Biotech jobs in Spain: science, engineering and data roles
361 open roles at 69 biotech, pharma and life science companies in Spain: Research science (31), Clinical, regulatory and drug development (61), Process and manufacturing engineering (30), Lab and field technicians (34), Data, AI and bioinformatics (30), Software and IT (83), Product, operations and leadership (88). None of them states a citizenship or security-check demand. 19 mention relocation support.
Roche is a Swiss healthcare group founded in Basel in 1896 and is unusual in operating two large divisions of comparable importance: prescription medicines and in vitro diagnostics. The pharmaceutical business is built on oncology, neurology, immunology, ophthalmology and haemophilia, with products such as Ocrevus, Hemlibra, Perjeta and Vabysmo, while the diagnostics division supplies laboratory analysers, molecular tests and sequencing systems to hospitals worldwide. The group owns the American biotechnology company Genentech outright and the Japanese firm Chugai in majority, is controlled by a family shareholder pool, and spends among the largest research budgets in the industry.
fortrea.com · HQ: Durham, United States · Clinical Trial Services (CRO) · 1001-5000 employees · Est. 2023 · Trust B · Hiring 263, 26 new
HQ: Durham, United States · Clinical Trial Services (CRO) · 1001-5000 employees · Est. 2023 · Trust B · Hiring 263, 26 new
Fortrea is an American contract research organisation that provides clinical development services to pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical device companies. It runs Phase I to IV clinical trials, offers functional service provider staffing and patient access solutions, and operates in about 90 countries. The company was spun off from Labcorp in 2023 and is headquartered in Durham, North Carolina, United States.
merckgroup.com · HQ: Darmstadt, Germany · Advanced Materials · Chemical Manufacturing · Laboratory Equipment · Prescription Drugs · 5000+ employees · Est. 1668 · Trust A · Hiring 563, 90 new
HQ: Darmstadt, Germany · Advanced Materials · Chemical Manufacturing · Laboratory Equipment · Prescription Drugs · 5000+ employees · Est. 1668 · Trust A · Hiring 563, 90 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.
psi-cro.com · HQ: Zug, Switzerland · Clinical Trial Services (CRO) · Est. 1995 · Trust B · Hiring 101, 18 new
HQ: Zug, Switzerland · Clinical Trial Services (CRO) · Est. 1995 · Trust B · Hiring 101, 18 new
PSI (PSI CRO AG) is a privately owned, global full-service contract research organization (CRO) headquartered in Zug, Switzerland, with significant operational hubs across North and South America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and the Middle East. Founded in 1995, PSI specializes in providing clinical trial management, monitoring, regulatory affairs, biostatistics, data management, and medical writing services for global pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and medical device companies.
emdgroup.com · HQ: Darmstadt, Germany · Advanced Materials · Laboratory Equipment · Prescription Drugs · 5000+ employees · Est. 1668 · Trust A · Hiring 559, 91 new
HQ: Darmstadt, Germany · Advanced Materials · Laboratory Equipment · Prescription Drugs · 5000+ employees · Est. 1668 · Trust A · Hiring 559, 91 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.
astrazeneca.com · HQ: Cambridge, United Kingdom · Rare Disease Therapeutics · Cardiometabolic Therapeutics · Oncology Therapeutics · Prescription Drugs · 1001-5000 employees · Est. 1999 · Trust A · Hiring 796, 184 new
HQ: Cambridge, United Kingdom · Rare Disease Therapeutics · Cardiometabolic Therapeutics · Oncology Therapeutics · Prescription Drugs · 1001-5000 employees · Est. 1999 · Trust A · Hiring 796, 184 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.
361 of the 361 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?
Roche (69), IQVIA (32), Veeva Systems (27), Merck Group (19), EMD Group (19).
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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Roche
IQVIA
Veeva Systems
Merck Group
EMD Group
Sanofi
AstraZeneca
Novartis
ICON
PCI Pharma Services
Thermo Fisher Scientific
Ergomed Group
Moderna
Agilent Technologies
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