Regionwide bioscience job fair on Thursday

Tradegroup BioOhio has organized a job fair for 1 to 5 p.m. on Thursday in Mason.

The Southwest Ohio Biomedical & Pharmaceutical Career Fair, one of two such industry-specific hiring events to be held statewide in 2014, will be at Mason Municipal Center, 6000 Mason-Montgomery Road.

The job fair is free to attend and open to the public.

Bioscience is used to describe the growing industry in Ohio of drug manufacturers, medical equipment manufacturers, agricultural science companies, medical and testing laboratories, and researchers.

Job opportunities in the bioscience field range widely, from manufacturing and warehouse positions to high-tech openings for scientists and engineers, industry experts said.

Participating employers at the Mason fair include Aerotek, AtriCure, Alkermes, AssureRx, Avecia, Medpace, and Mound Laser and Photonics Center. They will be hiring for jobs in the following areas: clinical/medical research, bioinformatics/biostatistics, biomedical engineering, quality and regulatory affairs, manufacturing, microbiology, project/study management, toxicology/pharmacology, biochemistry, and marketing/sales.

For more information, go online to www.bioohio.com/events/career-fairs/. And, for more information about jobs in the industry, go online to www.bioohioworkforce.org.

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