Where Can You Find Biomedical-sciences Focused Jobs?
Updated April 2025
There are many websites that list job openings broadly, as well as others tailored to specific sectors such as academia, industry, non-profits, policy, or science communication. If you have a particular organization or company in mind, it’s always a good idea to visit their careers page directly to check for current opportunities. Additionally, many of these websites will send you job alerts if a job gets posted that aligns with your goals.
Keep in mind that networking is essential. Submitting hundreds of applications without building relationships or making connections can be an inefficient approach. Reaching out to people in your field, attending relevant events, and staying active on platforms like LinkedIn can significantly improve your chances of landing your position.
Even if you’re not actively job hunting, it’s smart to start looking at postings about a year in advance. Saving listings as PDFs can help you track the roles you’re interested in and identify common qualifications and salary expectations. This gives you time to gain relevant experience, develop specific skills, or tailor your CV/resume to better align with your target positions.
General Job Search Websites
These websites cater to a variety of fields and often include PhD-level jobs across industries, academia, and more:
- LinkedIn (www.linkedin.com/)
- Overview: A global networking platform with a large job board. You can filter by specific roles, industries, and locations. Also good for building your network.
- Indeed (www.indeed.com/)
- Overview: One of the largest job boards, with numerous filters for experience level, location, and salary.
- Glassdoor (www.glassdoor.com/)
- Overview: Job listings combined with company reviews and salary data. Offers insights into company culture, benefits, and interview experiences. Also good for researching companies while job hunting.
- Science Careers (jobs.sciencecareers.org)
- Overview: A job board for PhD-level professionals, including research, education, industry, and policy roles.
- Nature Careers (www.nature.com/naturecareers/jobs/life-science/)
- Overview: A global resource for STEM jobs, particularly in the life sciences and research fields.
- JobRxiv (jobrxiv.org/)
- Overview: A job board posting a range of science-related positions, including academic and industry.
PhD Jobs by Sector
Consulting
- Consulting Jobs
- McKinsey Careers (www.mckinsey.com/careers/home)
- Boston Consulting Group (BCG) (careers.bcg.com/global/en)
- Bain & Company (www.bain.com/careers/)
- Overview: The best way to find life science consulting jobs is to go directly to their website to view the postings.
Education (including Postdocs and Administration)
- Chronicle of Higher Education (jobs.chronicle.com/jobs/)
- Overview: Resource for academic positions, including faculty, administrative, and postdoc roles.
- PostdocJobs (www.postdocjobs.com/)
- Overview: A job board specifically for postdoctoral research and academic positions.
- National Postdoctoral Association (careers.nationalpostdoc.org/)
- Overview: Another job board specifically for postdoctoral research and academic positions but also provides networking and interview tips.
- Academic Jobs Online (academicjobsonline.org/)
- Overview: A platform for academic, research, and postdoctoral positions, with a focus on STEM fields.
- National Association of Colleges and Employers (careers.naceweb.org/jobs/)
- Overview: While not biomedical-specific, it includes roles in education, advising, and academic administration that may appeal to PhDs interested in student development or university-based careers.
- HigherEdJobs (www.higheredjobs.com/)
- Overview: A job portal focused on academic positions at all levels. Primarily posts research-focused or teaching positions.
- Inside Higher Ed (careers.insidehighered.com/)
- Overview: A job portal focused on academic positions at all levels including faculty and staff positions.
- PhD Jobs (www.phdjobs.com/search.php)
- Overview: Listings for PhD-level positions across universities.
Industry Jobs (Corporate, Research, BioTech, Data Science)
- AngelList (angel.co/)
- Overview: A platform for startups. Often includes roles that are well-suited for PhDs, particularly in technical and research-focused positions.
- LLH (www.lhh.com/us/en/search-jobs/)
- Overview: Primarily focuses on positions in tech areas including software development, IT infrastructure, business systems, data, and leadership.
- BioSpace (jobs.biospace.com/searchjobs/)
- Overview: Focuses on life sciences, pharmaceuticals, and biotechnology careers.
- TechCareers (www.techcareers.com/)
- Overview: Dedicated to tech positions across industries – particularly relevant for PhDs in computer science, engineering, and data science.
- EndPoints (careers.endpts.com/)
- Overview: Lists current BioPharma job openings.
- BioPharmGuy (biopharmguy.com/index.php)
- Overview: This website is primarily used as a directory of Biotech companies. It can be used to identify companies within a certain business type or location to check out during your search.
Non-Profit
- Health Research Alliance (HRA) (www.healthra.org/forums/forum/jobs/)
- Overview: Jobs at non-profits and health research funders, including roles in grants, program management, and science policy. Sign up for job postings to be emailed to you.
- Idealist (www.idealist.org/)
- Overview: A job board dedicated to non-profit and social impact jobs. Internships are also listed.
- Philanthropy News Digest (philanthropynewsdigest.org/jobs)
- Overview: Listings of jobs in the philanthropic and non-profit sectors, including research, policy, and program management roles.
Startups
- WellFound (wellfound.com/jobs)
- Overview: Find positions within trending startups.
Policy & Government
- USAJobs (www.usajobs.gov/)
- Overview: Official job portal for federal government positions. Includes research, analysis, and policy jobs for PhDs.
- GovLoop (www.govloop.com/)
- Overview: While not necessarily a job board, GovLoop can be used as a networking site for government professionals and career development resources.
Scientific communication and writing
- JournalismJobs (www.journalismjobs.com/)
- Overview: As the name implies, they focus on writing, editing, and freelance jobs.
- BIG (www.big.uk.com/jobs)
- Overview: A UK based scientific communication organization that lists jobs overseas.
- Civic Science Media Lab (civicsciencemedia.org/jobs/)
- Overview: Primarily focuses on scientific communication positions, internships and freelance opportunities.
State-based Job Search, including Start-ups:
- (BIO) Biotechnology Industry Organization (www.bio.org/)
- Member directory of companies (www.bio.org/member/bio-member-directory)
- Council of State Biotech Associations (www.bio.org/csba)
- Find the state you are interested in, visit their state association, and look for jobs on their portal.
California based jobs
- Biocom California (careerhub.biocom.org/companies)
Boston based jobs
- MassBio (careers.massbio.org/)
Jobs Abroad:
- Euroscience Jobs (www.eurosciencejobs.com/)
- Overview: Focused on European research, science, and STEM careers.
- Euraxess (euraxess.ec.europa.eu/)
- Overview: Focused on European research, science, and STEM careers.
Miscellaneous and other specialized job boards
- Remote jobs (remote.co/)
- Overview: Focused on remote jobs in all areas, not limited to STEM.
- Professional societies’ job boards
- American Society for Cell Biology (jobs.ascb.org/)
- American Chemical Society (www.acs.org/careers.html)
- American Association for Cancer Research (careers-aacr.icims.com/jobs/)
- If you are interested in working for the AACR
- Genetics Society of America (jobboard.genetics-gsa.org/)
- Overview: To access some of these job boards or to receive email notifications, you may have to have a membership. Some of these job boards post any job announcements they receive (academic, industry etc), others only post jobs openings to work within their society.
Compiled and updated by Aubrie Stricker, PhD.