Date(s) And Time(s):
Mar 23 2010 8:00AM - Mar 25 2010 5:00PM
Location:
DoubleTree Hotel and Executive Meeting Center
8120 Wisconsin Avenue
Bethesda, MD 20814
Interest Area(s):
CMC, Clinical Research, Clinical Safety/Pharmacovigilance, Nonclinical
Overview:
FEATURED TOPICS
· Non-Clinical
· Chemistry, Manufacturing, and Controls (CMC)
It's no secret that Beckman Coulter has terminated the employment of many long term, hard working employees across all areas of the company. Many of those functions have been outsourced to other firms. Some functions like accounts payable or small subassembly manufacturing can be outsourced fairly easily.
When will it end? They obviously are hanging up as many shingles as possible making it seem like they are all different companies. Neo-peptide and Neobioscience are all the same. They occupy but an office on the 18th floor of the Riverview Bldg in Cambridge, MA. Who is actually on the lease for the 18th floor? Regus Executive Offices and their many clients who share the facilities.
PharmSci to be completed restructured under new head AD; no more SC, RA, S&T-single unit to reduce head count. Question is how will they decide who is let go - will we have a chance to apply for jobs, or will they hand select.
Take Notice that the Beckman Coulter 2009 layoffs are not triggering the State Employment Development Department Warn (Workers Act Retraining Notification) Notices in Florida or California. Management is timing Layoff's as to not trigger any required public notification. In addition, employees whose jobs are going to Indianapolis are being given layoff notices that have a "future" date.
As someone in Wyeth with more than 17 years experience (on the biologics side), how worried should I be? A few people have said they decide based on age (I'm in my 40s) and amount of time in grade (I'm maxed out in my grade, because no PhD). I have got great skills, particularly for biotech, but will that matter?
