Pharma Jobs Cork – Job Hunting Resources

If you’re looking for a pharma or med device manufacturing job in Cork – this will save you HOURS (maybe even DAYS)!

We’ve gathered together all the resources you might need to find and apply for your ideal pharma job in Cork. All you’ve got to do is follow the advice and get those applications submitted!

This video is an overview of the industry in Cork. It talks through the size of the industry, shows where there are opportunities and outlines the biggest companies operating in Cork.

This resource is ideal for:

• People who are new to the Cork area and trying to find a job in pharma
• People who haven’t worked in pharma before and are starting a job hunt
• People who are looking for information about whether there are enough opportunities to make this a good career change for them

This table shows a full list of pharma and med device manufacturing sites in County Cork.

You’ll find company names, the type of product or manufacturing that’s done at the site and an approximate number of people employed here.

TOP TIP – the company names are hyperlinks, they’ll take you directly to the career site or job listing page for that company.

This resource is ideal for:

• People who are ready to start applying and want quick links to company career pages
• People who are looking opportunities in a specific type of manufacturing
• People who are particularly interested in working in a “big” or “small” manufacturing site

We built a Google map that shows every pharma and med device manufacturing site in Ireland. You can zoom in to a specific area (or use the search bar), and click on any of the pins for more information

This resource is ideal for:

• People looking for pharma or med device sites in very specific areas (perhaps a commutable distance from their house)
• People who know there’s a site local to them but want more information about it
• People who want a visual representation of the distribution of sites throughout the county

Click on this link to be taken directly to the map:

Factory Locator Map

You can:

• Visit the GetReskilled Jobs Board – to see a regularly updated list of available jobs throughout the county
• Visit the careers page of a company you’re particularly interested in to see their available jobs – remember the links in the table above will take you straight to those pages
• If there are no suitable jobs advertised right now, visit company career pages to complete a speculative application – again, the links in the table will take you to the right place, and you might want to check out our article on Speculative Applications

If you’re called for interview (even a quick telephone screening interview), you’ll need to research the company. Here are a few places that might help:

• Check the Cork video at the top of this page – we outline operations at a number of sites in the county
• Check the Cork blog post – there are a few additional companies profiled there
• Look for a company-specific blog post on our blog – we’ve got blog-post profiles for a range of the biggest companies in Ireland (this link will take you to the post about Pfizer but if you scroll to the bottom of that post, you’ll find links to all the others)
• Search for a company-specific video on the GetReskilled YouTube channel – we’ve got specific video profiles for some of the biggest companies
• Check for a plant-specific video in our blog post Inside Ireland’s Pharma Plants – this is a compilation of videos from company channels that show inside some specific plants across Ireland
• Check the company’s own YouTube channel for other insights – we’ve put together a list of links to company YouTube channels on this blog post
• Search the company name and location on YouTube for additional insights
• Try searching the company name and site location on Google News (or another another News aggregator)

If you need help with any part of your job hunt, check out our page of Job Search Resources. You’ll find advice on topics including:

• CV templates and advice
• Networking tips
• Job interview preparation
• List of recruitment companies
• List of contract service companies
• List of engineering consultancies