Pfizer is laying off 100 workers in Bothell, Wash., according to a WARN notice filed Aug. 25.
The Bothell, Wash.-based facility previously served as the headquarters for Seagen, a cancer therapeutics company Pfizer acquired for $43 billion in 2023. The site spans more than 500,000 square feet as a cancer therapy research hub, according to Pfizer.
A spokesperson for the drugmaker told Becker’s, “As we’ve previously communicated, Pfizer is improving its R&D productivity and efficiency with a sharpened focus on opportunities and simplifying the way it works through digital enablement and automation, which we believe will deliver the greatest impact for patients.”
The layoffs began Aug. 25.
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