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merckgroup.com · HQ: Darmstadt, Germany · Advanced Materials · Chemical Manufacturing · Laboratory Equipment · Prescription Drugs · 5000+ employees · Est. 1668 · Trust A · Hiring 559, 67 new
HQ: Darmstadt, Germany · Advanced Materials · Chemical Manufacturing · Laboratory Equipment · Prescription Drugs · 5000+ employees · Est. 1668 · Trust A · Hiring 559, 67 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.
sanofi.com · HQ: Paris, France · Vaccines · Rare Disease Therapeutics · Immunology & Inflammation Therapeutics · Prescription Drugs · 5000+ employees · Est. 1973 · NASDAQ: SNY · Trust A · Hiring 706, 121 new
HQ: Paris, France · Vaccines · Rare Disease Therapeutics · Immunology & Inflammation Therapeutics · Prescription Drugs · 5000+ employees · Est. 1973 · NASDAQ: SNY · Trust A · Hiring 706, 121 new
Sanofi is a French pharmaceutical company formed in 1973 and assembled over five decades through a long series of mergers including Synthelabo, Aventis and Genzyme. It is now built around immunology and rare disease, with Dupixent for atopic dermatitis and asthma as by far its largest product, alongside a substantial vaccines division covering influenza, meningitis and the respiratory syncytial virus antibody Beyfortus. Headquartered in Paris, the group has sharpened its focus in recent years by separating its consumer healthcare business into the standalone company Opella and directing research spending toward biologics and immune science.
syneoshealth.com · HQ: Morrisville, United States · Pharma Marketing & Medical Communications · Clinical Trial Services (CRO) · 5000+ employees · Est. 2017 · Trust B · Hiring 683, 73 new
HQ: Morrisville, United States · Pharma Marketing & Medical Communications · Clinical Trial Services (CRO) · 5000+ employees · Est. 2017 · Trust B · Hiring 683, 73 new
Syneos Health is a biopharmaceutical solutions organization and contract research organization headquartered in Morrisville, North Carolina, providing clinical development, medical affairs and commercialization services to drug developers. Created through the 2017 merger of INC Research and inVentiv Health and taken private in 2023 by a group of investment firms, it runs clinical operations and delivery centres worldwide, with large teams in India, Spain, Argentina and across Europe and the Americas. It hires clinical research associates, clinical trial and project managers, statistical programmers, regulatory and site activation managers and cybersecurity analysts.
revmed.com · HQ: Redwood City, United States · Prescription Drugs · Oncology Therapeutics · 501-1000 employees · Est. 2014 · NASDAQ: RVMD · Trust A · Hiring 209, 20 new
HQ: Redwood City, United States · Prescription Drugs · Oncology Therapeutics · 501-1000 employees · Est. 2014 · NASDAQ: RVMD · Trust A · Hiring 209, 20 new
Revolution Medicines is an oncology company headquartered in Redwood City, California, that discovers, develops and delivers targeted medicines for patients with RAS-addicted cancers. Founded in 2014 and listed on Nasdaq, it builds oral RAS(ON) inhibitors on its tri-complex platform, including daraxonrasib, sold as Rasonque for pancreatic cancer, and elironrasib, and has offices in Basel, Munich, Paris, Madrid, Milan and Tokyo. It hires clinical program managers, medical directors, machine learning scientists, real-world analytics programmers, supply chain and finance leaders, and people operations staff.
emdgroup.com · HQ: Darmstadt, Germany · Advanced Materials · Laboratory Equipment · Prescription Drugs · 5000+ employees · Est. 1668 · Trust A · Hiring 557, 65 new
HQ: Darmstadt, Germany · Advanced Materials · Laboratory Equipment · Prescription Drugs · 5000+ employees · Est. 1668 · Trust A · Hiring 557, 65 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.
amgen.com · HQ: Thousand Oaks, United States · Immunology & Inflammation Therapeutics · Cardiometabolic Therapeutics · Prescription Drugs · Biologics & Biosimilars · 5000+ employees · Est. 1980 · Trust B · Hiring 1230, 90 new
HQ: Thousand Oaks, United States · Immunology & Inflammation Therapeutics · Cardiometabolic Therapeutics · Prescription Drugs · Biologics & Biosimilars · 5000+ employees · Est. 1980 · Trust B · Hiring 1230, 90 new
Amgen is an American biotechnology company founded in Thousand Oaks in 1980 that became one of the first firms to turn recombinant protein research into large commercial medicines. Its history rests on Epogen and Neupogen, and its current portfolio spans bone health with Prolia and Evenity, inflammation with Otezla and Tezspire, cardiovascular disease with Repatha, oncology including the bispecific antibody Blincyto, and a biosimilars business built on its own manufacturing capacity. The company is listed on Nasdaq, is a component of the Dow Jones Industrial Average, and expanded further into rare disease through its acquisition of Horizon Therapeutics.
iconplc.com · HQ: Dublin, Ireland · Clinical Trial Services (CRO) · 5000+ employees · Est. 1990 · Trust A · Hiring 712, 60 new
HQ: Dublin, Ireland · Clinical Trial Services (CRO) · 5000+ employees · Est. 1990 · Trust A · Hiring 712, 60 new
ICON is an Irish clinical research organisation that provides outsourced clinical development and commercialisation services to pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical device companies, from early-phase trials to late-stage studies, laboratory services and real-world evidence. Founded in 1990 and listed on Nasdaq, it operates worldwide with tens of thousands of employees. The company is headquartered in Dublin, Ireland.
csl.com · HQ: Melbourne, Australia · Vaccines · Biologics & Biosimilars · 5000+ employees · Est. 1916 · Trust B · Hiring 137, 10 new
HQ: Melbourne, Australia · Vaccines · Biologics & Biosimilars · 5000+ employees · Est. 1916 · Trust B · Hiring 137, 10 new
CSL Limited is a global biotechnology and biopharmaceutical enterprise specializing in lifesaving medicines and public health solutions. The company focuses on researching, developing, and manufacturing plasma-derived therapies, influenza vaccines, recombinant proteins, and treatments for iron deficiency and nephrology conditions through its operating divisions - CSL Behring, CSL Seqirus, and CSL Vifor. Headquartered in Melbourne, Australia, it maintains extensive research, manufacturing, and donor collection networks to deliver specialized biological therapies and vaccines to patients in over 100 countries worldwide.
Headquartered in Brussels, Belgium, UCB is a global biopharmaceutical enterprise focused on the discovery, development, and delivery of targeted medicines for severe neurological and autoimmune diseases. The company operates a specialized research and development pipeline dedicated to treating conditions such as epilepsy, generalized myasthenia gravis, psoriatic arthritis, and other complex immunological and central nervous system disorders. Through advanced scientific innovation and global clinical partnerships, the organization provides specialized healthcare solutions to patients worldwide.
veeva.com · HQ: Pleasanton, United States · Data Providers & Datasets · Clinical Trial Software · CRM Software · 1001-5000 employees · Est. 2007 · NYSE: VEEV · Trust A · Hiring 753, 14 new
HQ: Pleasanton, United States · Data Providers & Datasets · Clinical Trial Software · CRM Software · 1001-5000 employees · Est. 2007 · NYSE: VEEV · Trust A · Hiring 753, 14 new
Veeva Systems is an American software company founded in 2007 that sells cloud applications built specifically for the life sciences industry rather than adapted from general business software. Its products cover customer relationship management for medical representatives, clinical trial operations including electronic data capture and trial master files, regulatory submission management, quality systems, and a data business selling prescriber information. Headquartered in Pleasanton and listed on the New York Stock Exchange, it converted to a public benefit corporation in 2021 and is migrating its commercial customers off Salesforce onto its own platform.
parexel.com · HQ: Durham, United States · Clinical Trial Services (CRO) · 5000+ employees · Est. 1983 · Trust B · Hiring 226, 26 new
HQ: Durham, United States · Clinical Trial Services (CRO) · 5000+ employees · Est. 1983 · Trust B · Hiring 226, 26 new
Parexel is a clinical research organisation headquartered in Durham, North Carolina that provides Phase I to IV clinical trial services, regulatory consulting, market access and safety services to biopharmaceutical companies. Founded in 1983 and owned by EQT and Goldman Sachs since 2021, it employs more than 21,000 people, with large teams in the US, Hyderabad, Bengaluru, London, Poland, Romania, Serbia and Bloemfontein. Its openings are mostly for regulatory affairs consultants and associates, clinical research associates, safety technology analysts, clinical trial managers, data and AI engineers, many of them home or office based.
astrazeneca.com · HQ: Cambridge, United Kingdom · Rare Disease Therapeutics · Cardiometabolic Therapeutics · Oncology Therapeutics · Prescription Drugs · 5000+ employees · Est. 1999 · Trust A · Hiring 882, 172 new
HQ: Cambridge, United Kingdom · Rare Disease Therapeutics · Cardiometabolic Therapeutics · Oncology Therapeutics · Prescription Drugs · 5000+ employees · Est. 1999 · Trust A · Hiring 882, 172 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.
jnj.com · HQ: New Brunswick, United States · Orthopedic & Spine Implants · Surgical Instruments & Devices · Prescription Drugs · 5000+ employees · Est. 1886 · Trust A · Hiring 1196, 238 new
HQ: New Brunswick, United States · Orthopedic & Spine Implants · Surgical Instruments & Devices · Prescription Drugs · 5000+ employees · Est. 1886 · Trust A · Hiring 1196, 238 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.
takeda.com · HQ: Tokyo, Japan · Neurology & CNS Therapeutics · Rare Disease Therapeutics · Oncology Therapeutics · Prescription Drugs · 5000+ employees · Est. 1781 · Trust A · Hiring 1129, 125 new
HQ: Tokyo, Japan · Neurology & CNS Therapeutics · Rare Disease Therapeutics · Oncology Therapeutics · Prescription Drugs · 5000+ employees · Est. 1781 · Trust A · Hiring 1129, 125 new
Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited is a global biopharmaceutical enterprise specializing in the research, development, and commercialization of targeted human therapeutics. The company focuses on core therapeutic areas including oncology, rare diseases, neuroscience, gastroenterology, plasma-derived therapies, and vaccines. Headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, it maintains extensive research, manufacturing, and commercial operations across more than 80 countries in Asia-Pacific, North America, Europe, and Latin America.
regeneron.com · HQ: Tarrytown, United States · Oncology Therapeutics · Immunology & Inflammation Therapeutics · Prescription Drugs · Biologics & Biosimilars · 5000+ employees · Est. 1988 · NASDAQ: REGN · Trust B · Hiring 490, 52 new
HQ: Tarrytown, United States · Oncology Therapeutics · Immunology & Inflammation Therapeutics · Prescription Drugs · Biologics & Biosimilars · 5000+ employees · Est. 1988 · NASDAQ: REGN · Trust B · Hiring 490, 52 new
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals is an American biotechnology company headquartered in Tarrytown, New York, that discovers, develops and manufactures antibody and other biologic medicines. Founded in 1988 and listed on Nasdaq, its products include the eye disease treatment Eylea, the immunology drug Dupixent developed with Sanofi, the cancer immunotherapy Libtayo and the cholesterol drug Praluent. It uses its VelociSuite mouse technologies and the Regeneron Genetics Center to find drug targets, and runs large manufacturing sites in Rensselaer, New York, and Limerick, Ireland.
msd.com · HQ: Rahway, United States · Biologics & Biosimilars · Veterinary Medicine · Vaccines · Oncology Therapeutics · Prescription Drugs · 5000+ employees · Est. 1891 · Trust A · Hiring 643, 144 new
HQ: Rahway, United States · Biologics & Biosimilars · Veterinary Medicine · Vaccines · Oncology Therapeutics · Prescription Drugs · 5000+ employees · Est. 1891 · Trust A · Hiring 643, 144 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.
danaher.com · HQ: Washington, United States · Laboratory Equipment · Bioprocessing · Diagnostic Tests & IVD · 5000+ employees · Est. 1969 · Trust A · Hiring 1112, 100 new
HQ: Washington, United States · Laboratory Equipment · Bioprocessing · Diagnostic Tests & IVD · 5000+ employees · Est. 1969 · Trust A · Hiring 1112, 100 new
Danaher is an American science and technology conglomerate that owns businesses in life sciences, diagnostics and biotechnology. Its operating companies include Beckman Coulter, Cepheid, Radiometer and Leica Biosystems in clinical diagnostics, Cytiva and Pall in bioprocessing, and Leica Microsystems, SCIEX and Molecular Devices in research instruments, serving hospitals, laboratories and biopharmaceutical manufacturers. The group runs its companies through the Danaher Business System of continuous improvement. The company is headquartered in Washington, District of Columbia, United States.
gsk.com · HQ: London, United Kingdom · Oncology Therapeutics · Infectious Disease Therapeutics · Vaccines · Prescription Drugs · 5000+ employees · Est. 2000 · Trust A · Hiring 589, 115 new
HQ: London, United Kingdom · Oncology Therapeutics · Infectious Disease Therapeutics · Vaccines · Prescription Drugs · 5000+ employees · Est. 2000 · Trust A · Hiring 589, 115 new
GSK is a British multinational pharmaceutical company that develops and manufactures prescription medicines and vaccines, with research focused on infectious diseases, HIV, respiratory and immunology, and oncology. It was formed in 2000 through the merger of Glaxo Wellcome and SmithKline Beecham and spun off its consumer healthcare business as Haleon in 2022. Listed in London and New York, it runs research, manufacturing and commercial operations worldwide. The company is headquartered in London, England, United Kingdom.
iqvia.com · HQ: Durham, United States · Clinical Trial Software · Healthcare & Life Sciences Consulting · Health Data & Interoperability · Clinical Trial Services (CRO) · 5000+ employees · Est. 2016 · Trust B · Hiring 1431, 111 new
HQ: Durham, United States · Clinical Trial Software · Healthcare & Life Sciences Consulting · Health Data & Interoperability · Clinical Trial Services (CRO) · 5000+ employees · Est. 2016 · Trust B · Hiring 1431, 111 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.
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 · Trust B · Hiring 2736, 311 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 · Trust B · Hiring 2736, 311 new
Thermo Fisher Scientific is an American supplier of scientific instruments, laboratory equipment, reagents, consumables and services, headquartered in Waltham, Massachusetts. It was formed in 2006 by the merger of Thermo Electron and Fisher Scientific and later acquired Life Technologies and the contract research organisation PPD. It serves pharmaceutical and biotech companies, research institutions, hospitals and clinical laboratories with analytical instruments, diagnostics, clinical trial services and drug development and manufacturing services.
17 of these Biotech and Life Sciences Salary in Tokyo state pay directly. Across them the middle half of the market sits between $44K and $64K a year, with a median of $54K. Figures are gross annual amounts converted to US dollars, so roles in different currencies stay comparable.
The market right now
Alion currently lists 240 open Biotech and Life Sciences Salary in Tokyo from 65 companies. 28 of them were posted or refreshed in the last seven days. 47 of the employers have posted something in the last three months, which is the pool worth watching if you are starting a search now. 5 of the 240 carry the marks of a stale or abandoned posting - open far beyond the usual time to fill, reposted, or on a board that mostly never closes a role - and are marked as likely inactive; the list can hide them. Every listing links straight to the employer, so you apply on their own board rather than through an intermediary.
Where the work is
The largest concentrations of these roles are Japan (240) and Singapore (1). 10% of the listings are fully remote and a further 30% are hybrid, so a large part of this market is open to you regardless of where you live.
Who is hiring
The employers with the most open Biotech and Life Sciences Salary in Tokyo right now are Merck Group (13), EMD Group (13), Johnson & Johnson (13), Amgen (12), Regeneron Pharmaceuticals (12), and AstraZeneca (11). Each company page on Alion carries its size, funding stage, tech stack and every other position it has open, so you can judge the employer before you spend an evening on the application.
What employers ask for
Reading across the current listings, the tools that come up most often are GCP (28), Good Clinical Practice (17), Python (13), Agile (11), SQL (9), Veeva (9), GMP (8), and AWS (7). The counts are how many of these openings name each one, which is a better guide to what is actually being hired for than a generic skills list.
Relocation, visas and equity
Of the current Biotech and Life Sciences Salary in Tokyo, 8 state visa sponsorship, 9 offer a relocation package, and 15 include equity. These are filters on the list above, so you can narrow it to the ones that make a move possible for you.
How many Biotech and Life Sciences Salary in Tokyo are open right now?
There are 240 open Biotech and Life Sciences Salary in Tokyo on Alion from 65 companies. The list was last refreshed on November 11, 2026.
Are all of these Biotech and Life Sciences Salary in Tokyo still being filled?
Probably not all of them. 5 of the 240 show the marks Alion reads as a likely inactive posting: open far longer than employers usually take to fill such a role, reposted several times, or sitting on a board that rarely closes anything. They stay listed with a warning, and the list can hide them with one switch.
What do Biotech and Life Sciences Salary in Tokyo pay?
The median is $54K a year, and the middle half of the market falls between $44K and $64K. This is based on the 17 listings that state pay.
Are any of these roles remote?
23 of the 240 listings (10%) are fully remote, and you can filter the list down to them in one click.
Which companies are hiring?
The most active employers right now are Merck Group, EMD Group, Johnson & Johnson, Amgen, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, and AstraZeneca. Each has its own page on Alion with the rest of its open roles.
Can I get visa sponsorship or relocation?
Yes - of the current listings, 8 state visa sponsorship and 9 offer a relocation package. Both are filters on the jobs page.
How do I apply?
Open any listing and apply on the employer's own board through the link on the page. No account is required to browse or to apply.
