Careers and Jobs

Microprint announced the closure of its plant in Tallaght with the loss of 130 jobs. Jacobs announced job losses of 230 in Tallaght last month so this is a double blow to the region.

On the positive side Teva Pharmaceutical announced the creation of 165 jobs at its Waterford site. They currently employ 650 in Waterford.

It seems that most manufacturing is heading for the exit door except in the Pharmaceutical sector. Having said this it has not been all roses for the sector. In 2007 Pfizer announce job cutting but a bigger blow was the postponement of the Amgen investment indefinitely.

I would still say that the Pharmaceutical sector is still one of the safe bets for jobseekers in Ireland. However who knows they way things are changing in this country.

Elan posted a greater loss than expected today BUT is positive that revenue will increase by up to 30% in 2008. Elan is a neuroscience-based biotechnology company and employs 2000 staff globally. Its HQ is in Dublin and it also has operations in Athlone, Bermuda, Georgia, Pennsylvania, New York, San Diego, San Francisco, United Kingdom and Japan.

The Biotechnology & Pharmaceutical sector is buoyant in Ireland at present with excellent careers and jobs. The sector employs about 17,000 directly and key employers include Schering-Plough, Wyeth, Merck, Pfizer, Yamanouchi, Genzyme, Allergan, Takeda, Pfizer, Novartis, GlaxoSmithKline and Bristol- Myers Squibb

I did note that Elan are currently hiring so check out their site