Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences — compared by hiring
40,415 open jobs across the 118 pharmaceuticals, biotechnology & life sciences companies. Every number links to the company's own page and job list.
| Company | HQ | Sub-industry | Open jobs | 30d net | Countries | Cap $B | Intensity | Signal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eurofins Scientific | Luxembourg | Life Sciences Tools & Services | 3,199 | +9 | 45 | 12 | 266.6 | Hiring above peers |
| IQVIA | United States | Life Sciences Tools & Services | 2,737 | +2,030 | 82 | — | — | — |
| AbbVie | United States | Pharmaceuticals | 2,512 | +1,872 | 56 | — | — | — |
| Abbott | United States | 2,486 | +1,880 | 31 | — | — | — | |
| Amgen | United States | Biotechnology | 2,103 | +1,803 | 38 | — | — | — |
| Johnson & Johnson | United States | Pharmaceuticals | 1,802 | +1,696 | 49 | — | — | — |
| Roche | Switzerland | Pharmaceuticals | 1,714 | -134 | 65 | 250 | 6.8 | In line with peers |
| AstraZeneca | United Kingdom | Pharmaceuticals | 1,355 | -351 | 52 | 220 | 6.2 | In line with peers |
| Bayer | Germany | Pharmaceuticals | 1,180 | +192 | 37 | 44 | 19.1 | In line with peers |
| Novartis | Switzerland | Pharmaceuticals | 1,167 | -3 | 44 | 220 | 5.3 | In line with peers |
| Grifols | Spain | Biotechnology | 1,136 | +30 | 22 | 9 | 126.2 | Hiring above peers |
| Sanofi | France | Pharmaceuticals | 1,109 | -61 | 33 | 115 | 9.6 | In line with peers |
| Merck KGaA | Germany | Pharmaceuticals | 967 | +27 | 41 | 70 | 13.4 | In line with peers |
| GSK | UK | Pharmaceuticals | 948 | -142 | 42 | 76 | 12.5 | In line with peers |
| Pfizer | United States | Pharmaceuticals | 908 | +563 | 42 | — | — | — |
| Bristol Myers Squibb | United States | Pharmaceuticals | 874 | +861 | 25 | — | — | — |
| Regeneron Pharmaceuticals | United States | Biotechnology | 869 | +680 | 13 | — | — | — |
| Eli Lilly | United States | Pharmaceuticals | 809 | +621 | 29 | — | — | — |
| Lonza | Switzerland | Life Sciences Tools & Services | 780 | -3 | 18 | 40 | 19.4 | In line with peers |
| Medpace | United States | Life Sciences Tools & Services | 770 | +762 | 29 | — | — | — |
| Boehringer Ingelheim | Germany | Pharmaceuticals | 738 | +19 | 41 | — | — | — |
| Merck | United States | Pharmaceuticals | 726 | +705 | 6 | — | — | — |
| Novo Nordisk | Denmark | Pharmaceuticals | 490 | -19 | 35 | 330 | 1.4 | Hiring below peers |
| Galderma | Switzerland | Pharmaceuticals | 473 | -8 | 28 | 25 | 18.9 | In line with peers |
| Viatris | United States | Pharmaceuticals | 471 | +408 | 28 | — | — | — |
| UCB | Belgium | Pharmaceuticals | 442 | +29 | 19 | 35 | 12.6 | In line with peers |
| Elanco | United States | Pharmaceuticals | 414 | +345 | 29 | — | — | — |
| Gilead Sciences | United States | Biotechnology | 399 | +317 | 21 | — | — | — |
| Ipsen | France | Pharmaceuticals | 322 | +20 | 20 | 11 | 29.3 | Hiring above peers |
| Vertex Pharmaceuticals | United States | Biotechnology | 311 | +238 | 7 | — | — | — |
| Biogen | United States | Biotechnology | 282 | +229 | 19 | — | — | — |
| Natera | United States | Biotechnology | 264 | +217 | 5 | — | — | — |
| Sartorius Stedim Biotech | France | Life Sciences Tools & Services | 244 | +2 | 16 | 25 | 9.8 | Hiring below peers |
| Pierre Fabre | France | Pharmaceuticals | 231 | -19 | 25 | — | — | — |
| Moderna | United States | Biotechnology | 208 | +190 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Hikma Pharmaceuticals | UK | Pharmaceuticals | 196 | -6 | 11 | 5 | 39.2 | Hiring above peers |
| Incyte | United States | Biotechnology | 195 | +139 | 9 | — | — | — |
| Alnylam Pharmaceuticals | United States | Biotechnology | 185 | +138 | 4 | — | — | — |
| Revvity | United States | Life Sciences Tools & Services | 176 | +139 | 20 | — | — | — |
| Swedish Orphan Biovitrum | Sweden | Biotechnology | 173 | +12 | 24 | 9 | 19.2 | In line with peers |
| Organon | United States | Pharmaceuticals | 171 | +139 | 29 | — | — | — |
| Zoetis | United States | Pharmaceuticals | 168 | +106 | 2 | — | — | — |
| Illumina | United States | Life Sciences Tools & Services | 167 | +142 | 9 | — | — | — |
| Ceva Santé Animale | France | Pharmaceuticals | 164 | +124 | 21 | — | — | — |
| Genmab | Denmark | Biotechnology | 152 | +4 | 8 | 18 | 8.4 | In line with peers |
| Qiagen | Netherlands | Life Sciences Tools & Services | 145 | +2 | 17 | 8 | 18.1 | In line with peers |
| Neurocrine Biosciences | United States | Biotechnology | 142 | +121 | 6 | — | — | — |
| Bio-Techne | United States | Life Sciences Tools & Services | 140 | +119 | 12 | — | — | — |
| Gedeon Richter | Hungary | Pharmaceuticals | 134 | +108 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Recordati | Italy | Pharmaceuticals | 133 | -8 | 18 | 11 | 12.1 | In line with peers |
| BridgeBio Pharma | United States | Biotechnology | 132 | +95 | 3 | — | — | — |
| H. Lundbeck A/S | Denmark | Pharmaceuticals | 131 | +2 | 11 | — | — | — |
| Axsome Therapeutics | United States | 128 | +107 | 2 | — | — | — | |
| Virbac | France | Pharmaceuticals | 128 | +10 | 11 | 3 | 42.7 | Hiring above peers |
| Ferring Pharmaceuticals | Switzerland | Pharmaceuticals | 114 | -15 | 25 | 10 | 11.4 | In line with peers |
| Leo Pharma | Denmark | Pharmaceuticals | 114 | -9 | 17 | 5 | 22.8 | Hiring above peers |
| Evotec | Germany | Life Sciences Tools & Services | 101 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 50.5 | In line with peers |
| Repligen | United States | Life Sciences Tools & Services | 94 | +72 | 11 | — | — | — |
| Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals | United States | Biotechnology | 87 | +87 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Madrigal Pharmaceuticals | United States | Biotechnology | 80 | +74 | 6 | — | — | — |
| BeOne Medicines | United States | Biotechnology | 77 | +77 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Genus | UK | Biotechnology | 77 | +10 | 7 | 1.7 | 45.3 | Hiring above peers |
| Vaxcyte | United States | Biotechnology | 73 | +62 | 2 | — | — | — |
| ImmunityBio | United States | Biotechnology | 72 | +64 | 2 | — | — | — |
| Exelixis | United States | Biotechnology | 71 | +47 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Cytokinetics | United States | Biotechnology | 66 | +55 | 7 | — | — | — |
| Bio-Rad Laboratories | United States | Life Sciences Tools & Services | 62 | +51 | 18 | — | — | — |
| Grünenthal | Germany | Pharmaceuticals | 57 | +49 | 6 | — | — | — |
| argenx | Belgium | Biotechnology | 52 | -5 | 8 | 38 | 1.4 | Hiring below peers |
| Mirum Pharmaceuticals | United States | Biotechnology | 51 | +48 | 4 | — | — | — |
| Orion | Finland | Pharmaceuticals | 51 | -13 | 11 | 8 | 5.8 | In line with peers |
| Oxford Nanopore | UK | Life Sciences Tools & Services | 51 | -7 | 6 | 2 | 25.5 | In line with peers |
| Laboratorios Rovi | Spain | Pharmaceuticals | 47 | -13 | 4 | 3.5 | 13.4 | In line with peers |
| Bavarian Nordic | Denmark | Biotechnology | 40 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 4.0 | Hiring below peers |
| Ionis Pharmaceuticals | United States | Biotechnology | 36 | +34 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Orifarm | Denmark | Pharmaceuticals | 34 | +29 | 4 | — | — | — |
| BICO Group | Sweden | Life Sciences Tools & Services | 33 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 33.0 | In line with peers |
| Praxis Precision Medicines | United States | Biotechnology | 33 | +29 | 2 | — | — | — |
| Sarepta Therapeutics | United States | Biotechnology | 31 | +27 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Vétoquinol | France | Pharmaceuticals | 31 | +19 | 3 | — | — | — |
| Kymera Therapeutics | United States | Biotechnology | 29 | +23 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Laboratorios Normon | Spain | Pharmaceuticals | 29 | +21 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Oxford Biomedica | UK | Life Sciences Tools & Services | 26 | -3 | 1 | 0.5 | 52.0 | Hiring above peers |
| Pharmanutra | Italy | Pharmaceuticals | 24 | +11 | 1 | — | — | — |
| PTC Therapeutics | United States | Biotechnology | 23 | +19 | 4 | — | — | — |
| Pharming | Netherlands | Biotechnology | 23 | +1 | 3 | 0.7 | 32.9 | In line with peers |
| Lantheus Holdings | United States | 21 | +18 | 2 | — | — | — | |
| Scholar Rock | United States | Biotechnology | 20 | +15 | 3 | — | — | — |
| Cogent Biosciences | United States | Biotechnology | 17 | +14 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Zealand Pharma | Denmark | Biotechnology | 15 | +4 | 2 | 5 | 3.0 | Hiring below peers |
| Indivior | United States | Pharmaceuticals | 14 | +10 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Alvotech | Sweden | Biotechnology | 13 | -7 | 2 | 3 | 4.3 | Hiring below peers |
| Crinetics Pharmaceuticals | United States | Biotechnology | 12 | +10 | 2 | — | — | — |
| Esteve | Spain | Pharmaceuticals | 12 | +5 | 3 | — | — | — |
| Roivant Sciences | United States | Biotechnology | 11 | +9 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Erasca | United States | Biotechnology | 9 | +8 | 2 | — | — | — |
| Halozyme Therapeutics | United States | Biotechnology | 9 | +8 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Hansa Biopharma | Sweden | Biotechnology | 9 | +1 | 2 | 0.5 | 18.0 | In line with peers |
| Lakefront Biotherapeutics | Netherlands | Biotechnology | 8 | +7 | 2 | — | — | — |
| Protagonist Therapeutics | United States | Biotechnology | 7 | +7 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Spyre Therapeutics | United States | Biotechnology | 7 | +6 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Immunovant | United States | Biotechnology | 5 | +5 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Valneva | France | Biotechnology | 5 | +1 | 2 | 0.5 | 10.0 | In line with peers |
| Circio Holding | Norway | Biotechnology | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0.05 | 80.0 | Hiring above peers |
| EQL Pharma | Sweden | Pharmaceuticals | 4 | -2 | 2 | 0.2 | 20.0 | In line with peers |
| EUROAPI | France | Pharmaceuticals | 4 | +4 | 4 | — | — | — |
| Servier | France | Pharmaceuticals | 4 | +2 | 1 | — | — | — |
| ALK-Abelló | Denmark | Pharmaceuticals | 3 | +1 | 1 | 4 | 0.8 | Hiring below peers |
| Nykode Therapeutics | Norway | Biotechnology | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0.2 | 10.0 | In line with peers |
| Oncopeptides | Sweden | Biotechnology | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0.1 | 20.0 | In line with peers |
| Photocure | Norway | Pharmaceuticals | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0.15 | 13.3 | In line with peers |
| Ascelia Pharma | Sweden | Biotechnology | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.05 | 20.0 | In line with peers |
| BioArctic | Sweden | Biotechnology | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1.5 | 0.7 | Hiring below peers |
| Cantargia | Sweden | Biotechnology | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.1 | 10.0 | In line with peers |
| Saniona | Sweden | Biotechnology | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.05 | 20.0 | In line with peers |
| SynAct Pharma | Sweden | Biotechnology | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.05 | 20.0 | In line with peers |
| Vivesto | Sweden | Biotechnology | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.03 | 33.3 | In line with peers |
| Xbrane Biopharma | Sweden | Biotechnology | 1 | -1 | 1 | 0.05 | 20.0 | In line with peers |
Intensity = open jobs per $B market cap (private companies show “—”). 30d net = ads added minus ads closed over the last 30 days. Signal compares a company's hiring to its sector median.