Tech Job Losses Could Be Life Sciences’ Gain in Irish Talent War
- Laid-off workers are shifting to pharma roles, recruiters say
- Transferable skills vital in science sector push to digitize
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As layoffs cut across Ireland’s tech companies, the country’s booming pharma and medical technology sector is eyeing talent released from firms such as Google and Meta Platforms Inc. as part of a broader push to accelerate its own plans for digitization.
For these life science firms, “the tech downturn is definitely an opportunity,” said Gareth Fleming, managing director at the employment agency Brightwater Recruitment. A quarter of laid-off candidates who registered with the Brightwater in the last three months are interviewing with life science outfits for new roles, he said.