmaceutical market

[rshade -at- fast -dot- net]

At 07:56 AM 4/26/02 -0700, Steven Brown wrote:

>To those of you in this area, what are your
>experiences in the pharma industry? Are you accepting
>these jobs? Do you know of anyone doing so?


I am currently contracting with a NJ software company whose customers are 
some of those NJ pharms.  I have plenty of work and the rate range you 
describe is well below what I'm making.

I have noticed that the positions that appear on DICE and Monster are quite 
demanding about experience - am seeing the same thing for the Phila area 
pharms that are advertising for writers.  Some of those positions have been 
advertised for months, btw.  One recruiter gave me a hassle because she 
didn't see how my 10 years of writing user manuals related to her client's 
need for someone to write manufacturing procedures.

I started my search for contract work just after Christmas. Sent out lots 
of resumes, talked with a pile of recruiters - then I picked up the phone 
and started contacting folks I knew.  The networking produced the results.


Russ Shade



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