Wasn’t talking about non-science roles. I was a scientist, almost all of the senior / PhD level folks lived in the suburbs. You telling me that they care more about Research Associates than Senior Scientists?

I got out of the field and moved into software so I could work remote / outside of the city.

No matter what, Life Science in general is much more tired to on-site work than other well paying industries in the area, so housing, transportation, etc in the whole Greater Boston area are key to keeping it healthy.

True on the commuter rail, most of the northern lines are essentially a nonstarter for Cambridge, and having to connect to the Red Line from the south adds a lot of time (been there, done that). The north south connector project would be nice.

The lack of parking around commuter rail stops and MBTA stations (looking at you Oak Grove) doesn’t help get pistols off the roads either.

You all know this isn’t just a Boston problem right? There’s a huge chunk of the biopharma work force that has families and has no desire to live the urban lifestyle. The more junior folks tend to be younger / more urban, but most of the people I worked with lived in the suburbs by choice not necessity (spent over a decade working in biopharma in Cambridge)

Fix the commute from the suburbs, fund the commuter rail, fund expansion of the subway.