However, since the Covid health crisis, the notions of relocation and reindustrialization have been particularly highlighted. The figures speak for themselves, with nearly 7 billion euros of industrial investments in the period 2022-2025. “The projects are spread across the entire territory: Centre-Val de Loire (2.7 billion), Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes (1.8 billion), Hauts-de-France (1 billion) Normandy (800 million), Grand East (700 million). »
16,000 recruitments in 2023
In total, according to Arnaud Chouteau, these investments will create 5,000 direct jobs: technicians, engineers, pharmacists, quality assurance officers, etc. “Last year between creations and replacements, we made 16,000 recruitments. »
“The pharmaceutical industry brings together more than 150 professions: robotics and digital engineers, pharmacists, quality control managers, technicians, etc. The entire drug chain is concerned: research and development, production, distribution, medical information, regulatory aspects. »
For Arnaud Chouteau, “recruitment is therefore a priority, as is training. This involves close work with schools, universities and national education, both for the identification of diplomas and for the implementation of suitable training. »
“We are also establishing partnerships with France Travail and Apec to organize recruitment forums. We also work on school-business relations by organizing more than thirty events to reach students, but also high school students in order to talk to them about training and careers. »
One week and 150 events
During the pharmaceutical industry careers week, from October 7 to 12, there will be “150 events across the country to recruit via forums, job dating, and specific actions, particularly for people with disabilities. We are also planning around forty events focused on recruitment, organized directly in France Travail agencies. »
All events on https://www.entreprisesdelapharma.leem.org/
Employment in pharmaceutical companies in France in 2022
– 106,038 employees
– Nearly 16,000 recruitments across all contracts
– 9,600 work-study students trained
– Women represent 56% of the workforce
– 35,400 people work in production professions (37% of the workforce)
– R&D professions bring together 12,000 people
