12/19/2025
🔬 Biotech’s #1 staffing challenge heading into 2026
As we move toward 2026, biotech startups and small life sciences companies across the U.S. are facing the same constraint:
❌ Access to specialized, industry-ready talent.
Recent 2025 data shows persistent shortages in highly specialized roles tied to biomanufacturing, advanced modalities, and technical operations. For smaller biotech teams, even one unfilled role can delay timelines, strain teams, and increase risk.
That is why many organizations are shifting away from reactive hiring and toward talent pipeline and retention-focused strategies. New workforce training and biomanufacturing initiatives launched in 2025 reflect this industry-wide response.
How AVD Workforce Connect LLC supports biotech teams:
AVD Workforce Connect LLC is a women- and minority-owned healthcare and life sciences staffing firm, based in Indiana and supporting clients nationwide. With 30+ years of combined national sourcing experience, our leadership team remains directly involved in every search.
We support biotech and life sciences organizations with direct hire, contract, and contract-to-hire solutions, helping teams hire faster while staying compliant and competitive.
What makes AVD Workforce Connect different:
✅ We focus on long-term workforce stability, not short-term fixes. That means targeted sourcing for specialized roles, realistic market guidance, and retention-minded hiring support designed for growing biotech teams.
If staffing gaps are slowing your progress as you plan for 2026, let’s talk.
Free 30-minute consultation:
📩 avdworkforceconnect@gmail.com
Strengthening teams. Accelerating care.
Happy Holidays!
Sources:
https://www.jobsohio.com/newsroom/news-press/biomanufacturing-workforce-initiative?utm_source
https://bioconnectde.org/news/bioconnect-de-biomanufacturing-training-program-celebrates-first-graduating-class/?utm_source
https://cdn.cytivalifesciences.com/api/public/content/HfzkmyqaSNSfYvvAVjLudQ-pdf?utm