Florida’s Workforce Supply and Demand:
Anticipating and Responding to the Changing
Needs of Employers
BIO 2015 Community College Program
June 16, 2014
Tamara Mandell , Lori Wojciechowski, and Richard Snyder
tmandell@cerhb.ufl.edu
Home Grown Highlights
ACQUISITIONS
KEY MILESTONES & BIG WINS
Named the 2013 Incubator of the Year by the National Business Incubation Association
INTERNATIONAL ACKNOWLEDGMENT
Exceeded 9,000 gallons of ethanol per year per acre
Landed a competitive DOD contract worth over $200M acquired Pioneer Surgical Technology
acquired by Syngenta for $113 million
FINANCING
Hot Spot for Bioscience Job Creation
195 JOBS 145 JOBS 220 JOBS
579 JOBS 100 JOBS 45 JOBS 275 JOBS 225 JOBS 90 JOBS 200 JOBS 100 JOBS
94% = Growth in Florida’s biotechnology sector over the past 6 years* 9% = Increase in # of Biotech Companies (2013-2014)
Nearly 80,000 Total Jobs, with 16 Billion Economic Output**
*Source: BioFlorida, Sid Martin Biotechnology Incubator BioDatabase – (Dr. Michael Schmitt) **Source: Battelle Technology Partnership Practice, The Economic Impact of the U.S.
Source: Enterprise Florida Technical Brief: enterpriseflorida.com/lifesciences
Clusters: Tampa, Orlando, Gainesville,
Palm Beach/Treasure Coast, Miami
Florida Life Sciences & Biotech Sector
Subsector Companies Biotechnology
AGTC, Axogen, Nanotherapeutics
260+
Pharmaceuticals
Actavis, Bausch & Lomb, Bristol Myers-Squibb, Merck
220+
Medical Devices
Arthrex, Beckman Coulter, J&J/Vistakon, MAKO
620+
Healthcare
Mayo Clinic, Moffitt Cancer Center, Nemours, Shands 46,000 (720 hospitals) By Employment enterpriseflorida.com/lifesciences Battelle/BIO, 2014
Comparative Costs in Florida vs. Other States
Building the Workforce
Florida Partnership for Industrial
Biotechnology
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Develop & deliver curricula
for industrial biotechnology
(short-course) training
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Ensure programs within
educational institutions are
relevant & meet industry’s
needs & standards
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HS Industrial Biotechnology
Program
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Blended
CTE/Academic Credit
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“Equally Rigorous” Science
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Local Articulation Agreements
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Teacher Training/Prep
Career and Professional Education Act
(2007)
Facilitate partnerships btw. business and education; to
attract, expand, and retain targeted, high-value
industry and sustain knowledge-based economy
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Improve MS and HS academic performance through
Rigorous & Relevant curricula
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Provide Rigorous and Relevant career-themed
courses that…
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Articulate to
postsecondary coursework
and
lead to
industry certification
Statewide Articulation:
Secondary to A.S. (Biotechnology)
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POS Grant from US Department of Education’s Office of
Career and Technical and Adult Education (managed
through FL DOE)
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Comparison of secondary standards to postsecondary
Biotechnology course standards
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Syllabi, course descriptions, Florida’s SCNS, Instructor
communications
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Alignment with Industry, Postsecondary, and National
Standards
“Biotechnician Assistant” Credential
Based on foundational concepts and skills required in
biotechnology-based workplace settings
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Written & Practical exam questions/skills
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Aligned w/Academic and Performance Standards
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Industry recognition through BioFlorida
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Accuracy, Alignment of Questions to Standards,
and Representative of Industry needs
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Biopharmaceutical, Diagnostics, Environmental
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Approved by Florida’s Board of Education, Jan., 2012
for
statewide articulation (A.S.) Biotechnology
College Credit & Advanced Technical Certificates
Florida State College Jacksonville (AS, AA, BS)
• Assessment and Safety Compliance Specialist
• Biotechnology Laboratory Specialist/Health Science • Biotechnology Specialist/Manufacturing
• Chemical Laboratory Specialist • Environmental Science Technician • Hazardous Materials Specialist • Scientific Workplace Preparation • Water Quality Technician
Hillsborough Community College (AS & CCC Biotechnology) Miami-Dade College (AS, AA, BS)
• Biotechnology (ATC and CCC) • Bioinformatics
• Chemical Technology
• Horticulture Professional/Specialist (CCC)
Palm Beach College (CCC, AS, AA Biotechnology, BS -Biology) Santa Fe College (AS, AA, BAS Industrial Biotechnology and CLS) State College of Florida (AS)
South Florida State College (AS)
• CCC in biomass cultivation specialist • CCC in biofuels technology specialist
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UF S-STEM “Bioscience Scholars” Program
– Enables academically talented students to obtain bachelor’s and master’s degrees in five-year program
– Includes research skills training, professional development workshops and four years of research experience.
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UF Master’s of Science, Translational Biotechnology
– Focused on applied and translational research
– Curriculum includes corporate environment, and business landscape
– Students earn a Master of Science in Medical Sciences - COM and a minor in Entrepreneurship (Graduate Business Minor - WCBA)
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Florida Atlantic University (FAU)
– Professional Science Master’s (PSM) = Biotechnology + Business
– Biotechnology Certificate (15 credit hours) for current students & postbac
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University of South Florida (USF)
– Professional Science Master’s (PSM)
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Florida Institute of Technology (MS Biotechnology)
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Florida Gulf Coast – BS Biotechnology
Degrees by Job Category
Distribution by Job Type
Prioritized Positions
(Banner Center Surveys, 2008-2012)
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Entry-level
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Laboratory Technician, Quality Control Technicians,
Quality Assurance Technicians, and Bioinformatics
Technicians
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Mid-level
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Quality Control and Quality Assurance personnel
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Senior-level
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Senior Scientists for Process and Assay development,
Manufacturing, and Regulatory Affairs
* Upper Middle level to senior level = National Search
Entry level to Mid-Level = Local/State search
Riviera Beach biopharma company seeks to fill 75
jobs -
South Florida Business Journal,
Jan 15, 2015
The only problem? Finding well-trained, talented people
in South Florida, CEO Dr.
Fred Sancilio
said.
"I hate to say it, but we've been raiding the Tampa area a
little bit …” Sancilio said.
Florida Atlantic University
has
shown interest in training students for biopharma jobs —
which could be the key factor that keeps his company in
South Florida.
"If we could find trained people, we could pick them up
as fast as we could find them," he (Sancilio) said.
Advertised Career Openings
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ANALYTICAL CHEMIST
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CLINICAL DIRECTOR
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CLINICAL PROJECT ASSISTANT
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DIRECTOR FINANCIAL PLANNING
& ANALYSIS
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ENVIRONMENT, HEALTH &
SAFETY SPECIALIST
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Equipment Maintenance
Supervisor
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Facilities Maintenance Supervisor
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FORMULATION GROUP LEADER
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FORMULATION SCIENTIST
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FORMULATION TECHNICIAN
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GROUP LEADER QC CHEMIST
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IT HELPDESK SUPPORT
TECHNICIAN
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PRODUCTION SCHEDULER
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PROJECT MANAGER
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QUALITY CONTROL CHEMIST
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SENIOR DOCUMENT CONTROL
SPECIALIST
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SENIOR PROJECT MANAGER
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SENIOR QA SPECIALIST,
COMPLIANCE AND AUDITING
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SENIOR SCIENTIST–ANALYTICAL
LABORATORY
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SENIOR SOFT GEL OPERATOR
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VALIDATION SPECIALIST
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VICE PRESIDENT CORPORATE AND
BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
Thank You!
University of Florida
Dr. Richard O. Snyder (PI)
Dr. Mary Jo Koroly Tamara Mandell
Santa Fe College
Dr. Linda Nichols Dr. Kelly Gridley
Florida State College Jacksonville
Dr. Kathryn Birmingham Dr. Kevin Pegg
Indian River State College
Dr. Henri Sue Bynum Dr. Robin Willoughby
Alachua County School District
Dr. David Edwards Bill Herschleb
June Camerlengo
Marion County School District
Dee Reedy Jill Stephens
Palm Beach County School District
Fred Barch Lyn Slygh Tom Hession
International Society
for Pharmaceutical Engineers
Beth Potter Ali Montes
Florida Department of Education
Kathleen Taylor Loretta Costin Eric Owens
Banner Center for Career Academies
