PDA Annual Meeting (PDA Week)

Sterile and biologic manufacturing, quality and CMC specialists from drug makers and suppliers.

Dates
Mar 15 to Mar 17, 2027
Where
Raleigh, NC
Cost
Paid ticket. Fees not yet published; PDA Week runs Mar 14-18 with pre-meeting events.
Type
Conference · Paid ticket
Suits
Growing in role, Going for promotion
Last checked
October 23, 2026 against the event’s own site

Official site and registration

Cheaper ways in: Group offer: fourth registration free when three register together.

Speaking opportunities

Open call for speakers · deadline August 31, 2026

Call for abstracts closed Aug 31, 2026; poster presenters pay full registration.

How to apply to speak

Who goes

Roles and segments the organizer or our research tag this event for.

Segments: Regulatory affairs and quality, Biomanufacturing and CMC

Roles: manufacturing quality lead, quality assurance lead, process development scientist

The field it serves: Pharmaceuticals & Biotech

Verified open jobs
about 18,096

Source: NextChapter job data, jobs verified live in the last 7 days.

Typical posted salary
$178,000 a year (middle half $120,000 to $240,000)

Source: NextChapter job data: salary ranges employers posted, midpoint of each range, 1,748 of the newest 5,000 verified open jobs.

Entry or early-career level
25% of openings

Source: NextChapter job data: level read from the full posting, newest 5,000 verified open jobs.

Employment, year over year
+2.2% in health care and social assistance, the closest BLS sector

Source: BLS Current Employment Statistics, seasonally adjusted payroll employment, September 2026.

Full Pharmaceuticals & Biotech snapshot: jobs, pay, layoffs and conferences

Pharmaceuticals & Biotech employers hiring now

We have not yet published an exhibitor or attendee list for this event. These employers in its industry have open verified jobs, so they are the ones worth meeting.

Industries and functions

Where it is and who it is for

Held in Raleigh, NC. Local jobs, employers, layoffs and other conferences nearby are on the place pages.

Past and planned editions

  • 2027: March 15, 2027 to March 17, 2027, Raleigh, NC

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