GeneCoda® Managing Director Don Alexander Featured on Bioinformatics CRO Podcast

RTP, NC, July 15, 2025 —

Don Alexander, President and Managing Director of GeneCoda®, was recently featured as a guest on the Bioinformatics CRO Podcast, where he discussed the evolving biotech hiring landscape, emerging talent strategies, and insights from the firm’s proprietary Pulse labor market report.

During the episode, Alexander outlined a cautiously optimistic view of the 2025 hiring climate, citing a drop in total job postings but an uptick in demand for data-adjacent and project management roles. He also emphasized the continued strength of computational biology and medtech, even as capital constraints shift how companies build teams.

“While headlines often focus on layoffs, we’re seeing pockets of resilience and opportunity, particularly in bioinformatics, diagnostics, and companies embracing AI-enabled platforms,” Alexander noted.

A central theme of the conversation was the shift in hiring priorities from traditional pedigree toward demonstrated impact. “We’ve moved away from asking where someone went to school,” Alexander said. “Today, it’s about what they’ve built, launched, or fixed.”

The conversation also touched on succession planning, salary trends, and the role of hybrid work. Listeners can explore GeneCoda’s free hiring resources, including its Succession Planning Guide, or access the latest Pulse Life Sciences Labor Market Report to better understand job market dynamics.

To listen to the full podcast episode, visit: https://www.bioinformaticscro.com/podcast/don-alexander.