Pharma & Biotech Jobs Weekly Roundup - Jan 26, 2025

Here we’ll cover the new job postings from Jan 19, 2025 through Jan 26, 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 #

• 188 new roles from 13 companies
• 16 remote positions (8.5% of new roles)
• 91 roles with salary data
• Roles spread across 71 unique locations

BMS again posted the most jobs last week, and Medtronic made our top 5 with 9 posts. Not too much new with these results.

AI & Analytics Integration

Last week’s job postings included several high profile AI and AI support roles indicating a push toward AI and analytics integration across pharma/biotech.

• Program Director, AI & Analytics Transformation at Medtronic (Los Angeles, CA, $168,000-$252,000)
• Staff Data Scientist at Abbott (Irving, TX, $97,300-$194,700)
• Senior Principal Data Engineer - Commercial at Vertex
• Multiple Data Science/NLP/GenAI positions at Vertex

Leadership Focus in Clinical Development

The highest compensated roles centered around leadership positions in clinical development.

• Global Program Clinical Head at Novartis (East Hanover, NJ, $261,100-$484,900)
• Senior Director, Clinical Development at Gilead (Remote, $274,550-$355,300)
• Study Physician, Breast Cancer at AstraZeneca (Gaithersburg, MD, $233,290-$349,935)

Early Career Landscape

Technical roles dominated the early career paths this week, here are a few highlights:

• Post Doctoral Fellow, Analytical Research & Development at Pfizer (Field, USA, $62,700-$104,500)
• Associate Engineer, Product Development at Abbott (Columbus, OH, $50,000-$100,000)
• Software Engineering Intern positions at Verily Life Sciences ($48-$56/hour)

Geographic Patterns

No surprises here, major biotech hubs continue to dominate hiring:

• Boston/Cambridge area continues to be a major hub, particularly for research roles
• San Francisco Bay Area (Foster City, San Bruno) shows strong presence in technical roles
• New Jersey/Princeton area remains central for clinical and regulatory positions

Remote and Field work were some of the most common positions we saw last week, rounding out our top 5 usual biotech hubs with a strong remote-first showing. Hopefully flexible remote opportunities increase for work that is amenable to it.

Last Week’s Salary Data #

• Highest paid role: Senior Director, Clinical Development- Inflammation/Fibrosis (MD) at Gilead ($274,550 - $355,300)
• Average listed salary: $125,452
• 87 roles (46%) include salary data