The FDA is hiring
The Food and Drug Administration is going to be hiring more than 1,300 biologists, chemists, medical officers and others over the next few months. This announcement comes in the midst of accusations by both consumer advocates and lawmakers that the agency is suffering from lax oversight, demonstrated by events like pets dying from tainted pet food and people dying from fake Heparin.
The FDA already employs 10,000 people and it plans to bring on these 1,300 by October.
The downside is, only 600 of the 1,300 positions are new, the rest are just to fill current positions. Four hundred of the new positions will focus on drug review. Only 150 of the new positions will be tasked with inspecting drugs, foods and other items.
If you're interested, find a FDA career fair near you.
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