There are a lot of spin offs in Simi, West-Lake and Valancia.
OK technically some of that is in Ventura county but it’s all part of the same general North-LA region.
I have worked in all three locals (also Arcadia).
I would add in L.A. a hour commute is considered reasonable LOL. I do know quite a few Amgen employees who live in Valencia and even Arcadia and Westwood.[/quote]
I’m not completely poo-pooing Amgen and its spin-offs. From the stats I could find it has more total biotech jobs than San Diego… but also a lot more population.
Per capita and total jobs, North Carolina is probably the spot to be right now for biotech jobs. The big five markets (NY/NJ, SF Bay Area, Greater LA, San Diego, NC) are all equivalent enough it really depends on individual job offers and where a person wants to live.
Boston is a trickier one. They used to be booming, but these days it’s mediocre there on top of a very high cost of living.
