Most in-demand biotech and pharma roles
Sales Managers, Marketing Managers and Medical and Health Services Managers are the roles biotech and pharma employers have the most openings for, out of 12,574 open jobs. 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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Most in-demand biotech and pharma roles
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| # | Role | Open jobs |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sales Managers211 employers · Median pay $148k | 966 open |
| 2 | Marketing Managers164 employers · Median pay $177k | 382 open |
| 3 | Medical and Health Services Managers154 employers · Median pay $300k | 317 open |
| 4 | Regulatory Affairs Managers142 employers · Median pay $197k | 225 open |
| 5 | Validation Engineers88 employers · Median pay $100k | 200 open |
| 6 | General and Operations Managers144 employers · Median pay $194k | 199 open |
| 7 | Software Developers92 employers · Median pay $146k | 189 open |
| 8 | Industrial Engineers107 employers · Median pay $108k | 175 open |
| 9 | Computer Hardware Engineers37 employers · Median pay $75k | 159 open |
| 10 | Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel32 employers | 149 open |
| 11 | Quality Control Systems Managers111 employers · Median pay $194k | 144 open |
| 12 | Project Management Specialists72 employers · Median pay $165k | 142 open |
| 13 | Financial Managers99 employers · Median pay $165k | 137 open |
| 14 | Clinical Research Coordinators79 employers · Median pay $147k | 133 open |
| 15 | Computer Systems Engineers/Architects70 employers | 126 open |
| 16 | Manufacturing Engineers74 employers · Median pay $99k | 126 open |
| 17 | Architectural and Engineering Managers73 employers · Median pay $185k | 108 open |
| 18 | Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists48 employers · Median pay $134k | 99 open |
| 19 | Chemists53 employers · Median pay $134k | 97 open |
| 20 | Computer and Information Systems Managers66 employers · Median pay $188k | 93 open |
| 21 | Mechanical Engineers56 employers · Median pay $190k | 93 open |
| 22 | Regulatory Affairs Specialists56 employers · Median pay $123k | 90 open |
| 23 | Statisticians66 employers · Median pay $232k | 90 open |
| 24 | Electrical Engineers55 employers · Median pay $149k | 87 open |
| 25 | Purchasing Managers65 employers · Median pay $144k | 86 open |
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- Music663
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- Sports235
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