By: Donagh Fitzgerald B.Prod Eng and Claire Wilson BSc. Last Updated: January 2024

People working in a pharma plant

Check out this pharmaceutical and medical device company career page directory to help you with your job hunt.

We are continually updating this page and try hard to keep this information as accurate as possible. But if you know of a company we’ve missed or see data that needs correction, please contact us.

And if you are interested in a new career in pharma or want to upskill for a promotion, check out our pharmaceutical courses.

Multinational Companies in Ireland

The companies listed in this section are multinational companies that have manufacturing sites or facilities in Ireland. They are typically larger companies with high staff numbers. These links will take you directly to the careers page of each company.

“HOT!” means the company currently has lots of open positions!

Contract Services

Contract service companies will hire and employ you directly and then place you to work within their client pharma or med device company.

Job Websites

These sites all have their own jobs boards – some are aggregators for several other sites. It’s worth keeping an eye on a few until you can see which ones are displaying the jobs most suitable for you.

Relevant LinkedIn Groups

LinkedIn is a tool that you should definitely be utilizing in your job hunt. Here are 10 LinkedIn groups to get you started – some are just about available jobs, some are about the industry and some are about job hunting in Ireland.

We try hard to keep this information as accurate and as up-to-date as possible. But if you know of a company, group or organisation we’ve missed from this page, or think your company or organisation should be displayed here, please contact us.

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About the Author

Our Team

Donagh Fitzgerald

Head of Marketing & Product Development
Mechanical/Production Engineer

Donagh looks after the marketing and product development including the training and pedagogical elements of our programs and makes sure that all GetReskilled’s users can have a great online learning experience. Donagh has lived and worked in many countries including Ireland, America, the UK, Singapore, Hong Kong and Japan. Donagh has also served as the Program Manager for the Farmleigh Fellowship based out of Singapore.

Donagh holds Degrees in Production Engineering and Mechanical Engineering from South East Technological University, Ireland.

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Claire Wilson

Content Marketing and Career Coaching

Claire runs GetReskilled’s Advanced Career Coaching Programme – our specially devised job hunting course that helps our trainees take that final step into employment by leading them through the job hunting process. She is extremely enthusiastic about helping people reach their final goal of employment in their new career path.

Claire has a BSc (Hons) in Medical Biology from Edinburgh University and spent 7 years working in the pharmaceutical and medical device industries.