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Pharmaceutical jobs are open across drug development, manufacturing, clinical research, and retail pharmacy, at every level from entry-level technician to director and VP, with specializations in regulatory affairs, pharmacovigilance, and medical science liaison roles. Find a role that fits from the openings below and apply directly.
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Build your best future with the Johnson Controls team!
As a global leader in smart, healthy, and sustainable buildings, our mission is to reimagine the performance of buildings to serve people, places, and the planet. Join a winning team that enables you to build your best future!
Our teams are uniquely positioned to support a multitude of industries across the globe. You will have the opportunity to develop yourself through meaningful work projects and learning opportunities. We strive to provide our employees with an experience focused on supporting their physical, financial, and emotional wellbeing.
Become a member of the Johnson Controls family and thrive in an empowering company culture where your voice and ideas will be heard – your next great opportunity is just a few clicks away!
What we offer
- Competitive base salary and a comprehensive bonus program.
- Three weeks paid vacation in a calendar year/holidays/sick time/three PTO days in a calendar year.
- Comprehensive benefits package including 401K, medical, dental, and vision care - Available day one.
- Extensive product and on the job/cross training opportunities
- Encouraging and collaborative team environment
- Dedication to safety through our Zero Harm policy
- Providing Scheduling and management support.
- JCI Employee discount programs (The Loop by Perk Spot)
Summary: This role is the day-to-day project lead for validated environment and laboratory construction projects (e.g., cleanrooms, biosafety cabinets, containment suites, biocontainment labs, and related utilities) across a campus.
The Project Manager will report to the Project Executive and partner with Engineering, QA/Validation, Delivery, Sponsors, and regional leadership to deliver projects within a validated-state framework, focusing on operational excellence, compliance, and both tactical and financial performance.
What will you do:
- Plan, execute, monitor, and close validated environment projects across multiple sites, ensuring IQ/OQ/PQ, equipment qualification, data integrity, and regulatory expectations are met.
- Serve as the on-site/day-to-day on-site project lead, coordinating Owners, Architects, Engineers, QA/Validation, Contractors, and Vendors to achieve project objectives within validated-state constraints.
- Collaborate with the Project Executive to define and maintain project scope, schedule, and budget baselines; monitor progress and report deviations. Drive project schedule with a sense of urgency while not compromising quality.
- Develop and implement validation strategies and documentation (validation plans, commissioning/qualification activities, and related records) aligned with corporate validation policy.
- Identify, assess, and mitigate project-level risks that could impact deliverables, schedules, budgets, data integrity, or compliance; escalate as needed with proposed remedies.
- Track and report project performance to the Project Executive, including schedule status, budget, risk, QA/validation progress, and regulatory readiness.
- Manage and appropriately change orders, project delays, procurement, and contract administration for assigned projects; ensure alignment with validated baselines and contract requirements. Update all logs on at least a weekly basis. Manage all documentation as per standards in Solution Navigator.
- Ensure robust documentation controls that meet contract, QA, and regulatory standards (validation protocols, IQ/OQ/PQ records, SOP alignment, QA approvals) and support regulatory inspections.
- Seek opportunities to improve validation workflows, data integrity practices, and delivery quality to enhance client satisfaction.
- Maintain relationships with sponsors and stakeholders; act as a trusted advisor on validated-environment delivery and compliance at the project level.
- Manage vendor and subcontractor performance for assigned projects, selecting qualified partners and ensuring alignment with timelines and objectives.
- Manage project finances at the assignment level, including budgeting, forecasting, progress billings, and payables, ensuring alignment with project baselines.
- Prepare the project team for regulatory inspections and audits through thorough documentation and traceability.
- Foster a safe, compliant, and collaborative project environment; provide guidance to junior team members as needed.
What you will need to be successful (Required):
- Bachelor’s degree in construction, Civil, Mechanical, Electrical Engineering, Construction Management, Business Management, Architecture, or a related field.
- 5–10 years of direct project management experience on large capital projects, including regulated or validated settings (typical project sizes in the $5–$20M range; portfolio responsibility not required).
- Demonstrated success delivering complex, multi-site projects in validated environments (GMP/GLP/ISO 17025) within labs, biopharma, pharmaceutical manufacturing, medical devices, healthcare, or related sectors.
- Understanding of contract language, project accounting, and basic portfolio management as they apply to validated environments.
- Strong executive communication skills; ability to present to senior leadership and diverse stakeholder groups; capable of influencing across functional boundaries.
- Ability to lead and coordinate cross-functional teams (Owners, Architects, Engineers, QA/Validation, Contractors) in regulated contexts.
- Proficiency with standard project management tools (Primavera P6, MS Project) and reporting platforms; advanced skills in MS Office with the ability to create executive-level dashboards and presentations.
- Working knowledge of validation concepts, commissioning/qualification processes, data integrity best practices, and regulatory expectations for validated facilities.
- Ability to establish and maintain professional relationships with key stakeholders and subcontractors in validated environments.
- Willingness to travel and operate across multiple sites as needed.
Preferred:
- Master’s degree.
- PMI certification (PMP) or equivalent.
- Certifications or hands-on experience in CQV; CSV awareness; familiarity with FDA 21 CFR Part 11, EU Annex 11, and related regulatory frameworks.
- Specific experience delivering validated environments: GMP/GLP labs, ISO 14644 cleanrooms, ISO 17025 laboratories, or similar.
- Experience working on programs in datacenter-adjacent facilities requiring stringent validation regimes.
- Demonstrated ability to contribute to continuous improvement programs for validation processes and data integrity across a project portfolio.
Reporting line:
This position reports to the Project Executive. May supervise project coordinators or junior project team members as part of the assigned project team.
HIRING SALARY RANGE: $130,000.00 - 165,000.00 USD Annual. (Salary to be determined by the education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities of the applicant, internal equity, and alignment with market data.) This position includes a competitive benefits package.
Build your best future with the Johnson Controls team!
As a global leader in smart, healthy, and sustainable buildings, our mission is to reimagine the performance of buildings to serve people, places, and the planet. Join a winning team that enables you to build your best future!
Our teams are uniquely positioned to support a multitude of industries across the globe. You will have the opportunity to develop yourself through meaningful work projects and learning opportunities. We strive to provide our employees with an experience focused on supporting their physical, financial, and emotional wellbeing.
Become a member of the Johnson Controls family and thrive in an empowering company culture where your voice and ideas will be heard – your next great opportunity is just a few clicks away!
What we offer
- Competitive base salary and a comprehensive bonus program.
- Three weeks paid vacation in a calendar year/holidays/sick time/three PTO days in a calendar year.
- Comprehensive benefits package including 401K, medical, dental, and vision care - Available day one.
- Extensive product and on the job/cross training opportunities
- Encouraging and collaborative team environment
- Dedication to safety through our Zero Harm policy
- Providing Scheduling and management support.
- JCI Employee discount programs (The Loop by Perk Spot)
Summary: This role is the day-to-day project lead for validated environment and laboratory construction projects (e.g., cleanrooms, biosafety cabinets, containment suites, biocontainment labs, and related utilities) across a campus.
The Project Manager will report to the Project Executive and partner with Engineering, QA/Validation, Delivery, Sponsors, and regional leadership to deliver projects within a validated-state framework, focusing on operational excellence, compliance, and both tactical and financial performance.
What will you do:
- Plan, execute, monitor, and close validated environment projects across multiple sites, ensuring IQ/OQ/PQ, equipment qualification, data integrity, and regulatory expectations are met.
- Serve as the on-site/day-to-day on-site project lead, coordinating Owners, Architects, Engineers, QA/Validation, Contractors, and Vendors to achieve project objectives within validated-state constraints.
- Collaborate with the Project Executive to define and maintain project scope, schedule, and budget baselines; monitor progress and report deviations. Drive project schedule with a sense of urgency while not compromising quality.
- Develop and implement validation strategies and documentation (validation plans, commissioning/qualification activities, and related records) aligned with corporate validation policy.
- Identify, assess, and mitigate project-level risks that could impact deliverables, schedules, budgets, data integrity, or compliance; escalate as needed with proposed remedies.
- Track and report project performance to the Project Executive, including schedule status, budget, risk, QA/validation progress, and regulatory readiness.
- Manage and appropriately change orders, project delays, procurement, and contract administration for assigned projects; ensure alignment with validated baselines and contract requirements. Update all logs on at least a weekly basis. Manage all documentation as per standards in Solution Navigator.
- Ensure robust documentation controls that meet contract, QA, and regulatory standards (validation protocols, IQ/OQ/PQ records, SOP alignment, QA approvals) and support regulatory inspections.
- Seek opportunities to improve validation workflows, data integrity practices, and delivery quality to enhance client satisfaction.
- Maintain relationships with sponsors and stakeholders; act as a trusted advisor on validated-environment delivery and compliance at the project level.
- Manage vendor and subcontractor performance for assigned projects, selecting qualified partners and ensuring alignment with timelines and objectives.
- Manage project finances at the assignment level, including budgeting, forecasting, progress billings, and payables, ensuring alignment with project baselines.
- Prepare the project team for regulatory inspections and audits through thorough documentation and traceability.
- Foster a safe, compliant, and collaborative project environment; provide guidance to junior team members as needed.
What you will need to be successful (Required):
- Bachelor’s degree in construction, Civil, Mechanical, Electrical Engineering, Construction Management, Business Management, Architecture, or a related field.
- 5–10 years of direct project management experience on large capital projects, including regulated or validated settings (typical project sizes in the $5–$20M range; portfolio responsibility not required).
- Demonstrated success delivering complex, multi-site projects in validated environments (GMP/GLP/ISO 17025) within labs, biopharma, pharmaceutical manufacturing, medical devices, healthcare, or related sectors.
- Understanding of contract language, project accounting, and basic portfolio management as they apply to validated environments.
- Strong executive communication skills; ability to present to senior leadership and diverse stakeholder groups; capable of influencing across functional boundaries.
- Ability to lead and coordinate cross-functional teams (Owners, Architects, Engineers, QA/Validation, Contractors) in regulated contexts.
- Proficiency with standard project management tools (Primavera P6, MS Project) and reporting platforms; advanced skills in MS Office with the ability to create executive-level dashboards and presentations.
- Working knowledge of validation concepts, commissioning/qualification processes, data integrity best practices, and regulatory expectations for validated facilities.
- Ability to establish and maintain professional relationships with key stakeholders and subcontractors in validated environments.
- Willingness to travel and operate across multiple sites as needed.
Preferred:
- Master’s degree.
- PMI certification (PMP) or equivalent.
- Certifications or hands-on experience in CQV; CSV awareness; familiarity with FDA 21 CFR Part 11, EU Annex 11, and related regulatory frameworks.
- Specific experience delivering validated environments: GMP/GLP labs, ISO 14644 cleanrooms, ISO 17025 laboratories, or similar.
- Experience working on programs in datacenter-adjacent facilities requiring stringent validation regimes.
- Demonstrated ability to contribute to continuous improvement programs for validation processes and data integrity across a project portfolio.
Reporting line:
This position reports to the Project Executive. May supervise project coordinators or junior project team members as part of the assigned project team.
HIRING SALARY RANGE: $130,000.00 - 165,000.00 USD Annual. (Salary to be determined by the education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities of the applicant, internal equity, and alignment with market data.) This position includes a competitive benefits package.
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A snapshot from current openings nationwide, updated as new roles post.
Who's Hiring
- Takeda Pharmaceuticals260
- Amneal Pharmaceuticals92
- West Pharmaceutical Services74
- BioMarin Pharmaceutical72
- Vanda Pharmaceuticals69
Top Industries Hiring
- Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals720
- Medical Devices255
- Healthcare & Medical Services111
- Science & Research79
- Chemicals & Materials47
What Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in pharmaceutical jobs.
- Bachelor's or advanced degree in pharmacy, biochemistry, chemistry, or a life science field
- Knowledge of FDA regulations, GMP, and GCP guidelines relevant to the role
- Experience with regulatory submissions such as INDs, NDAs, ANDAs, or CTD dossiers
- Proficiency in clinical data management systems or laboratory information management systems
- Pharmacy technician or pharmacist licensure for dispensing and retail pharmacy roles
- Strong documentation skills and experience maintaining audit-ready records under 21 CFR requirements
Tips for Your Pharmaceutical Job Search
Tailor your resume for each sub-sector
Pharma hiring differs sharply between biotech startups, generic manufacturers, and CROs. Highlight GMP experience for manufacturing roles, ICH guidelines familiarity for regulatory positions, and protocol design for clinical research jobs so recruiters see an exact match.
Apply early to roles that fit
Migrate Mate lists pharmaceutical openings from across the United States in one place, so you can find roles that match and apply directly to each listing.
Quantify your regulatory submission record
Hiring managers in regulatory affairs and pharmacovigilance want specifics. State the number of IND, NDA, or ANDA submissions you contributed to, the therapeutic areas covered, and whether any resulted in approval or acceptance without a major deficiency letter.
Get comfortable with competency-based interviews
Pharma interviews frequently use structured, behavioral questions tied to FDA compliance culture and cross-functional teamwork. Prepare STAR-format answers around deviation investigations, change control decisions, and situations where you flagged a safety concern upstream.
Target job postings by FDA district proximity
Large pharma manufacturing and regulatory hubs cluster near FDA district offices in New Jersey, the Research Triangle, and the Chicago metro. Filtering your search by these geographies often surfaces a denser pool of openings than a broad national search.
Negotiate start date around study or licensure timelines
If you're finishing a pharmacy licensure exam, a clinical rotation, or a GCP certification, name your realistic start date upfront in the offer stage. Most pharma employers plan onboarding in cohorts and can adjust a few weeks without losing the offer.
Pharmaceutical Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
Which companies are hiring the most pharmaceuticals?
The companies hiring the most pharmaceuticals right now include Takeda Pharmaceuticals, Amneal Pharmaceuticals, and West Pharmaceutical Services, with the largest share of openings in California, Massachusetts, and New Jersey, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of June 2026. Demand is currently strongest in regulatory affairs, clinical operations, and quality assurance functions.
How many pharmaceutical jobs are remote?
About 44% of pharmaceutical openings are fully remote or hybrid as of June 2026, with remote options most common in medical affairs, pharmacovigilance, regulatory writing, and medical science liaison roles. Lab-based, manufacturing, and quality control positions almost always require on-site presence due to GMP and equipment requirements.
How do you become a pharmaceutical professional?
Start with a relevant undergraduate degree in pharmacy, chemistry, biology, or a life science field. Many roles require a PharmD, MS, or PhD depending on the function. Gain practical experience through internships, co-ops, or entry-level lab and technician roles. Earn role-specific credentials such as a pharmacy technician license, GCP certification, or regulatory affairs certificate to move into specialized positions.
Can you get a pharmaceutical job with little experience?
Yes, entry-level pharmaceutical jobs exist in quality control testing, pharmacy technician roles, clinical trial coordination, and regulatory operations. Employers hiring new graduates look for GMP-compliant internship experience, laboratory coursework, and familiarity with FDA documentation standards. Earning a nationally recognized technician certification strengthens your application for manufacturing and retail pharmacy roles even without prior full-time experience.
What does the pharmaceutical interview process look like?
Most pharmaceutical interviews run two to four rounds. A recruiter screens for technical background and compliance knowledge first. A hiring manager then conducts a structured behavioral interview focused on GMP adherence, cross-functional collaboration, and problem-solving under regulatory constraints. Senior roles often add a panel interview with scientific or regulatory leadership, and some employers assign a case study or technical presentation before the final offer stage.
Where can I find and apply to pharmaceutical jobs?
You can find and apply to pharmaceutical jobs on Migrate Mate, which lists current openings from employers across the United States. Search the listings to find roles that match your background, then apply directly to each position that fits. No separate sign-up step is needed before you apply.
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