BETHLEHEM, Pa.- OraSure Technologies, the Bethlehem-based medical device maker, is cutting jobs.

A company spokesperson told 69 News that OraSure is reducing its non-production workforce in the U.S. and Canada as it works to rebalance its cost structure and support investments in its product roadmap. 

Ten positions at OraSure’s headquarters in Bethlehem are part of the cuts, the spokesperson told 69 News.

In November, the company, which makes at-home diagnostic tests and sample collection devices, reported $27.1 million in revenue, a decrease of 32% from a year ago. CEO Carrie Eglinton Manner previously said OraSure was hoping for a return to growth this year, after the “transition year” of 2025. 

New products expected to launch in 2026 include an over-the-counter molecular self-test for chlamydia and gonorrhoeae (produced by subsidiary Sherlock Biosciences), and a urine self-collection device to test for sexually transmitted infections.

OraSure’s global headquarters is based at 220 E. First St. on Bethlehem’s Southside. It also has a site across the street at 150 Webster St., where it houses corporate offices and research and development; and manufacturing and warehouse space at 2685 Opus Way in Bethlehem Township.

Its original manufacturing site at 1745 Eaton Ave. in Bethlehem has been listed for sale since 2024, according to the commercial real estate website Loopnet.com.

OraSure is also the parent company of DNA Genotek, Inc. in Canada, and Sherlock Biosciences, which has locations in Massachusetts and the United Kingdom. 

The company spokesperson declined to say exactly how many layoffs were being enacted across OraSure’s entire footprint, but said the reduction “equates to a mid-single digits percent” of the overall global workforce.

The spokesperson also didn’t specify how many employees would remain at the company, but said OraSure continues to employ about 240 people in Bethlehem. 

OraSure’s total headcount has been shrinking over the past couple of years.

According to 10-K forms filed with the SEC, the company had 840 employees as of December of 2022. That number was reduced to 638 a year later. At the end of 2024, the headcount was listed as 501.

Last year, the company told WFMZ it employed about 375 people in the Lehigh Valley.