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Biosciences Talent Required
Russ H. Read
www.biotechworkforce.org
Priorities
FT
NCBC
Advocacy:
Represent, enable and provide leadership at the national and state levels for
the biotechnology workforce with compatible organizations, educational and
training institutions
Priorities
How:
Build partnerships, research outcomes, chase and enact grants
Bring home to NC best practices in biotechworkforce training
Lead the Consortium for Bioscience Credentials to build a repository of
Industry Recognized Credentials & Skill Standards
Lead the NSF ATE Biosciences Industrial Fellows Program
Help develop the Community College Program at the annual BIO
meeting
Lead the SciTech Lecture Series at FT
Best Practice Support Materials
NCBW DOL Report
NSF / AACC White Paper
NCBW Credential Model
CCP@BIO
Digital Time Line & Repository
www.biotechworkforce.org
SciTech Lecture Series
January 16, 2014
4pm
Grant Funding
NCBW has 9 years experience with many grant
types: community, regional, state and federal
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BioNetwork
US DOL (High Growth and TAA CCCT)
NSF Advanced Technological Education Grants (Project Grant)
Our externally captured funding total exceeds $ 20 M
Market Factors
BIOTECH EXPANSION
Green
Energy
Health
Food
Water
purification
Bioenergy
Molecular design
Natural
products
Air
purification
Biodiesel
Nanomedicine
Biotics
Recycled
Bio mass
Cellulosic
ethanol
Regenerative
Anti-oxidants
Hydrogen
Personalized
medicine
Agricultural
bioprocessing
Heal, Fuel, Feed the World!
Size of Markets
The global pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, and life
sciences industry group is composed of these
markets:
- pharmaceuticals
2011-2015
(+7.0%CAGR
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- biotechnology
$ 1,107(B) 2011
- life sciences tools and services
Source: Deloitte
Size of US Biosciences Industry
Year
2010
Companies
70,006
Employees
1,610,000
Growth in Talent and Companies
1.6 M = 3.4 M support jobs
Source: Bio Batelle-National employment in the bioscience industry totaled 1.61 million in 2010, 70,006 individual business establishments. The total indirect and
induced employment impact of the 1.6 million U.S. bioscience jobs is an additional 3.4 million jobs throughout the remainder of the economy.
Employment & Projected Change
2008-2018
Wage and Salaried Workers in Pharmaceutical &
Medicine Manufacturing
All Occupations
289.8* 100 %
*NOTE: Employment in thousands; Columns may not add to total due to omission of occupations with small employment. SOURCE: BLS National Employment Matrix, 2008-18.
6.1 %
Building the Future
 Traditional Segments- Agricultural, Industrial,
Environmental Medical and Health
 New Interface bio/nonbio segments- overlapping
spheres of emerging technologies
 Academic & Medical Research infrastructuresmagnets for bioscience companies
 Home grown industry needs- capital, educated
manpower & an efficient, effective business
environment
It’s a Bladder!
Our BT graduates helped!
Talent: Recruit, Transform & Groom
Companies:
 Workers 55+ growing 4X faster than the labor force as a whole
 By 2030, the over-65 crowd will expand to 72 million people, up from
40 million in 2010* How Baby Boomers Will Change the Economy, Tom Sightings, January 15, 2013
 The economy is recovering, retirements will outpace job postings !
Community:
 People are working longer
 Talent is career changing or rearranging or realigning (life-style)
The Opportunity Exists for Those Who Wish to Train
Talent Required*
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: www.bls.gov
Scientists, chemists, biologists, pharmacologists,
microbiologists, toxicologists, epidemiologists, clinicians,
regulatory experts, Biomedical engineers, research
associates, technicians, QA/QC experts, manufacturing
& production teams, operators packaging, ancillary
support etc.,
Bioscience jobs on average out pay private sector jobs by 1.7 X (NCBC)
Lots!
Courtesy of Dr. Mary Pat Huxley
Geography
Great Biotech Educational & Training Programs Exist Across the Country
Employment occurs in all 50 States
BioNetwork is unique to NC!
Demand-Driven Process
opportunity
needs
Know Local Resources
implementation
sustainability
results
Systems Approach
 Summer enrichment programs for middle and high school students
 Articulations from high school to 2 year colleges
 Community College Regional Partnerships 1+1
 Internships for all levels (H.S., college/4 year and post. grad.)
 US DOL approved Biotechnology Apprenticeships/Internships
 Seamless articulations from 2 year schools to 4 year schools 2+2
 Reverse articulations (degreed students come to 2yr colleges for hard skills
training)
 Short (120 hours) non-credit programs for technical operators
 Industry Advisory Committee’s input on credentials & program development
 Distance learning hybrids-More Simulations & Gaming
Basic Credential Elements
Sector
Job Knowledge
Technical Skill
CERTS THAT SUPPORT THIS BAR
Careers – Preparation & Possibilities
College - Assure Job Skills & Job Seeking Skills are Aligned
Hard Skills
Find
Technical
competence
SoftWays
Skills to Partner
Job Prep Skills
Creative
Teamwork and
communication
Resume writing,
interviewing
Employers - Find Creative Ways to Partner
Start Up Co.
Private/Public
Not- for- Profit
Internship
Secondment
Job share
NCBW Grants
Our aim in seeking the DOL & NSF ATE grants:
1.
Build best practices for North Carolina in the biosciences
training and education circle by being at the state and
national table.
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Increase training capacity for our college training sites.
3.
Keep our employers supplied with an outstanding
workforce
TAA Grants
TAA CCCT grants are designated by the US DOL
Administration. There have been 3 rounds to date.
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Ours is a Round 2 TAACCCT Grant
Involves 12 colleges as grantees, 8 states, associations, companies
Stretches coast to coast
Community College Consortium for Biosciences Credentials or
c3bc
 Focused on building skill core standards, developing new courses
and credentials
Grant Value: $ 14, 998, 474
Hubs by color
Lab Skills
Medical Devices
Biomanufacturing
Learning
Recipients : 12 colleges, 8 states
 Revised &
Validated Skill
Standards
 Tailored
Credentials
 New Skill
Standards
 Tailored
Credentials
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 Revised &
Validated Skill
Standards
 Tailored
Credentials
Increased Capacity
Workforce Assessments & Training
Harmonized Core Skill Standards
NTER
Articulations
 Contextual &
Modularized
Learning Program
 Tailored
Credentials
Grant Partnerships
DOL TAA grants and NSF ATE grants require
strategic partnerships between community
colleges, other agencies (workforce boards) and
companies
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Cook
Boston Scientific
Baxter
Pfizer
Merck
Grifols
PA BIO
SoCalBIO
NCBC
BayBio
Mass BIO
CSBI
CSBA
BioNetwork
National Partners:
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Ocular Systems
Lampire Biological Labs
Bioo Scientific
Con Med
Cel Analytical
Prosetta Antiviral
Bio-Link: NSF ATE
NBC2: NSF ATE
PHRMA: National Pharma Org.
MDMA: National Medical Device Org.
BIO: National Industry Organization
NCBW: DOL Initiated National Center
NAM/NI
 Texas Workforce
Commission
 Florida Department of
Economic Opportunity
 Northwest Piedmont
Workforce Dev. Board
 Los Angeles WIB
 Montgomery County WIB
What is in it for Companies?
 The improved assessment of
potential employees from a
workforce prospective
 An increased source of qualified
employees
 An Industry Recognized
harmonized core of skill
standards & credentials
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Bioscience Industrial Fellowship Project 2014-2015
Vision:
To create a nationally recognized project that can be replicated at other
community colleges across the nation.
Mission:
The Bioscience Industrial Fellowship Project will de-mystify the bioscience industry
by developing and implementing an innovative professional development model
that utilizes multi-institutional partnerships to enable high-impact instructors to
further understand industry principles and prepare them to guide their students
toward careers in today’s bioscience workforce.
Partners : Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine (WFIRM), Biomanufacturing Research Institute and Technology
Enterprise (BRITE) at North Carolina Central University, the BioNetwork’s Pharmaceutical and Analytical Training Lab and
Capstone Center, The Joint School of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology at UNCG, the David H. Murdock Research Institute
(DHMRI), Commercialization at Wake Forest Innovation, Biogen Idec, Targacept, Patheon (formerly, Banner Pharma),
TransTech Pharma, and Tengion.
NSF-ATE DUE Grant # 1304010
BT Graduates You May Know
David Purser
Instrument Specialist
Carolina Liquid Chemistries
Kristina Stumpf
Technician
Wake Forest Institute
For Regenerative Medicine
Jim Crawford
Director GLP Laboratory Operations
Keranetics Laboratories
BT Graduates You May Know
Tom Eaton
Lab Operations Manager
Wake Forest Institute for
Regenerative Medicine
Mica Welsh
Research Assistant
National Center for the
Biotechnology Workforce
BT Graduates You May Know
Bob Adams
Lab Manager
NanoTechLabs
Dr. Aziz Ahmed
Instructor
ForsythTech
Kevin Potts
Lab Supervisor
Ocular Systems
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