Biotech jobs for research scientists in Canada

46 open roles for research scientists at 23 biotech companies in Canada. None of them states a citizenship or security-check demand. 4 mention relocation support.

Rebuilt 25 Oct 2026
open roles
46
companies
23
open to any nationality
100%
median stated pay
$54k

Companies hiring

CompanyOpen rolesAny nationalityRelocation
Danaher6100%
AbCellera6100%
Frontage Laboratories3100%
Gilead Sciences3100%
Altasciences3100%
Bora Pharmaceuticals3100%
Amgen2100%
Nomic2100%
Agilent Technologies2100%
Novartis2100%2
BGBx2100%
BenchSci1100%
Roche1100%1
GSK1100%
ClinChoice1100%

Newest roles

Danaher

danaher.com
danaher.com • HQ: Washington, United States • Laboratory Equipment • Bioprocessing • Diagnostic Tests & IVD • 1001-5000 employees • Est. 1969 • Trust A • Hiring 1155, 112 new
HQ: Washington, United States • Laboratory Equipment • Bioprocessing • Diagnostic Tests & IVD • 1001-5000 employees • Est. 1969 • Trust A • Hiring 1155, 112 new
Danaher is an American science and technology conglomerate that owns businesses in life sciences, diagnostics and biotechnology. Its operating companies include Beckman Coulter, Cepheid, Radiometer and Leica Biosystems in clinical diagnostics, Cytiva and Pall in bioprocessing, and Leica Microsystems, SCIEX and Molecular Devices in research instruments, serving hospitals, laboratories and biopharmaceutical manufacturers. The group runs its companies through the Danaher Business System of continuous improvement. The company is headquartered in Washington, District of Columbia, United States.
No named decision-maker yet.
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Verified live · 2 hours ago 4 days ago Likely open · 63%

Senior Manager, Global Pharma & Biopharma Market

≈ $46k – $89k per year (Estimated) • Senior • In office (Marlborough, United States, Concord, Canada) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Senior
Mass Spectrometry
Chromatography
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Verified live · 2 hours ago 4 days ago Likely open · 63%

Staff Scientist COE, Proteomics

≈ $55k – $150k per year (Estimated) • Staff+ • 20+ years exp • In office (Concord, Canada) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Staff
Mass Spectrometry
Chromatography
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AstraZeneca

astrazeneca.com
astrazeneca.com • HQ: Cambridge, United Kingdom • Rare Disease Therapeutics • Cardiometabolic Therapeutics • Oncology Therapeutics • Prescription Drugs • 1001-5000 employees • Est. 1999 • Trust A • Hiring 735, 200 new
HQ: Cambridge, United Kingdom • Rare Disease Therapeutics • Cardiometabolic Therapeutics • Oncology Therapeutics • Prescription Drugs • 1001-5000 employees • Est. 1999 • Trust A • Hiring 735, 200 new
AstraZeneca is a British-Swedish pharmaceutical company formed in 1999 by the merger of Astra of Sweden and Zeneca of the United Kingdom, and now one of the largest drug makers in the world by revenue. Its portfolio is concentrated in oncology with Tagrisso, Imfinzi and Enhertu, alongside cardiovascular, renal and metabolic products including Farxiga, respiratory and immunology medicines, and a rare disease business built on the acquisition of Alexion. Headquartered in Cambridge in England and listed in London, Stockholm and New York, it reports in United States dollars.
Aradhana Sarin · Chief Financial Officer · decision-maker
Pascal Soriot · Chief Executive Officer · decision-maker
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Verified live · 1 hour ago 4 days ago Likely open · 63%

Scientist

≈ $62k – $119k per year (Estimated) • Senior • 5+ years exp • In office (Hamilton, Canada) • Full-Time • GMP / cleanroom • Senior
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Headlands Research

headlandsresearch.com
headlandsresearch.com • HQ: Corte Madera, United States • Clinical Trial Sites & Recruitment • 201-500 employees • Est. 2018 • Likely startup • Trust A • Hiring 39, 6 new
HQ: Corte Madera, United States • Clinical Trial Sites & Recruitment • 201-500 employees • Est. 2018 • Likely startup • Trust A • Hiring 39, 6 new
Headlands Research is a North American clinical trial site organization that runs a network of research sites conducting studies for pharmaceutical, biotech and medical device sponsors and contract research organizations. Founded in 2018, it operates about 26 sites in the US, Puerto Rico and Canada, including AMCR Institute in Escondido, which focuses on diabetes, obesity and vaccine trials, and Peninsula Research Associates, known for allergy and asthma research. It hires clinical research coordinators, site managers and directors, principal investigators and sub-investigators, pharmacy and lab technicians, receptionists and finance staff.
Autumn Huiatt · Executive Officer · decision-maker
Ann Mao · Executive Officer · decision-maker
Kyle Burtnett · Executive Officer, Director · decision-maker
Cathy Collins · Director · decision-maker
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Verified live · 1 hour ago 6 days ago Hiring now · 86%

Clinical Research Assistant

$39k – $41k per year • Hybrid (Richmond, Canada) • Full-Time
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Parexel

parexel.com
parexel.com • HQ: Durham, United States • Clinical Trial Services (CRO) • 5000+ employees • Est. 1983 • Trust B • Hiring 265, 43 new
HQ: Durham, United States • Clinical Trial Services (CRO) • 5000+ employees • Est. 1983 • Trust B • Hiring 265, 43 new
Parexel is a clinical research organisation headquartered in Durham, North Carolina that provides Phase I to IV clinical trial services, regulatory consulting, market access and safety services to biopharmaceutical companies. Founded in 1983 and owned by EQT and Goldman Sachs since 2021, it employs more than 21,000 people, with large teams in the US, Hyderabad, Bengaluru, London, Poland, Romania, Serbia and Bloemfontein. Its openings are mostly for regulatory affairs consultants and associates, clinical research associates, safety technology analysts, clinical trial managers, data and AI engineers, many of them home or office based.
Michael Crowley III · Executive Officer, Director · decision-maker
John Benoit · Executive Officer, Director · decision-maker
W. Davis · Executive Officer · decision-maker
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Verified live · 1 day ago 7 days ago Likely open · 55%

Senior Clinical Scientist - FSP

≈ $50k – $94k per year (Estimated) • Senior • 7+ years exp • Canada • Remote (Canada) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Senior
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Agilent Technologies

agilent.com
agilent.com • HQ: Santa Clara, United States • Laboratory Equipment • Test & Measurement Instruments • 5000+ employees • Est. 1999 • NYSE: A • Trust A • Hiring 340, 46 new
HQ: Santa Clara, United States • Laboratory Equipment • Test & Measurement Instruments • 5000+ employees • Est. 1999 • NYSE: A • Trust A • Hiring 340, 46 new
Agilent Technologies Inc. is a global life sciences, diagnostics, and applied chemical markets enterprise specializing in analytical laboratory instrumentation and workflow solutions. The company focuses on developing, manufacturing, and servicing liquid and gas chromatography systems, mass spectrometry instruments, molecular spectroscopy devices, clinical diagnostic tools, laboratory consumables, and enterprise software platforms.
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Verified live · 1 day ago 10 days ago Likely open · 68%

Microbiologist

$36k – $56k per year • Junior • 2+ years exp • In office (Canada) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • GMP / cleanroom • Shift work • Junior
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Verified live · 1 day ago 25 days ago Likely open · 45%

Principal Manufacturing Innovation Strategist

$87k – $136k per year • Lead • Charlottetown • Remote (Canada) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • GMP / cleanroom • Principal
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Bora Pharmaceuticals

boracdmo.com
boracdmo.com • HQ: Taipei, Taiwan • APIs & Drug Manufacturing • CRO & CDMO Services • 1-10 employees • Trust B • Hiring 54, 7 new
HQ: Taipei, Taiwan • APIs & Drug Manufacturing • CRO & CDMO Services • 1-10 employees • Trust B • Hiring 54, 7 new
Bora Pharmaceuticals is a Taiwanese contract development and manufacturing organization headquartered in Taipei that develops, manufactures and packages drug products for pharmaceutical and biotech customers. It handles oral solid dose, liquids, semi-solids, nasal sprays, ophthalmics, sterile fill-finish and biologics through Bora Biologics, with sites in Taiwan, Mississauga in Canada, and Maryland and Minnesota in the US. Its openings are concentrated in quality control and quality assurance analysts, chemists, production supervisors, automation and equipment technicians, planners and analytical sciences managers, as well as finance and HR staff.
No named decision-maker yet.
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11 days ago Hiring now · 77%

Manager, Production

$65k – $82k per year • Middle • 3+ years exp • In office (Mississauga, Canada) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • GMP / cleanroom • Middle
CAPA
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21 days ago Likely open · 64%

Artwork Packaging Specialist

$49k – $61k per year • Middle • 3+ years exp • In office (Mississauga, Canada) • High School Diploma • Full-Time • GMP / cleanroom • Middle
Veeva
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Skills these roles ask for

GMP 9ELISA 8Mass Spectrometry 7HPLC 5GLP 4Microsoft Excel 3Flow Cytometry 3Cell Culture 3Python 2PCR 2GCP 2Chromatography 2qPCR 2GraphPad Prism 2LIMS 2CAPA 2

Where the roles are

Vancouver 14Mississauga 6Montreal 4Concord 4Toronto 3Edmonton 3Burnaby 2Laval 2Quebec 1Charlottetown 1

Questions

Can a foreigner apply for these roles?

46 of the 46 roles here state no citizenship or security-check demand. A role that does says so in its advert, and the card marks it.

Which biotech companies hire most?

Danaher (6), AbCellera (6), Frontage Laboratories (3), Gilead Sciences (3), Altasciences (3).

Which employers count as biotech companies?

Companies whose main business is biotechnology, drug discovery and development, cell and gene therapy, genomics, contract research and manufacturing (CRO, CDMO) or life science tools - and every role whose title names biotech work at any employer. Their sales, finance and office roles are left out: these pages list the science, engineering, data and IT roles.

How fresh is this?

Every role is re-checked on the employer's own careers board at least every 48 hours, and the page is rebuilt every night.

Source: 46 live postings on employers' careers boardsUpdated 25 Oct 2026MethodologyJSONCC BY-SA 4.0