Latest 5,600 Pharmaceutical & Medical Device Job Announcements for Ireland
By: Donagh Fitzgerald B.Prod Eng and Claire Wilson BSc. Last Updated: Feb 2026
A staggering 5,600 job announcements have been made in the pharmaceutical and medical device manufacturing sector, from November 2023 to December 2025 making this a fantastic time to pursue a career in this field
This growth has, of course, led to many companies looking to hire more staff.
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Our Irish Job Announcement List
The page contains a list of expansion plans and job announcements from November 2023 to December 2025 that are recruiting or will be recruiting till 2028 and beyond. The links here are to news articles to let you see details of the announcements. To follow up, visit the company career pages or contact them directly. You can find a complete list of links to company career pages on our List of 150 Pharmaceutical & Med Device Companies and this Table of 213 Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Factories in Ireland Organised by County.
We’ll be updating this page regularly so check back every so often to see new announcements!
Ulster
- Almac announced 500 new jobs for Northern Ireland
Munster
- Astellas to add 100 jobs in Tralee, Co Kerry
- Beckman Coulter invests €10m and creates 80 jobs in Clare
- Boston Scientific to create 400 new jobs in Clonmel
- Cara Partners to create 60 Cork jobs from €130m investment
- 150 new local jobs as US pharma giant announces €1billion Limerick expansion
- MSD to acquire WuXi Vaccines’ Dundalk site, and plans 1,000 jobs in coming years (shared across multiple sites)
- MilliporeSigma new plant to create expected more than 200 new jobs by the end of 2028
- Sanmina expands Cork medical facility, creates 150 jobs
Leinster
- BMS pharma to create 300 jobs in Dublin
- MSD to acquire WuXi Vaccines’ Dundalk site, and plans 1,000 jobs in coming years (shared across multiple sites)
- Drug giant Pfizer to invests €1.2bn into Irish site, creating more than 400 new jobs, amid difficulties facing manufacturers
- 330 new Dublin jobs as West Pharmaceutical Services announces expansion
- Technimark facilitating a major expansion that could create up to 120 new jobs in Longford Town
Connacht
- Galway medical tech company Aerogen to create 725 jobs
- CLS plans 140 jobs to expand into new markets
- Dexcom to create 1000 jobs in Galway
- Manufacturer Hollister Incorporated to create 50 jobs in Mayo
- ICS Medical Devices to create 72 new jobs at Galway facility
- Galway’s Luminate Medical raises $21m, plans 130 jobs
- Neurent Medical and will create 125 new highly skilled jobs by the end of 2028
- 250 new jobs announced at Leitrim medtech company
We hope you find this list useful and wish you luck with your job hunt!
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About the Author
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.
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.