The top 12 companies hiring in biopharma now

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Looking for a biopharma job? Check out the BioSpace list of 12 top companies hiring life sciences professionals like you.

For the fourth month in a row, average job postings live on the BioSpace website rose year over year, ticking up 5% in May. They also increased month over month (+2%). An even more striking improvement is seen when comparing January and May 2026 numbers. Average jobs live jumped 22% from the start of the year to last month.

If you’re looking for your next pharma or biotech opportunity, here are the top 12 biopharmas hiring now, based on recent job posting volume.

  1. AbbVie
  2. Eli Lilly
  3. Regeneron
  4. Amgen
  5. Takeda
  6. Sanofi
  7. Novo Nordisk
  8. Moderna
  9. Daiichi Sankyo
  10. Insmed
  11. Legend Biotech
  12. GenScript

    In addition to the biopharmas above, check out these companies that are also hiring: Aspen Neurosciences, BioMarin Pharmaceutical and Siegfried.

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    Angela Gabriel is content manager, life sciences careers, at BioSpace. She covers the biopharma job market, job trends and career advice, and produces client content. You can reach her at angela.gabriel@biospace.com and follow her on LinkedIn.
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