Biotech jobs for research scientists in Germany

136 open roles for research scientists at 44 biotech companies in Germany. None of them states a citizenship or security-check demand. 8 mention relocation support.

Rebuilt 25 Oct 2026
open roles
136
companies
44
open to any nationality
100%
median stated pay
$72k

Companies hiring

CompanyOpen rolesAny nationalityRelocation
IQVIA32100%
Veeva Systems10100%
Thermo Fisher Scientific8100%1
AGC Biologics7100%
Danaher6100%
AbbVie6100%
Proteros5100%
Ipsen4100%
EMD Group4100%1
Merck Group4100%1
EMBL4100%3
Coriolis Pharma3100%
Syneos Health3100%
Sanofi3100%
Sartorius2100%

Newest roles

IQVIA

iqvia.com
iqvia.com • HQ: Durham, United States • Health Data & Interoperability • Clinical Trial Services (CRO) • 5000+ employees • Est. 2016 • Trust B • Hiring 1418, 190 new
HQ: Durham, United States • Health Data & Interoperability • Clinical Trial Services (CRO) • 5000+ employees • Est. 2016 • Trust B • Hiring 1418, 190 new
IQVIA is an American company formed in 2016 by the merger of the contract research organisation Quintiles, founded in 1982, with the pharmaceutical data business IMS Health. It runs clinical trials on behalf of drug and device makers and simultaneously operates one of the largest healthcare data estates in the world, covering prescriptions, claims and electronic medical records, which it sells back to the same industry for commercial planning and real-world evidence studies. Headquartered in Durham, North Carolina and listed on the New York Stock Exchange, it employs close to ninety thousand people and combines the trial and data businesses in what it calls connected intelligence.
Ronald Bruehlman · Chief Financial Officer · decision-maker
Ari Bousbib · Chairman and Chief Executive Officer · decision-maker
Dennis Gillings · Founder · founder
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Medizinprodukteberater im Innendienst Wundversorgung (m/w/d) im Homeoffice

≈ $53k – $138k per year (Estimated) • In office (Mannheim, Germany) • Full-Time • German: C1 • English: B2
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Medizinprodukteberater (m/w/d) im Bereich Speciality Care - bundesweit offene Stellen

≈ $59k – $152k per year (Estimated) • In office (Mannheim, Germany) • Full-Time • German: C1
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LenioBio

leniobio.com
leniobio.com • HQ: Düsseldorf, Germany • Biotechnology • 51-200 employees • Hiring 2, 1 new
HQ: Düsseldorf, Germany • Biotechnology • 51-200 employees • Hiring 2, 1 new
THE PROBLEM if any of the following sounds familiar, you’re in the right place.
No named decision-maker yet.
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Scientist Downstream Processing (R&D) (m/f/x)

≈ $51k – $120k per year (Estimated) • Middle • 3+ years exp • In office (Aachen, Germany) • PhD • Middle • English: C1
ELISA
HPLC
Chromatography
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Principal / Lead Scientist R&D (m/f/x)

Lead • 8+ years exp • In office (Aachen, Germany) • PhD • Full-Time • GMP / cleanroom • Principal • German • English: C1
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Vetter

vetter-pharma.com
vetter-pharma.com • HQ: Ravensburg, Germany • Contract Manufacturing • CRO & CDMO Services • 5000+ employees • Est. 1950 • Hiring 82, 3 new
HQ: Ravensburg, Germany • Contract Manufacturing • CRO & CDMO Services • 5000+ employees • Est. 1950 • Hiring 82, 3 new
Vetter is a family-owned contract development and manufacturing organisation headquartered in Ravensburg, Germany, that provides aseptic filling, packaging and visual inspection of injectable drugs in syringes, cartridges and vials for pharmaceutical and biotech companies. Its history goes back to 1950, when pharmacist Helmut Vetter founded the business in Ravensburg, and it now runs sites in Ravensburg, Langenargen and Saarlouis, in Austria and in the Chicago area, plus sales offices in Asia. It hires production and filling operators, laboratory technicians, validation engineers, utilities team leads, quality control staff, interns and dual-study students.
Titus Ottinger · Managing Directors · decision-maker
Henryk Badack · Managing Directors · decision-maker
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Application Scientist Vision (m/w/d)

≈ $54k – $140k per year (Estimated) • In office (Ravensburg, Germany) • German: C1 • English: C1
C++
Python
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EMD Group

emdgroup.com
emdgroup.com • HQ: Darmstadt, Germany • Advanced Materials • Laboratory Equipment • Prescription Drugs • 5000+ employees • Est. 1668 • Trust A • Hiring 555, 85 new
HQ: Darmstadt, Germany • Advanced Materials • Laboratory Equipment • Prescription Drugs • 5000+ employees • Est. 1668 • Trust A • Hiring 555, 85 new
EMD Group is the name used in the United States and Canada by Merck KGaA, the science and technology group headquartered in Darmstadt, Germany, whose businesses cover healthcare, life science and electronics. Founded in 1668 and still majority-owned by the Merck family, the group operates in North America through EMD Serono, MilliporeSigma and EMD Electronics, with major sites in Burlington and Billerica in Massachusetts and Saint Louis in Missouri. Its board lists manufacturing technicians, process and quality engineers, data engineers and scientists, finance analysts and shared-service roles in Bengaluru, Manila and Tokyo.
No named decision-maker yet.
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Senior Scientist (w/m/d), befristet bis Dezember 2028

≈ $78k – $138k per year (Estimated) • Senior • In office (Darmstadt, Germany) • Master's Degree • Contractor • Senior • English: B2
Chromatography
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Innovation Cup 2027 - Team Synthetic Biology (all genders)

≈ $58k – $149k per year (Estimated) • In office (Darmstadt, Germany) • Master's Degree • Full-Time
Cell Culture
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Merck Group

merckgroup.com
merckgroup.com • HQ: Darmstadt, Germany • Advanced Materials • Chemical Manufacturing • Laboratory Equipment • Prescription Drugs • 5000+ employees • Est. 1668 • Trust A • Hiring 557, 85 new
HQ: Darmstadt, Germany • Advanced Materials • Chemical Manufacturing • Laboratory Equipment • Prescription Drugs • 5000+ employees • Est. 1668 • Trust A • Hiring 557, 85 new
Merck Group is a global science and technology company headquartered in Darmstadt, Germany. The company operates across three primary business sectors: Healthcare, Life Science, and Electronics, delivering innovative medicines, laboratory solutions, and advanced materials. Through its focus on research and technology, it advances medical treatments, supports biopharmaceutical production, and drives key innovations in semiconductor manufacturing worldwide.
Life Science · CEO · decision-maker
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Senior Scientist (w/m/d), befristet bis Dezember 2028

≈ $75k – $134k per year (Estimated) • Senior • In office (Darmstadt, Germany) • Master's Degree • Contractor • Senior • English: B2
Chromatography
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Innovation Cup 2027 - Team Synthetic Biology (all genders)

≈ $56k – $144k per year (Estimated) • In office (Darmstadt, Germany) • Master's Degree • Full-Time
Cell Culture
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Pfizer

pfizer.com
pfizer.com • HQ: New York, United States • Infectious Disease Therapeutics • Oncology Therapeutics • Prescription Drugs • 1001-5000 employees • Est. 1849 • NYSE: PFE • Trust A • Hiring 335, 86 new
HQ: New York, United States • Infectious Disease Therapeutics • Oncology Therapeutics • Prescription Drugs • 1001-5000 employees • Est. 1849 • NYSE: PFE • Trust A • Hiring 335, 86 new
Pfizer is an American multinational pharmaceutical and biotechnology company headquartered in New York City, developing, manufacturing and marketing prescription medicines and vaccines in areas such as oncology, internal medicine, inflammation and immunology, and infectious diseases. Founded in 1849 by Charles Pfizer and Charles Erhart, it is listed on the New York Stock Exchange and operates research and manufacturing sites across the US, Europe and Asia, including a digital hub in Thessaloniki and large commercial teams in China. Its board hires medical information specialists, quality assurance and GMP audit managers, marketing leads, accountants, engineers and AI experience designers.
No named decision-maker yet.
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Clinical Scientist, Director (m/f/d)

≈ $177k – $337k per year (Estimated) • Head+ • 10+ years exp • In office (Berlin, Germany, Madrid, Spain) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Architect
Good Clinical Practice
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Skills these roles ask for

GCP 22GMP 19Microsoft Office 18Good Clinical Practice 14Veeva 13Chromatography 10Python 9LIMS 8CAPA 8GLP 6Cell Culture 5HPLC 5ELISA 5Mass Spectrometry 4qPCR 4Linux 3

Where the roles are

Mannheim 26Berlin 22Munich 18Frankfurt am Main 15Heidelberg 13Hamburg 10Darmstadt 9Bremen 8Stuttgart 6Düsseldorf 6

Questions

Can a foreigner apply for these roles?

136 of the 136 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?

IQVIA (32), Veeva Systems (10), Thermo Fisher Scientific (8), AGC Biologics (7), Danaher (6).

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.

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Source: 136 live postings on employers' careers boardsUpdated 25 Oct 2026MethodologyJSONCC BY-SA 4.0