Pharmaceutical Companies Hiring in Japan
60 companies with 1,414 open permanent roles in Japan, tracked daily from each company's own careers page.
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Pharmaceutical Companies Hiring in Japan
60 companies with 1,414 open permanent roles in Japan, tracked daily from each company's own careers page.
60 companies with 1,414 open permanent roles in Japan, tracked daily from each company's own careers page.
EPS Corporation posts the most Clinical Research roles here: 18 of 44 across 17 employers, ahead of PSI CRO (4).
38% of classified postings ask for daily spoken English or more, against 15% across all tracked postings.
Postings here state remote or hybrid work in 16% of cases, against 27% across all tracked postings.
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Among 259 roles added in the past 30 days by 58 employers tracked for at least 30 days, Medical Affairs is 14% of additions against 7% of the standing stock.
48 live postings have changed their advertised salary since tracking began, 15% of those stating pay.
115 roles were added in the past 14 days: AbbVie added 15 roles in Tokyo, Bristol Myers Squibb added 11 roles, while Merck KGaA added 9 roles in Tokyo.
Additions in the past 14 days from the 34 companies tracked for at least three weeks, so a newly added company cannot read as a hiring surge.
Daily total across the 51 companies tracked through the whole period. Companies added mid-period are excluded until the window catches up to them. As of October 4, 2026 · tracked daily since August 1, 2026
Pharmaceutical · 318 postings with comparable stated pay, from 14 employers
median ¥7,500,000 · 318 postings
¥5,400,000
Typical advertised range
¥10,000,000
Postings by Advertised Range
Under ¥4M
2
¥4M–5.9M
49
¥6M–7.9M
140
How hiring on this page compares with its wider market, on the same measures.
Compared with every employer in the directory (1,170 companies).
State a Japanese Level
Native/Fluent (Native or JLPT N1)
12%
Professional Working Proficiency (JLPT N2)
4%
No mention
83%
State an English Skill
Native/Fluent (TOEIC 945-990)
7%
Share of postings stating each term
5-9 years of experience
21%
University degree
21%
3-4 years of experience
19%
Management experience
12%
Master's degree
11%
Share of classified postings
No English requirement stated
28%
No English required
0%
Some English (reading, email, occasional meetings)
29%
Daily business English (speaking, presenting)
36%
Not determinable
6%
Counts on this page come from AirTA's own daily checks of each company's careers page. When a number cannot be measured reliably, it is hidden rather than estimated. Industry describes the company, not the individual role, so an employer with several businesses appears under each industry it operates in. Report a data issue.
| Chugai Pharmaceutical |
| 製剤化プロセスシミュレーション研究担当者 / Researcher in simulation for formulation process | Chugai Pharmaceutical |
| 注射剤処方製法研究担当者/ Researcher for formulation and manufacturing process of injectable drug product | Chugai Pharmaceutical |
| 創薬標的探索関連技術の専門性を有する研究員 / Research Scientist - Target Exploration Technology for Drug Discovery | Chugai Pharmaceutical |
| 早期臨床開発の安全性を担当するメディカルドクター / Medical Doctor responsible for safety in early clinical development | Chugai Pharmaceutical |
| 遺伝子治療の新規技術開発を目指した非ウイルスベクターを用いたデリバリー技術の専門性を有する研究員 / Research Scientist - Non-Viral Vector Delivery Technologies for Novel Gene Therapy Development | Chugai Pharmaceutical |
| アソシエイトビジネスアーキテクト（Research&Development領域） / Associate Business Architect (Research / Development ) | Chugai Pharmaceutical |
| GCP/GVP Auditor | Chugai Pharmaceutical |
| 合成医薬品原薬初期プロセス研究員 / Research Scientist - Early Stage Process Development for Synthetic Pharmaceuticals | Chugai Pharmaceutical |
| タンパク質科学・タンパク質調製分野の専門性を有する研究員 / Research Scientist - Protein Science/Protein Creation | Chugai Pharmaceutical |
| デジタル人財育成 プログラム統括リード / Digital Talent Development Program Lead | Chugai Pharmaceutical |
| アソシエイトDXストラテジスト / Associate DX Strategist | Chugai Pharmaceutical |
| セキュリティエンジニア / Security Engineer | Chugai Pharmaceutical |
| 創薬研究シニアデータストラテジスト / Drug Discovery Research Senior Data Strategist | Chugai Pharmaceutical |
| 法務コンプライアンス（情報管理・個人情報管理を除く） / Legal Compliance (excluding information management and personal information management) | Chugai Pharmaceutical |
| 販売情報提供活動審査・監督担当者/ Promotional Activities Compliance and Oversight Officer | Chugai Pharmaceutical |
| 医薬品分子設計の機械学習研究者 / Research Scientist - Machine Learning for Drug Design | Chugai Pharmaceutical |
| 高次細胞モデル構築技術を有する研究員 / Research Scientist - Human Tissue/Disease in vitro Model Development | Chugai Pharmaceutical |
| 創薬化学研究員 / Research Scientist - Medicinal Chemistry | Chugai Pharmaceutical |
| 品質保証担当者／Quality Assurance Specialist | Chugai Pharmaceutical |
| 薬物投与デバイス研究担当者 / Researcher for drug delivery device | Chugai Pharmaceutical |
| AIソリューションアーキテクト / AI Solutions Architect | Chugai Pharmaceutical |
¥8M–9.9M
65
¥10M–11.9M
47
¥12M–13.9M
14
¥14M–15.9M
1
| Roles closed per employer (30 days) | 2 | 2.3 |
| Median days a role stays open | Too few roles have closed yet to measure how long they stay open. | ||
| Postings stating a salary | 22% | 44% |
| Median advertised salary | ¥7,500,000 | ¥7,500,000 |
| Classified postings requiring English (E1 or above) | 70% | 35% |
| Classified postings needing daily English (E3 or above) | 39% | 14% |
| Management-level titles | 26% | 13% |
Counts are per-employer averages; shares are across all live postings on October 3, 2026. English rows use the English-level classification (a subset of postings), so they differ from the share of postings mentioning English in the Market Snapshot. A row is hidden when either side has too few postings to compare fairly.
Professional Working Proficiency (TOEIC 785-944)
19%
Limited Working Proficiency (TOEIC 550-784)
9%
Mentioned, level not specified
12%
No mention
53%
Parsed from 1,413 live postings with readable descriptions. A posting can state both languages.
10+ years of experience
6%
1-2 years of experience
6%
Same-industry experience
5%
Share of postings stating each term
Stakeholder Management
28%
Project Management
25%
Data Analysis
15%
Excel
15%
PowerPoint
8%
Share of classified postings
Industry switchers welcome
1%
Clinical background accepted
0%
Function switchers welcome
0%
Classified from the text of 970 of 1,414 active postings