University of Pennsylvania: jobs, salaries and hiring

Hiring now

• 231

  open professional roles

• 206

  opened in the last 90 days

  248 in the last 12 months

• 0%

  of roles are remote

• 4

  states hiring

  Pennsylvania, New York, District of Columbia, Ohio

What it hires for: Data & Analytics (93), Engineering (17), Operations (13), Administration (8), Legal (7). By level: early career (79), entry level (45), director (36), senior manager (33), mid level (24).

Where: HUP (25), Philadelphia, PA (21), Smilow Center for Translational (13), Perelman Center for Adv Medicine (11), FMC Tower (8), FMC Tower-Development (7), Biomedical Research Building 2 (6), New York, NY (6).

Main hubs: Philadelphia, PA (21), New York, NY (6). Open a city for its job market, layoffs and training.

University of Pennsylvania hiring at a glance

• We have tracked University of Pennsylvania's career site since Oct 2026; it has opened 252 professional roles in that time.
• 90 of University of Pennsylvania's 184 open roles (49%) are entry-level or early-career; 15 of them say people without experience are welcome and 2 describe structured training.
• 9 open roles (5%) ask for a specific AI skill; tools named include Claude, OpenAI API/GPT, ChatGPT, PyTorch.
• Of the 10 open roles that state where the work happens, 7 hybrid, 3 on-site.
• Among open roles, 1 say the employer cannot sponsor a visa.
• 9% of its roles post a salary range, against a median of 8% for Education & EdTech employers.
• 6 roles were posted in the last 7 days; the median open role was posted 54 days ago.
• By open professional roles, University of Pennsylvania ranks #18 of 490 Education & EdTech employers we track.

What University of Pennsylvania asks for

AI tools named: Claude (3), OpenAI API/GPT (3), ChatGPT (2), PyTorch (1), scikit-learn (1), TensorFlow (1).

Entry-level roles, in the employer’s words

Phrases from open postings that say people without experience are welcome or that training is provided.

• “Bachelor of Science and 0 to 1 year of experience or equivalent combination of education and experience is required.”Research Specialist A
• “This is a full-time, limited-term position typically intended for recent graduates who are seeking predoctoral research experience.”Pre-Doctoral Research Specialist
• “Bachelor of Science and 0 to 1 year of experience or equivalent combination of education and experience is required.”Research Specialist A/B (Department of Cancer Biology)
• “Penn eRA and Ben Financials is helpful, but we will train you.”Grant Coordinator A/B (Department of Translational Medicine and Human Genetics) (training provided)

How University of Pennsylvania compares with Education & EdTech employers

Median across 490 Education & EdTech employers with 3 or more open roles. Updated daily.

Similar employers hiring

• The University of Chicago 186 open
• University of Washington 186 open
• KinderCare Learning Companies 188 open
• Oxford College of Emory University 188 open
• Duke University 179 open
• University of Southern California 178 open

Open roles

• Associate Director of Federal AffairsPhiladelphia, PA or Washington, DC
• Staffing ManagerUnited, PA · $77k–$90k
• Research AssociateUnited, PA
• Executive Director, EVP IT Integrated ServicesUnited, PA · $170k–$270k

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What University of Pennsylvania pays

Across 23 postings with a posted range, pay is below the market range for the same roles. 9% of its roles post a salary range.

Only salary ranges the employer posted. No estimates.

Common questions

Is University of Pennsylvania hiring?

University of Pennsylvania has 231 open professional roles on its career site as of the last check. 206 opened in the last 90 days and 248 in the last 12 months. The most common function is data & analytics.

How well does University of Pennsylvania pay?

Across 23 postings with a posted salary range, University of Pennsylvania's pay is below the market range for the same roles. We compare each posted range with the market range for the same title, function and area.

Does University of Pennsylvania hire entry-level candidates?

Yes. 90 of University of Pennsylvania's 184 open roles (49%) are entry-level or early-career; 15 of them say people without experience are welcome and 2 describe structured training. Entry-level means roughly 0 to 3 years of experience, read from the title, the employer and the full posting.

Does University of Pennsylvania offer remote or hybrid jobs?

Of the 10 open roles that state where the work happens, 7 hybrid, 3 on-site.

What skills does University of Pennsylvania ask for?

Across its open roles the skills named most often are project management (23), excel (20), logistics (16), onboarding (16), audit (14), regulatory compliance (13).