BRIEF—Russia's pharmaceutical labor market in the new reality

Current political and economic events have actualized the personnel issue in almost all sectors of the Russian economy.

Meanwhile, as experts note, the turbulence in the labor market has affected the pharmaceutical industry to a lesser extent. Moreover, they also see the positive aspects of change.

Describing the current situation on the labor market in general, experts from the recruiting company Cornerstone note that due to the need to accelerate the transition to import substitution in the country, it will be necessary to attract new personnel, primarily in the industrial sector.

“It is strategically important to ensure the uninterrupted production of industrial goods - in this regard, a number of enterprises will reorient themselves to the production of domestic analogues of foreign products,” Cornerstone stressed.

Therefore, analysts predict an increase in demand for personnel in industrial companies, including in pharmaceutical companies. Personnel working in the pharmaceutical industry will be in demand, as the pharmaceutical industry has good prospects for development.”

The position of employees of representative offices of foreign companies, mainly European, American and Japanese, is different.

According to Cornerstone experts, under the current conditions, they will have the hardest time.