SAN JOSE, Calif. (KGO) — The global response to novel coronavirus has government contractors and nonprofit groups scrambling to find specialists to deal with patients, public information, data analysis and even project management.
As the outbreak grows, listings on Glassdoor.com are growing to fill a wide range of coronavirus-related jobs.
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It’s probably not surprising to see openings for registered nurses who can assist the CDC with airport screenings.
However, Glassdoor’s economist did find other kinds of specialties in demand.
“I was actually surprised to see that the global public health response does mean more demand for workers like communications specialists or consultants who can help organizations craft the right public health response,” said Daniel Zhao, a Glassdoor economist.
In that realm, there were multiple listings from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, which has committed up to $100 million to fund work to detect, …