Hiring in the Indian pharma industry drop by 23% in Q2 2023

Notably, Management Occupations jobs accounted for a 28% share of the Indian’s pharma industry new job postings in Q2 2023, down by 21% over the prior quarter.

Management Occupations drive pharma hiring activity

Of the industry’s total hiring activity, the highest number of new job postings were for Management Occupations, which accounted for 28% of the total new job postings in Q2 2023 and were up by 104% year-on-year. Second highest were Computer and Mathematical Occupations, which accounted for 19% and rise by 30% year-on-year, and third highest were Business and Financial Operations Occupations, which were 30% of the new job postings and 62% higher year-on-year.

Top five companies in pharma accounted for 61% of hiring activity

The highest number of jobs were posted by Syngene International with 1,873, followed by Biocon with 1,387, while the highest increase was at Novartis at 71%.

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This content was updated on 24 July 2023

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