Pharma & Biotech Jobs Weekly Roundup - Jan 19, 2025

Here we’ll cover the new job postings from Jan 12, 2025 through Jan 19, 2025. You can find the most current job postings that we track on our job board and browse past editions in our newsletter archives

Last Week’s Highlights #

• 193 new roles from 13 companies
• 19 remote positions (9.8% of new roles)
• 100 roles with salary data
• Roles spread across 72 unique locations

BMS, AstraZeneca, Abbott, and Sanofi were again the top 4 hiring companies last week, with Pfizer rounding out the top 5. Hiring is still centered around the major hubs in Boston, DC, and NJ, but some positions also emerged in Phoenix last week.

Leadership & Strategic Focus

A lot of executive and director-level positions in clinical development, medical affairs, and cell therapy this week. Notable roles:

• Executive Director – Viral Hepatitis at Gilead (Foster City, $324K-420K)
• Executive Director, Cell Therapy Analytical Development at BMS (Seattle, $245K-325K)
• Director, Virology Clinical Development at Gilead (Foster City, $261K-338K)

Digital Transformation Trend

Companies are heavily investing in AI/ML and digital capabilities, with senior and Director level data and IT roles:

• Senior Staff Cloud Engineer at Verily (San Bruno, $217K-289K)
• Director of Cyber & IT Program Management at AstraZeneca (Gaithersburg, $160K-240K)
• Multiple Senior Data Science positions at Verily focusing on computer vision, sensors, and computational biology ($165K-235K)

We’ll keep an eye out for more individual contributor and entry level positions in this space, but right now companies seem focused on hiring management and senior positions.

Early Career Opportunities

Entry points into the industry show strong demand for research and technical roles:

• Associate Scientist Product Development at Abbott (Columbus, $46K-92K)
• Associate Clinical Research Specialist at Medtronic (Los Angeles, $62K-94K)
• Several Research Associate positions at major companies with salaries ranging $65K-95K

Remote Work Landscape

Not a great remote work week, with only 9.8% of posted positions offer remote work options, primarily in:

• Medical Science Liaison roles ($150K-200K range)
• R&D Program Management
• Medical Coding and Data Analysis

Geographic Patterns

Major biotech hubs dominate hiring:

• Boston/Cambridge area: Heavy concentration of R&D and clinical development roles
• San Francisco Bay Area: Focus on technical and research positions
• Gaithersburg/DC area: Strong presence of regulatory and medical affairs positions

Last Week’s Salary Data #

Salary data shows competitive compensation across regions with highest ranges in California and Massachusetts markets.

• Highest paid role: Executive Director – Viral Hepatitis at Gilead ($324,615 - $420,090)

• Average listed salary: $137,753

• 95 roles (49.2%) include salary data