Check out this pharmaceutical and medical device company career page directory to help you with your job hunt. It includes over 195 links to:
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.
Multinational and Local Companies
The companies listed in this section are multinational and local pharmaceutical and medical device companies that have manufacturing sites or facilities in the UK. These links will take you directly to the careers page of each company.
“HOT!” means the company currently has lots of open positions!
3M Health Care
Abbott – HOT!
AbbVie
Accord Healthcare
Adaptix
Advanced Medical Solutions
Albumedix
Allergy Therapeutics
Almac
Altomed
Alphasonics
AMRI
Armstrong Medical
AstraZeneca
Bath ASU
Baxter – HOT!
BBI Group
B Braun
BD – HOT!
BDD
Bedfont
Bell’s Healthcare
Bespak
Bimeda
Biofortuna
Bio Products Laboratory
Bristol Laboratories
Bova
BTG
Cambrex
Cambridge Life Sciences
Carbogen Amcis
Catalent
Cellular Therapeutics
Cobra Biologics
Cogent Technology
Cole-Parmer
Colorcon
ConvaTec – HOT!
Corin
CooperVision
Crescent Pharma
Custom Pharma
DCC Vital
Dechra
Deltex Medical
De Soutter Medical
Diomed Developments
DuPont
Eakin
Eaststone
Eisai
Ethypharm
EuroCaps
Europlaz
Evotec – HOT!
Ferring Pharmaceuticals
Fujifilm Diosynth
GE Healthcare
GlaxoSmithKline
Ingenza
Intersurgical
IPS Pharma
Ipsen
KD Pharma
Kimal
Leica Biosystems
Lifescan
Lombard Medical
Lonza – HOT!
MedPharm
Medtronic
MeiraGTx
Merck Group
Morningside Pharmaceuticals
MSD
Mundipharma
Nanopharm
Network Medical Products
Norbrook
Norgine
Noumed
Nova Laboratories
Novartis
Nutricia
Owen Mumford
Oxford Biomedica
P&G
ParkAcre
PCI Pharma Services – HOT!
Penlon
Pennine Healthcare
Perrigo
Pfizer
Pharmaron – HOT!
Pharmavet
Piramal
Porton Biopharma
Quantum Pharmaceutical
Quay Pharma
Quotient Sciences – HOT!
Randox – HOT!
RDT
Recipharm
Relonchem
Robinson Healthcare
Sanofi
Sekisui Diagnostics
Seqirus
Siemens-Healthineers
Sharp Clinical Services
Smith & Nephew
Smiths Medical
Sterling
Sterling Pharmaceuticals
Stryker
Surgical Holdings
Surgical Innovations
Surepulse
Swann-Morton
Symbiosis
TayCare Medical
Tecomet
Terumo Aortic – HOT!
Terumo BCT
Terumo Europe
Teva
Thame Labs
Thermo Fisher – HOT!
Thornton & Ross
Tillomed
Torbay Pharmaceuticals
UCB
Upperton Pharma
Valneva
Vernalis
Wasdell Group
West Pharma
Wockhardt
Links to Companies Without Career Pages
These are all companies that have manufacturing facilities in the UK but don’t have a dedicated careers page. It may still be worth your while contacting them directly to discuss possible opportunities.
Alesi Surgical
Arcadia Pharmaceuticals
Aspar Pharmaceuticals
ATC
Bio Diagnostics
BioFilm
Bragg’s Originals
Bray Group
Clear Surgical
Cuxson Gerrard
Dalkeith Laboratories
Dr Reddy’s
EM Pharma
Ernest Jackson
Flexicare
ITH Pharma
IVC Brunel Healthcare
Kindeva Drug Delivery
KL Pharmaceutical
Lifeplan
Lightpoint Medical
Malvern Medical Developments
Medical Moulded Products
Meditech Systems
Mentholatum
Meridian Medical
Micro Pharm
P3 Medical
Platts & Nisbett
Polyflon Medical
Precision Surgical
Ream Surgical
Quest Healthcare
Ransom Naturals
Rokshaw
RUA Medical
Salts Healthcare
Sheffmed
Sherwood Scientific
SMPU
S Murray & Co
Surepharm
TCM Associates
ViVo Smart Medical Devices
Warwick SASCo
Wines Medical
Engineering Consultancies
Here we list engineering and validation consultancies that work with the pharmaceutical and medical device manufacturing sector and that focus on process engineering, project design, project engineering and management, high purity piping installations, clean utilities, commissioning, qualification and validation, CSV, process automation, instrumentation and calibration, cleanroom and HVAC installations.
Recruitment Companies
These are all UK recruitment companies or recruitment companies with offices in the UK, that specifically mention dealing with pharma jobs.
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 and some are about the industry more generally.
Pharmaceutical Jobs Biotech Life Science Healthcare Pharma & Medical Devices Careers HR Recruitment
Professionals in the Pharmaceutical and Biotech Industry
The Pharmaceutical Quality Assurance Group
Fierce Pharma: A Network of Pharmaceutical Professionals
Pharmaceutical Professionals Worldwide
Medical Devices Group
Medical Device Opportunity
Medical Device Field – MD Field
Medical Device Engineers Network
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About the Author
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.
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