Skills employers ask for in biotech and pharma jobs
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. 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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Skills employers ask for in biotech and pharma jobs
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| # | Skill | Share of jobs |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | project managementJobs 1,775 | 14% of jobs |
| 2 | excelJobs 1,507 | 12% of jobs |
| 3 | supply chainJobs 1,189 | 9% of jobs |
| 4 | auditJobs 896 | 7% of jobs |
| 5 | risk managementJobs 876 | 7% of jobs |
| 6 | powerpointJobs 807 | 6% of jobs |
| 7 | forecastingJobs 779 | 6% of jobs |
| 8 | procurementJobs 759 | 6% of jobs |
| 9 | onboardingJobs 758 | 6% of jobs |
| 10 | crmJobs 716 | 6% of jobs |
| 11 | talent acquisitionJobs 670 | 5% of jobs |
| 12 | regulatory complianceJobs 651 | 5% of jobs |
| 13 | leanJobs 638 | 5% of jobs |
| 14 | gcpJobs 616 | 5% of jobs |
| 15 | agileJobs 608 | 5% of jobs |
| 16 | change managementJobs 597 | 5% of jobs |
| 17 | sapJobs 595 | 5% of jobs |
| 18 | pythonJobs 585 | 5% of jobs |
| 19 | stakeholder managementJobs 543 | 4% of jobs |
| 20 | logisticsJobs 518 | 4% of jobs |
| 21 | erpJobs 505 | 4% of jobs |
| 22 | workdayJobs 430 | 3% of jobs |
| 23 | strategic planningJobs 421 | 3% of jobs |
| 24 | salesforceJobs 420 | 3% of jobs |
| 25 | six sigmaJobs 415 | 3% of jobs |
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