Type
Business expansion
Country
Ireland
Region
Border, Midland and Western; Midland; Midland
Location of affected unit(s)
Carlow
Sector
Manufacturing
Manufacture Of Chemicals And Pharamceuticals
Manufacture Of Basic Pharmaceutical Products And Pharmaceutical Preparations
21 - Manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations

100 jobs
Number of planned job creations
Job creation
Announcement Date
23 August 2022
Employment effect (start)
23 August 2022
Foreseen end date
1 September 2025

Description

American drug manufacturer MSD Ireland will create 100 new jobs in Carlow in order to strengthen its manufacturing capabilities to meet increased global demand for its medicines and vaccines. The hiring will start immediately, and a new manufacturing facility will also be created by 2025. The new roles will include quality, operations, engineering, supply chain and technical support. The reason behind the recruitment is to expand production of modern biologics drugs for the treatment of cancers.

Currently, the MSD Carlow site employs 530 people. The company employs a total of 2,800 workers in Ireland across six sites in Tipperary, Cork, Meath, Carlow and Dublin.


Sources

Citation

Eurofound (2022), MSD Ireland, Business expansion in Ireland, factsheet number 107269, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/107269.