"Pharmaceutical Bio Job Market in Full Bloom"…'Korea Pharmaceutical Bio Job Fair' Successfully Held (Comprehensive)

2700 Visitors by 2 PM
Growth of Key Job-Creating Industries
Strong Employment Enthusiasm Among Young Job Seekers

Job seekers participating in the 'Pharmaceutical Bio Job Fair' held on the 11th at aT Center in Seocho-gu, Seoul, are waiting to receive recruitment consultations. Photo by Jinhyung Kang aymsdream@

[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Gwan-joo] "The pharmaceutical and bio industry will take responsibility for South Korea's jobs."

The '2022 Korea Pharmaceutical Bio Job Fair,' held face-to-face for the first time in three years, took place on the 11th at the aT Center in Yangjae-dong, Seoul, amid great enthusiasm. Interest from young job seekers in the pharmaceutical and bio industry, which has emerged as a core sector protecting public health during the COVID-19 pandemic and as the forefront of the Fourth Industrial Revolution, was hotter than ever.

Co-hosted by the Korea Pharmaceutical and Bio Association, the Korea Health Industry Development Institute, and the Korea Human Resource Development Institute for Health and Welfare, this job fair was organized to widely promote the competitiveness and value of the pharmaceutical and bio industry, which is emerging as a key strategic industry in South Korea, and to fulfill its social responsibility of creating quality jobs.

Job seekers participating in the 'Pharmaceutical Bio Job Fair' held on the 11th at aT Center in Seocho-gu, Seoul, are receiving recruitment consultations. Photo by Jinhyung Kang aymsdream@

The job fair, conducted in a hybrid format both online and offline, featured a total of 92 participating companies. On-site, 58 pharmaceutical and bio companies, along with 10 institutions including the Osong Advanced Medical Industry Promotion Foundation, AI New Drug Development Support Center, Safety Evaluation Research Institute, K-NIBRT Project Group, and specialized pharmaceutical graduate schools, were present. As of 2 p.m. that day, 2,700 job seekers visited the fair. Among those who pre-registered, about 1,300 passed the screening to participate in interviews and consultations at company booths and with on-site interviewers according to scheduled times.

Additionally, the online-exclusive recruitment hall, where 77 companies posted 371 job openings, had 9,235 visitors as of the 11th, with 1,412 applications submitted. Similarly, the online 'Mentoring Hall' provided a space where 218 participants met with current professionals to resolve job-specific questions and receive advice.

The pharmaceutical and bio industry has grown into a representative job-creating sector leading youth employment and serving as a future growth engine for the national economy. Over the past decade, the pharmaceutical and bio industry's average annual employment growth rate was 4.9%, overwhelmingly surpassing manufacturing's 0.8%. Especially this year, companies are actively recruiting talent not only in research and development but also in sales and marketing, patents, business development, overseas operations, as well as in digital healthcare fields such as AI and big data analytics.

Won Hee-mok, Chairman of the Korea Pharmaceutical and Bio-Pharma Manufacturers Association, is delivering the opening address.
[Photo by Korea Pharmaceutical and Bio-Pharma Manufacturers Association]

Won Hee-mok, Chairman of the Korea Pharmaceutical and Bio Association, said in his opening remarks, “The pharmaceutical and bio industry has emerged as a representative sector of the Fourth Industrial Revolution through the convergence of biotechnology with AI, the Internet of Things, information and communication technology, and big data,” adding, “We will continue to lead in creating quality jobs and open the future of South Korea together with young people.”

Lee Ki-il, Vice Minister of Health and Welfare, stated, “The Ministry of Health and Welfare is nurturing about 30,000 professionals annually through the development of the pharmaceutical and bio industry and support for professional workforce training,” and added, “We will increase related budgets, strengthen educational programs, and expand customized in-service training for companies without sparing support.”

At the fair, recruitment presentations by various companies were also held. Presenters included ▲GC Green Cross ▲SK Bioscience ▲Penmix ▲Yuyoung Pharmaceutical ▲JW Pharmaceutical ▲Medytox ▲HK Inno.N ▲Daewon Pharmaceutical ▲Daewoong Pharmaceutical ▲Pharmarise ▲Ildong Pharmaceutical, each delivering 30-minute presentations. Following this, from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m., a special lecture titled ‘Employment Strategy Based on Pharmaceutical Bio Job Competencies’ was conducted by the Korea Human Resource Development Institute for Health and Welfare.

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