Though the reauthorizations of the Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA VI) and the Biosimilar User Fee Act (BsUFA II) commits FDA to report quarterly hiring updates under the respective user fee programs, that data does not represent or capture the entirety of the Center for Drug Evaluation and Research’s (CDER’s) and the Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research (CBER’s) hiring progress or status.

In an effort to provide a more comprehensive overview of CDER’s and CBER’s hiring progress and status, FDA is providing these tables that display total hires which include what is reported under PDUFA VI and BsUFA II. FDA plans to update this table concurrently with the FDARA quarterly hiring data page.

FY22 Quarterly Net Hiring for CDER (as of 03/26/2022)

* Numbers are based on data pulled on a particular date and could fluctuate slightly due to corrections in the underlying data if pulled on another day.
** External to CDER Gains and Losses
*** Numbers for each month/quarter are based on the last full pay period of the month. Q4 reflects through 09/30

FY22 Quarterly Net Hiring for CBER (as of 03/26/2022)

* Numbers are based on data pulled on a particular date and could fluctuate slightly due to corrections in the underlying data if pulled on another day.
** External to CBER Gains and Losses
*** Numbers for each month/quarter are based on the last full pay period of the month. Q4 reflects through 09/30

FY21 Quarterly Net Hiring for CDER (as of 9/30/2021)

* Numbers are based on data pulled on a particular date and could fluctuate slightly due to corrections in the underlying data if pulled on another day.
** External to CDER Gains and Losses
*** Numbers for each month/quarter are based on the last full pay period of the month. Q4 reflects through 09/30

FY21 Quarterly Net Hiring for CBER (as of 9/30/2021)

* Numbers are based on data pulled on a particular date and could fluctuate slightly due to corrections in the underlying data if pulled on another day.
** External to CBER Gains and Losses
*** Numbers for each month/quarter are based on the last full pay period of the month. Q4 reflects through 09/30

FY20 Quarterly Net Hiring for CDER (as of 9/30/2020)

* Numbers are based on data pulled on a particular date and could fluctuate slightly due to corrections in the underlying data if pulled on another day.
** External to CDER Gains and Losses
*** Each month/quarter is based on the last full pay period of the month
*** Numbers for each month/quarter are based on the last full pay period of the month. Q4, however, reflects through 09/30.
NOTE: Adjusted the FY20 Q1 beginning number based on an FY19 late gain and FY20 through 09/30/20.
 

FY20 Quarterly Net Hiring for CBER (as of 9/30/2020)

* Numbers are based on data pulled on a particular date and could fluctuate slightly due to corrections in the underlying data if pulled on another day. (Q1 and Q3 adjustments made after previous submissions – 1 late loss in Q1 and 1 late loss in Q3).
** External to CBER Gains and Losses
*** Numbers for each month/quarter are based on the last full pay period of the month. Q4, however, reflects through 09/30.

FY19 Quarterly Net Hiring for CDER

* Numbers are based on data pulled on a particular date and could fluctuate slightly due to corrections in the underlying data if pulled on another day.
* External to CDER Gains and Losses
** Each month/quarter is based on the last full pay period of the month

FY19 Quarterly Net Hiring for CBER

* Numbers are based on data pulled on a particular date and could fluctuate slightly due to corrections in the underlying data if pulled on another day.
* External to CBER Gains and Losses
** Each month/quarter is based on the last full pay period of the month