Cities with the most biotech and pharma jobs
Boston, MA, Cambridge, MA and San Diego, CA have the most open biotech and pharma jobs among cities where no single employer posts half of them. 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.
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Cities with the most biotech and pharma jobs
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| # | City | Open jobs |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boston, MA | 755 open |
| 2 | Cambridge, MA | 579 open |
| 3 | San Diego, CA | 442 open |
| 4 | New York, NY | 272 open |
| 5 | San Francisco, CA | 212 open |
| 6 | Princeton, NJ | 159 open |
| 7 | Waltham, MA | 132 open |
| 8 | Philadelphia, PA | 118 open |
| 9 | Chicago, IL | 107 open |
| 10 | Austin, TX | 105 open |
| 11 | Los Angeles, CA | 105 open |
| 12 | Durham, NC | 103 open |
| 13 | Atlanta, GA | 96 open |
| 14 | Irvine, CA | 94 open |
| 15 | Redwood City, CA | 86 open |
| 16 | Lexington, MA | 79 open |
| 17 | Columbus, OH | 75 open |
| 18 | Seattle, WA | 73 open |
| 19 | Dallas, TX | 70 open |
| 20 | Houston, TX | 70 open |
| 21 | Raleigh, NC | 70 open |
| 22 | Alameda, CA | 68 open |
| 23 | Wilmington, DE | 68 open |
| 24 | Sacramento, CA | 64 open |
| 25 | Watertown, MA | 64 open |
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