Biotech and pharma jobs: who is hiring and what it pays
Drug makers, biotechs and life sciences companies: research, clinical, manufacturing, quality, regulatory and commercial roles. 10,685 open jobs at 1,241 employers, with a median stated pay of $183k. Every job on this page is in the United States, taken from the employer’s own career site or job system and checked to still be open.
10,685
open biotech and pharma jobs
1,241
employers hiring
$183k
median stated pay (1,887 jobs)
November 2026
first month tracked
All biotech and pharma lists
Employers with the most open biotech and pharma jobs
Gilead Sciences, GSK and Takeda Development Center Americas lead the biotech and pharma employers on our board. The ten with the most openings post 20% of the 10,685 open biotech and pharma jobs.
| # | Employer | Open jobs |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gilead SciencesCA · Median pay $241k | 278 open |
| 2 | GSKPA · Median pay $297k | 253 open |
| 3 | Takeda Development Center AmericasMA · Median pay $198k | 237 open |
| 4 | AbbVieIL · Median pay $123k | 222 open |
| 5 | AstrazenecaMD · Median pay $191k | 216 open |
| 6 | Siemens HealthineersCA | 197 open |
| 7 | Vertex PharmaceuticalsMA · Median pay $272k | 196 open |
| 8 | Medpace HoldingsOH | 188 open |
| 9 | Boston ScientificMN · Median pay $102k | 177 open |
| 10 | STERISOH | 164 open |
Highest-paying biotech and pharma roles
Among biotech and pharma jobs that state yearly pay, Medical and Health Services Managers, Medical Records Specialists and Lawyers pay the most at the median, against $183k for the segment as a whole.
| # | Role | Median pay |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Medical and Health Services Managers326 open · With pay 82 | $314k |
| 2 | Medical Records Specialists43 open · With pay 16 | $278k |
| 3 | Lawyers51 open · With pay 10 | $274k |
| 4 | Computer and Information Research Scientists55 open · With pay 13 | $224k |
| 5 | Statisticians95 open · With pay 41 | $219k |
| 6 | Regulatory Affairs Managers225 open · With pay 65 | $213k |
| 7 | General and Operations Managers170 open · With pay 41 | $207k |
| 8 | Quality Control Systems Managers129 open · With pay 38 | $207k |
Skills employers ask for
project management, excel and supply chain are the skills most often named in biotech and pharma job postings, read from each posting's own text.
Where the biotech and pharma jobs are
MA, CA and NJ have the most open biotech and pharma jobs.
| # | State | Open jobs |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | MassachusettsMedian pay $215k | 1,993 open |
| 2 | CaliforniaMedian pay $193k | 1,902 open |
| 3 | New JerseyMedian pay $213k | 799 open |
| 4 | PennsylvaniaMedian pay $169k | 615 open |
| 5 | New YorkMedian pay $190k | 561 open |
| 6 | OhioMedian pay $117k | 433 open |
| 7 | TexasMedian pay $138k | 420 open |
| 8 | North CarolinaMedian pay $142k | 403 open |
New biotech and pharma jobs this week
25 biotech and pharma jobs were posted in the last seven days.
- Sr Sourcing Specialist
Boston Scientific · Marlboro, MA
Nov 9
- Vice President - Industry
AAMI · Arlington, VA
Nov 9
- Director, Commercial Financial Planning & Analysis
Disc Medicine · MA
$207k–$253k · Nov 9
- Director, Program Management
Disc Medicine · MA
$207k–$253k · Nov 9
- Regional Manager, Interventional Solutions, Tulsa, OK/Memphis, TN
Boston Scientific · Memphis, TN
Nov 9
- Regional Manager, Interventional Solutions, Charleston/Myrtle Beach, SC
Boston Scientific · Florence, SC
Nov 9
- Regional Manager, Interventional Solutions - Orlando, FL
Boston Scientific · Orlando, FL
Nov 9
- Biostatistician-P2
Boston Scientific · Maple Grove, MN
Nov 9
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More industries
- US manufacturing30,495
- Defense and aerospace28,716
- Healthcare25,566
- Financial services25,485
- Education12,966
- Non-profits12,761
- AI8,032
- Construction7,390
- Transportation and logistics4,894
- Space4,802
- Semiconductors3,805
- Automotive and EV3,639
- Retail2,961
- Robotics and automation2,792
- Data centers2,570
- Consumer packaged goods2,445
- Utilities and power2,298
- Clean energy and nuclear2,181
- Real estate1,502
- Telecom1,354
- Tourism and hospitality1,235
- Steel, aluminum and metals966
- Oil and gas933
- Mining and natural resources891
- Restaurants890
- Airlines and aviation777
- TV and streaming733
- Shipbuilding and maritime471
- Casino and gaming454
- Music414
- Foundation334
- Museum273
- Sports207
- Movies and film46
How these lists are made
- Every job on this page is in the United States, taken from the employer’s own career site or job system and checked to still be open.
- A job is counted in biotech and pharma when its employer is on our list of biotech and pharma employers, or its title names biotech and pharma work. A job can sit in more than one segment.
- Pay figures use only jobs that state a yearly salary range in dollars; the figure is the middle of the range, and the median is across jobs. A pay list is shown only when enough jobs state pay.
- The same employer under different spellings is counted once. A city where one employer posts half the openings is not ranked.
- Lists are rebuilt weekly from our job board and kept by month. Professional and management roles; hourly roles are not on our board.
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