Biotech jobs for process, manufacturing and validation engineers in Japan

49 open roles for process, manufacturing and validation engineers at 25 biotech companies in Japan. None of them states a citizenship or security-check demand. 1 mention relocation support.

Rebuilt 4 Nov 2026
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49
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25
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100%
estimated median pay
$76k

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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 B · Hiring 320, 39 new
HQ: Santa Clara, United States · Laboratory Equipment · Test & Measurement Instruments · 5000+ employees · Est. 1999 · NYSE: A · Trust B · Hiring 320, 39 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 hour ago 1 day ago Hiring now · 70%

Informatics Service Engineer

Japan · Remote (Japan) · Full-Time · Japanese: B2 (Optional)
Windows Server
Azure
AWS
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Verified live · 1 hour ago 2 months ago Fading · 35%

Field application engineer, GC&GCMS

≈ $30k – $66k per year (Estimated) · Middle · 4+ years exp · In office (Hachiōji, Japan) · Bachelor's Degree · Full-Time · Middle
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IQVIA

iqvia.com
iqvia.com · HQ: Durham, United States · Health Care · Biotechnology · Medical Laboratories · Health Data & Interoperability · Clinical Trial Services (CRO) · 5000+ employees · Est. 2016 · Trust B · Hiring 1480, 143 new
HQ: Durham, United States · Health Care · Biotechnology · Medical Laboratories · Health Data & Interoperability · Clinical Trial Services (CRO) · 5000+ employees · Est. 2016 · Trust B · Hiring 1480, 143 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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Verified live · 2 hours ago 8 days ago Likely open · 62%

Senior Consultant/Manager, RWD Global project leader

≈ $48k – $123k per year (Estimated) · Lead · In office (Tokyo, Japan) · Full-Time · Senior
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Open 2259 daysVerified live · 2 hours ago 6 years ago Long shot · 6%

Project Leader/ IQVIA Services

≈ $48k – $123k per year (Estimated) · Lead · 3+ years exp · In office (Tokyo, Osaka, Japan) · Bachelor's Degree · Full-Time · Staff · English
GCP
Life Sciences
Good Clinical Practice
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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 563, 75 new
HQ: Darmstadt, Germany · Advanced Materials · Chemical Manufacturing · Laboratory Equipment · Prescription Drugs · 5000+ employees · Est. 1668 · Trust A · Hiring 563, 75 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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Verified live · 2 hours ago 9 days ago Hiring now · 76%

Quality Control Engineer

In office (Shizuoka, Japan) · Full-Time · English: A1
Statistical Process Control
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Technical Application Expert, Excipients & Biopharma Chemicals_Life Science

Senior · 5+ years exp · In office (Tokyo, Japan) · Bachelor's Degree · Full-Time · Senior · Japanese: C1
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Novartis

novartis.com
novartis.com · HQ: Basel, Switzerland · Oncology Therapeutics · Neurology & CNS Therapeutics · Immunology & Inflammation Therapeutics · Cardiometabolic Therapeutics · Prescription Drugs · 1001-5000 employees · Est. 1996 · Trust B · Hiring 593, 100 new
HQ: Basel, Switzerland · Oncology Therapeutics · Neurology & CNS Therapeutics · Immunology & Inflammation Therapeutics · Cardiometabolic Therapeutics · Prescription Drugs · 1001-5000 employees · Est. 1996 · Trust B · Hiring 593, 100 new
Novartis is a Swiss pharmaceutical company created in 1996 by the merger of Ciba-Geigy and Sandoz, two Basel chemical and drug houses with roots in the nineteenth century. It has spent the past decade narrowing itself into a pure innovative medicines business, spinning off its generics arm as Sandoz in 2023 and its eye care business as Alcon in 2019, and now concentrates on cardiovascular, immunology, neuroscience and oncology, including radioligand therapies and gene therapy. Headquartered in Basel and listed in Zurich and New York, it is among the largest research spenders in the industry.
Harry Kirsch · Chief Financial Officer · decision-maker
Vas Narasimhan · Chief Executive Officer · decision-maker
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Verified live · 1 hour ago 15 days ago Likely open · 56%

Associate or Manager, PHAD Japan

≈ $24k – $60k per year (Estimated) · Junior · 5+ years exp · In office (Toranomon, Japan) · Master's Degree · Full-Time · Junior · Japanese: C1 · English
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Manager, Manufacturing

In office (Tamba-Sasayama, Japan) · Full-Time
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Biogen

biogen.com
biogen.com · HQ: Cambridge, United States · Prescription Drugs · Neurology & CNS Therapeutics · 1001-5000 employees · Est. 1978 · NASDAQ: BIIB · Trust B · Hiring 189, 25 new
HQ: Cambridge, United States · Prescription Drugs · Neurology & CNS Therapeutics · 1001-5000 employees · Est. 1978 · NASDAQ: BIIB · Trust B · Hiring 189, 25 new
Headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Biogen is a global biotechnology enterprise specializing in the research, development, and delivery of therapies for complex neurological and neurodegenerative conditions. The company's portfolio features targeted treatments for diseases such as multiple sclerosis, Alzheimer's disease, spinal muscular atrophy, and rare neuromuscular disorders. Through scientific innovation and biopharmaceutical engineering, the organization advances specialized care to improve patient outcomes worldwide.
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Verified live · 1 hour ago 16 days ago Likely open · 57%

Senior PMS Lead

≈ $45k – $115k per year (Estimated) · Lead · 8+ years exp · Hybrid (Tokyo, Japan) · Bachelor's Degree · Full-Time · Staff · Japanese
Mandiant capa
MedTech
CAPA
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Sartorius

sartorius.com
sartorius.com · HQ: Göttingen, Germany · Bioprocessing · Laboratory Equipment · 1001-5000 employees · Est. 1870 · Trust B · Hiring 203, 24 new
HQ: Göttingen, Germany · Bioprocessing · Laboratory Equipment · 1001-5000 employees · Est. 1870 · Trust B · Hiring 203, 24 new
Sartorius is a German life science tools company headquartered in Göttingen that supplies bioprocess equipment and consumables, laboratory instruments, cell culture media, filtration and fluid management systems and analytics for biopharmaceutical research and manufacturing. Founded in 1870, Sartorius AG is listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange and holds the majority of Sartorius Stedim Biotech, its Aubagne-based bioprocessing arm listed on Euronext Paris, with sites across Europe, North America and Asia. It hires field service and application engineers, production and quality technicians, process and operations engineers, planners, finance specialists and apprentices.
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Verified live · 12 hours ago 19 days ago Likely open · 61%

Service Engineer

≈ $27k – $65k per year (Estimated) · Junior · 2+ years exp · In office (Japan) · Full-Time · Junior
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Skills these roles ask for

GMP 9CAPA 7Statistical Process Control 5GCP 4Mandiant capa 4Microsoft Office 2Good Clinical Practice 2C# 2Photolithography 2EUV 2Electron Microscopy (SEM/TEM) 1Mass Spectrometry 1Chromatography 1Python 1SQL 1C++ 1

Where the roles are

Tokyo 18Shizuoka 7Osaka 6Koriyama 4Utsunomiya 2Tamba-Sasayama 2Hachiōji 2Yamaguchi 1Fujisawa 1Sagamihara 1

Questions

Can a foreigner apply for these roles?

49 of the 49 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?

Merck Group (6), EMD Group (5), Takeda Pharmaceutical (4), Novartis (3), Agilent Technologies (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: 49 live postings on employers' careers boardsUpdated 4 Nov 2026MethodologyJSONCC BY-SA 4.0