Biotech jobs for process, manufacturing and validation engineers in the Netherlands

51 open roles for process, manufacturing and validation engineers at 16 biotech companies in the Netherlands. None of them states a citizenship or security-check demand. 18 mention relocation support.

Rebuilt 25 Oct 2026
open roles
51
companies
16
open to any nationality
100%
median stated pay
$82k

Companies hiring

CompanyOpen rolesAny nationalityRelocation
Merck & Co.10100%10
Thermo Fisher Scientific9100%
Eli Lilly and Company6100%1
Lonza4100%1
Organon4100%4
Novartis3100%2
Danaher2100%
Inotiv2100%
Bristol Myers Squibb2100%
Gilead Sciences2100%
Kite Pharma2100%
Anton Paar1100%
Amgen1100%
Allucent1100%
Bruker Cellular Analysis1100%

Newest roles

bms.com • HQ: Princeton, United States • Cardiometabolic Therapeutics • Biologics & Biosimilars • Oncology Therapeutics • Prescription Drugs • 5000+ employees • Est. 1887 • Trust A • Hiring 369, 47 new
HQ: Princeton, United States • Cardiometabolic Therapeutics • Biologics & Biosimilars • Oncology Therapeutics • Prescription Drugs • 5000+ employees • Est. 1887 • Trust A • Hiring 369, 47 new
Bristol Myers Squibb is an American pharmaceutical company whose predecessors date to 1858 and 1887 and which took its present form in a 1989 merger. Its portfolio is concentrated in oncology, haematology, immunology and cardiovascular disease, including the checkpoint inhibitor Opdivo, the blood thinner Eliquis co-marketed with Pfizer, the cell therapies acquired with Celgene, and newer products such as the schizophrenia treatment Cobenfy. Headquartered in Princeton, New Jersey and listed on the New York Stock Exchange, it faces a heavy sequence of patent expiries and has been buying and licensing assets to replace them.
David Elkins · Chief Financial Officer · decision-maker
Christopher Boerner · Chairman and Chief Executive Officer · decision-maker
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Verified live · 10 hours ago 5 days ago Hiring now · 81%

Sr. Engineer Front Line Application Support

≈ $59k – $97k per year (Estimated) • Senior • 4+ years exp • In office (Leiden, Netherlands) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Senior • English: B2
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Verified live · 10 hours ago 1 month ago Fading · 30%

Senior Process Engineer MSAT

≈ $57k – $95k per year (Estimated) • Senior • In office (Leiden, Netherlands) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • GMP / cleanroom • Shift work • Senior
CAPA
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Lonza

lonza.com
lonza.com • HQ: Basel, Switzerland • APIs & Drug Manufacturing • CRO & CDMO Services • 1001-5000 employees • Est. 1897 • Trust B • Hiring 489, 52 new
HQ: Basel, Switzerland • APIs & Drug Manufacturing • CRO & CDMO Services • 1001-5000 employees • Est. 1897 • Trust B • Hiring 489, 52 new
Lonza is a Swiss contract development and manufacturing organization that produces small molecules, biologics, cell and gene therapies and capsules for pharmaceutical, biotechnology and nutrition companies. Founded in 1897 and listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange, it runs manufacturing sites in Europe, the United States and Asia, including Visp in Switzerland, Portsmouth in New Hampshire and Bend in Oregon. The company is headquartered in Basel, Switzerland.
No named decision-maker yet.
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5 days ago Likely open · 57%

Project Lead Quality Control

$60k – $85k per year (gross) • Lead • In office (Geleen, Netherlands) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Staff • English
PCR
Flow Cytometry
ELISA
Cell Culture
GMP
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$68k – $95k per year • Senior • In office (Geleen, Netherlands) • Relocation • Full-Time • GMP / cleanroom • Senior
CAPA
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Merck & Co.

msd.com
msd.com • HQ: Rahway, United States • Biologics & Biosimilars • Veterinary Medicine • Vaccines • Oncology Therapeutics • Prescription Drugs • 5000+ employees • Est. 1891 • Trust A • Hiring 782, 167 new
HQ: Rahway, United States • Biologics & Biosimilars • Veterinary Medicine • Vaccines • Oncology Therapeutics • Prescription Drugs • 5000+ employees • Est. 1891 • Trust A • Hiring 782, 167 new
Merck & Co. is an American pharmaceutical company founded in 1891 as the United States arm of the German firm Merck and made independent after the First World War, trading as MSD outside the United States and Canada. Its portfolio is dominated by the immuno-oncology drug Keytruda, alongside vaccines such as Gardasil and Vaxneuvance, hospital acute care products, and a large animal health business covering livestock and companion animals. The company is headquartered in Rahway, New Jersey, listed on the New York Stock Exchange, and spends a very large share of revenue on research into oncology, infectious disease and cardiometabolic therapies.
Dean Li · President, Merck Research Laboratories · decision-maker
Robert Davis · Chairman and Chief Executive Officer · decision-maker
George Merck · Founder · founder
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Verified live · 2 days ago Visa sponsorship 7 days ago Hiring now · 74%

Productie Specialist

≈ $47k – $99k per year (Estimated) • Hybrid (Utrecht, Netherlands) • Relocation • Full-Time • GMP / cleanroom
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Verified live · 2 days ago Visa sponsorship 11 days ago Likely open · 63%

Manufacturing IT & Automation Project Lead

≈ $70k – $127k per year (Estimated) • Lead • 5+ years exp • Hybrid (Boxmeer, Netherlands) • Relocation • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • GMP / cleanroom • Staff • English (Optional)
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Rhythm Pharmaceuticals

rhythmtx.com
rhythmtx.com • San Francisco • Los Angeles • Amsterdam • Madrid • Milan • Health Care • Precision Medicine • 201-500 employees • Est. 2008 • NASDAQ: RYTM • Hiring 23, 3 new
San Francisco • Los Angeles • Amsterdam • Madrid • Milan • Health Care • Precision Medicine • 201-500 employees • Est. 2008 • NASDAQ: RYTM • Hiring 23, 3 new
Rhythm Pharmaceuticals is a global biopharmaceutical company committed to transforming the lives of patients with rare neuroendocrine diseases by rapidly advancing care and precision medicines that address the root cause.
No named decision-maker yet.
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Verified live · 1 hour ago 12 days ago Hiring now · 78%

Quality Assurance Specialist - Rhythm Pharmaceuticals

≈ $57k – $101k per year (Estimated) • Middle • 3+ years exp • Hybrid (Amsterdam, Netherlands) • Bachelor's Degree • GMP / cleanroom • Middle • English: C1
CAPA
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Kite Pharma

kitepharma.com
kitepharma.com • HQ: Santa Monica, United States • Oncology Therapeutics • Cell & Gene Therapy • 1001-5000 employees • Est. 2009 • Hiring 48, 3 new
HQ: Santa Monica, United States • Oncology Therapeutics • Cell & Gene Therapy • 1001-5000 employees • Est. 2009 • Hiring 48, 3 new
Kite Pharma is a biopharmaceutical company headquartered in Santa Monica, California, that develops and manufactures personalised CAR T-cell therapies for blood cancers and runs research on next-generation cell therapies. Founded in 2009 and acquired by Gilead Sciences in 2017, it operates as an independent Gilead company with manufacturing in El Segundo, Frederick, Maryland, and Hoofddorp in the Netherlands, and plans to move Santa Monica staff to El Segundo and Thousand Oaks from 2027. It hires process development, quality and IT quality engineers, clinical data managers, regulatory and pharmacovigilance managers, sales analytics staff and field cell therapy directors.
Christopher Heery · Executive Officer · decision-maker
Michelle Gilson · Executive Officer · decision-maker
Lance Thibault · Executive Officer · decision-maker
Rami Elghandour · Executive Officer, Director · decision-maker
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14 days ago Hiring now · 76%

Project Engineer

≈ $67k – $111k per year (Estimated) • Senior • 6+ years exp • Hybrid (Hoofddorp, Netherlands) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Senior
Mandiant capa
Design
AutoCAD
Life Sciences
GMP
MedTech
CAPA
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1 month ago Likely open · 61%

Sr Director, Process Development

≈ $88k – $209k per year (Estimated) • Head+ • In office (Hoofddorp, Netherlands) • High School Diploma • Full-Time • GMP / cleanroom • Senior
Cell Culture
MedTech
CAPA
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Gilead Sciences

gilead.com
gilead.com • HQ: Foster City, United States • Oncology Therapeutics • Infectious Disease Therapeutics • Prescription Drugs • 5000+ employees • Est. 1987 • Trust A • Hiring 235, 26 new
HQ: Foster City, United States • Oncology Therapeutics • Infectious Disease Therapeutics • Prescription Drugs • 5000+ employees • Est. 1987 • Trust A • Hiring 235, 26 new
Gilead Sciences is a American biopharmaceutical company that discovers, develops, and commercializes innovative medicines for life-threatening diseases. Founded in 1987 and headquartered in Foster City, California, the company is globally recognized for transforming HIV treatment and advancing curative therapies for hepatitis C. Listed on the NASDAQ, it also focuses on developing targeted therapies in oncology, cell therapy, and inflammatory conditions worldwide.
No named decision-maker yet.
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Verified live · 5 hours ago 14 days ago Hiring now · 79%

Project Engineer

≈ $67k – $112k per year (Estimated) • Senior • 6+ years exp • Hybrid (Hoofddorp, Netherlands) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Senior
Mandiant capa
Design
AutoCAD
Life Sciences
GMP
MedTech
CAPA
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Verified live · 5 hours ago 1 month ago Likely open · 59%

Sr Director, Process Development

≈ $88k – $211k per year (Estimated) • Head+ • In office (Hoofddorp, Netherlands) • High School Diploma • Full-Time • GMP / cleanroom • Senior
Cell Culture
MedTech
CAPA
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Skills these roles ask for

GMP 32CAPA 10Microsoft Office 4Electron Microscopy (SEM/TEM) 4Mandiant capa 3FMEA 2Statistical Process Control 2GLP 2Cell Culture 2AutoCAD 2ISO 13485 1Chromatography 1Scala 1Microsoft Project 1Microsoft Excel 1ICH Guidelines 1

Where the roles are

Boxmeer 7Eindhoven 6Katwijk 6Geleen 4Oss 4Hoofddorp 4Medemblik 2Tilburg 2Horst 2Utrecht 2

Questions

Can a foreigner apply for these roles?

51 of the 51 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 & Co. (10), Thermo Fisher Scientific (9), Eli Lilly and Company (6), Lonza (4), Organon (4).

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