Plenty of jobs in the greater Boston area in his field, time for him to start pounding the pavement. He shouldn't have too much of a problem landing a job.
Much of that industry is based on new technology and research. Therefore it is dependent on funding..... (ask Buzz). He might do well to look at the investment side, using his education as an analyst for the firms doing the funding.......
My wife starts a new gig next month with a biotech company in Cambridge. She is a finance person getting in with a growing company. Lot of $ from investors all over the globe.Tell him to go kick some tires.