MedTech jobs for research scientists and assay developers in China

87 open roles for research scientists and assay developers at 12 medtech companies in China. None of them states a citizenship or security-check demand.

Rebuilt 23 Oct 2026
open roles
87
companies
12
open to any nationality
100%
estimated median pay
$44k

Companies hiring

CompanyOpen rolesAny nationalityRelocation
Thermo Fisher Scientific37100%
Roche20100%
Danaher7100%
Philips7100%
Johnson & Johnson5100%
Novo Nordisk4100%
Bracco2100%
Qiagen1100%
Bio-Techne1100%
Elekta1100%
Medtronic1100%
Alcon1100%

Newest roles

jnj.com • HQ: New Brunswick, United States • Orthopedic & Spine Implants • Surgical Instruments & Devices • Prescription Drugs • 5000+ employees • Est. 1886 • Trust B • Hiring 997, 320 new
HQ: New Brunswick, United States • Orthopedic & Spine Implants • Surgical Instruments & Devices • Prescription Drugs • 5000+ employees • Est. 1886 • Trust B • Hiring 997, 320 new
Johnson & Johnson is a global healthcare company headquartered in New Brunswick, New Jersey, working across Innovative Medicine, its pharmaceutical business, and MedTech, which covers orthopaedics, surgery, cardiovascular, vision and robotics. Founded in 1886 and listed on the NYSE, it operates research, manufacturing and commercial sites worldwide, including Raritan, West Chester, Cork, Leiden, Zug, Norderstedt, Madrid and Shanghai, and the Ottava soft-tissue surgical robotics program in Cincinnati. Its openings span production operators, supply chain and transport leads, quality, tax and HR managers, data transformation, digital product and scientific roles.
Justin Farlow · Executive Officer, Director · decision-maker
Colin Farlow · Executive Officer, Director · decision-maker
Eric Moessinger · Director
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Verified live · 2 hours ago 4 days ago Likely open · 52%

YLX fortyseven Clinical Development Specialist

≈ $40k – $104k per year (Estimated) • In office (Shanghai, China) • Full-Time
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Verified live · 2 hours ago 4 days ago Likely open · 56%

YLX fortyseven Senior Clinical Development Specialist

≈ $35k – $71k per year (Estimated) • Senior • In office (Xi'an, China) • Full-Time • Senior
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Thermo Fisher Scientific

thermofisher.com
thermofisher.com • HQ: Waltham, United States • CRO & CDMO Services • APIs & Drug Manufacturing • Clinical Trial Services (CRO) • Diagnostic Tests & IVD • Laboratory Equipment • 1001-5000 employees • Est. 2006 • NYSE: TMO • Trust B • Hiring 2646, 254 new
HQ: Waltham, United States • CRO & CDMO Services • APIs & Drug Manufacturing • Clinical Trial Services (CRO) • Diagnostic Tests & IVD • Laboratory Equipment • 1001-5000 employees • Est. 2006 • NYSE: TMO • Trust B • Hiring 2646, 254 new
Founded in 2006 through a major merger, Thermo Fisher Scientific is a global leader in serving science, biotechnology, and healthcare. Headquartered in Waltham, Massachusetts, the multinational corporation provides a vast portfolio of analytical instruments, laboratory equipment, diagnostic tools, and pharmaceutical development services. By partnering with pharmaceutical companies, research institutions, and clinical laboratories worldwide, the organization enables clients to accelerate scientific discovery, optimize laboratory workflows, and improve patient diagnostics.
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4 days ago Likely open · 63%

Regulatory Affairs and Product Safety Specialist

≈ $23k – $58k per year (Estimated) • Junior • 2+ years exp • In office (Shanghai, China) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Junior • English
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5 days ago Hiring now · 70%

FSP CRA (Level II)

≈ $23k – $56k per year (Estimated) • Middle • Lanzhou • Remote (China) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Middle • English
Good Clinical Practice
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Roche

roche.com
roche.com • HQ: Basel, Switzerland • Biologics & Biosimilars • Oncology Therapeutics • Diagnostic Tests & IVD • Prescription Drugs • 5000+ employees • Est. 1896 • Trust A • Hiring 729, 78 new
HQ: Basel, Switzerland • Biologics & Biosimilars • Oncology Therapeutics • Diagnostic Tests & IVD • Prescription Drugs • 5000+ employees • Est. 1896 • Trust A • Hiring 729, 78 new
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.
Teresa Graham · Chief Executive Officer, Roche Pharmaceuticals · decision-maker
Thomas Schinecker · Chief Executive Officer · decision-maker
Fritz Hoffmann-La Roche · Founder · founder
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≈ $24k – $58k per year (Estimated) • Middle • 3+ years exp • In office (Shanghai, China) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • GMP / cleanroom • Middle • English: C1
Agile
Life Sciences
LIMS
MedTech
CAPA
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7 days ago Likely open · 61%

Study Start Up Lead (SSUL)

≈ $40k – $96k per year (Estimated) • Lead • In office (Shanghai, Beijing, China) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Staff • English
Good Clinical Practice
Veeva
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Novo Nordisk

novonordisk.com
novonordisk.com • HQ: Bagsværd, Denmark • Prescription Drugs • Cardiometabolic Therapeutics • Diabetes Devices • 5000+ employees • Est. 1923 • Trust A • Hiring 173, 50 new
HQ: Bagsværd, Denmark • Prescription Drugs • Cardiometabolic Therapeutics • Diabetes Devices • 5000+ employees • Est. 1923 • Trust A • Hiring 173, 50 new
Novo Nordisk is a Danish pharmaceutical company focused on diabetes, obesity and other serious chronic diseases, including rare blood and endocrine disorders. Founded in 1923, it makes insulins and GLP-1 medicines such as Ozempic, Rybelsus and Wegovy, together with injection pens, and runs large research and production sites in Denmark, the United States, France, China and Brazil. It is majority-controlled by the Novo Nordisk Foundation through Novo Holdings and listed in Copenhagen and New York. The company is headquartered in Bagsværd, Denmark.
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Verified live · 3 hours ago 19 days ago Long shot · 22%

Senior / Principal Scientist, Statistical Genetics

≈ $47k – $111k per year (Estimated) • Lead • In office (Beijing, China) • PhD • Principal • English: C1
Python
AI/ML
Machine Learning
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Verified live · 3 hours ago 30 days ago Long shot · 7%

Open Rank Scientist

≈ $27k – $78k per year (Estimated) • In office (Beijing, China) • PhD
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Philips

philips.com
philips.com • HQ: Amsterdam, Netherlands • Health & Medical Electronics • Respiratory & Sleep Devices • EHR & Clinical Software • Patient Monitoring • Medical Imaging Systems • 1001-5000 employees • Est. 1891 • Trust B • Hiring 699, 109 new
HQ: Amsterdam, Netherlands • Health & Medical Electronics • Respiratory & Sleep Devices • EHR & Clinical Software • Patient Monitoring • Medical Imaging Systems • 1001-5000 employees • Est. 1891 • Trust B • Hiring 699, 109 new
Founded in 1891 by Gerard and Frederik Philips, Royal Philips is a global health technology enterprise headquartered in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Having completed a strategic pivot into a pure-play health technology business, the company specializes in clinical technology, medical diagnostic devices, enterprise health informatics, and personal health products.
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19 days ago Long shot · 12%

Advisory Clinical Scientist

≈ $24k – $59k per year (Estimated) • Junior • 2+ years exp • In office (Beijing, China) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Junior • Chinese
MATLAB
C++
Python
AI/ML
Machine Learning
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1 month ago Long shot · 11%

Sr. MR Clinical Scientist

≈ $29k – $66k per year (Estimated) • Senior • In office (Chengdu, China) • Master's Degree • Full-Time • Senior
MATLAB
C++
Python
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Alcon

alcon.com
alcon.com • HQ: Geneva, Switzerland • Eyewear • Surgical Instruments & Devices • 1001-5000 employees • Est. 1945 • Trust A • Hiring 285, 35 new
HQ: Geneva, Switzerland • Eyewear • Surgical Instruments & Devices • 1001-5000 employees • Est. 1945 • Trust A • Hiring 285, 35 new
Alcon is a Swiss eye care company founded in Texas in 1945 that was owned by Nestle and then Novartis before being spun out as an independent listed company in 2019. It operates in two halves: surgical, which supplies the intraocular lenses, phacoemulsification equipment and consumables used in cataract and vitreoretinal surgery, and vision care, which sells contact lenses and eye drops. Headquartered in Geneva and listed in Zurich and New York, it is the largest eye care device company in the world and benefits directly from ageing populations, since cataract surgery is among the most common procedures performed anywhere.
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Verified live · 1 hour ago 1 month ago Fading · 37%

Principal, Medical Science Liaison

≈ $33k – $77k per year (Estimated) • Lead • 10+ years exp • In office (Guangzhou, China) • PhD • Full-Time • Principal
GCP
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Skills these roles ask for

Good Clinical Practice 26Microsoft Office 25GCP 18CAPA 9GMP 6MATLAB 3GLP 3Agile 3Python 3Flow Cytometry 2Next-Generation Sequencing 2Immunohistochemistry 2Antibody Engineering 2Design Controls 2SAS 2C++ 2

Where the roles are

Shanghai 44Beijing 26Guangzhou 8Suzhou 6Chengdu 4Shenzhen 2Wuhan 2Hefei 1Zhengzhou 1Jinan 1

Questions

Can a foreigner apply for these roles?

87 of the 87 roles here state no citizenship or security-check demand. A role that does says so in its advert, and the card marks it.

Which medtech companies hire most?

Thermo Fisher Scientific (37), Roche (20), Danaher (7), Philips (7), Johnson & Johnson (5).

Which employers count as medtech companies?

Companies whose main business is medical technology - medical devices and implants, diagnostics and lab instruments, medical imaging, surgical robots, digital health devices, neurotech and brain-computer interfaces - and every role whose title names medtech work at any employer. Their sales, finance and office roles are left out: these pages list the engineering, science, service, data and IT roles.

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Source: 87 live postings on employers' careers boardsUpdated 23 Oct 2026MethodologyJSONCC BY-SA 4.0