Pharma & life sciences jobs in Austria: statistics
Open positions at employers whose main sector is Pharma & life sciences, in Austria, counted once a day from the employers' own careers pages, with the method.
Figures read on 12 November 2026 at 22:28.
Open positions over time
The history is still being recorded: the line appears after 14 days of tracking, with 9 days so far.
By week
| Last count | Open positions | Employers |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-12 | 100 | 7 |
| 2026-11-08 | 83 | 7 |
Counted every day since 2026-11-04. Each row is the last count of the week or month; the CSV has every day.
Who is doing the hiring
- Takeda Österreich37 · 37%
- Novartis Austria GmbH34 · 34%
- Sandoz16 · 16%
- Johnson & Johnson Austria GmbH6 · 6%
- Medtronic Austria GmbH3 · 3%
- Tecan Austria3 · 3%
- Bristol Myers Squibb Austria GmbH1 · 1%
Each vacancy is assigned to exactly one employer.
Who is hiring: seniority and contract
By seniority
- Entry level26 · 27.7%
- Junior3 · 3.2%
- Mid level38 · 40.4%
- Senior11 · 11.7%
- Lead / Manager16 · 17%
By contract type
- Full-time38 · 55.9%
- Part-time11 · 16.2%
- Contract1 · 1.5%
- Temporary11 · 16.2%
- Internship7 · 10.3%
Shares are of the vacancies where a value was recorded: 94% of open vacancies for seniority and 68% for contract type. Seniority is classified from the text of the ad, so read small differences with caution.
Most-requested skills
- GMP15
- MS Office11
- Health, Safety, and Environment (HSE) Policy10
- Data Analytics9
- Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP)9
- EDV-Anwenderkenntnisse7
- Inventory Management6
- Machine Operations5
- Collaboration5
- GMP Compliance5
- Digital Literacy5
- Venipunktion4
- Data Integrity4
- Quality Control4
- Communication4
- Operational Excellence4
- Decision Making4
- Calibration3
- Sales3
- Master Data3
Languages in demand
- German74 · 74%
- English68 · 68%
Open jobs by state
Many postings name only "Austria" or a place we cannot match to a state; about 8% of these jobs are not on the map.
By employer
- Sandoz16
Method
- Only positions published on the employer's own careers page; no agencies or job aggregators.
- Employer classified by its main sector (Pharma & life sciences); each position is counted once, under that sector.
- Located in Austria.
- The count is taken once a day, when the crawl has finished. It is the number of open positions at that moment.
Limits
- It counts open positions, not unique vacancies or positions that were filled.
- Employers without a readable careers page, or that block automated readers, are not included.
- The sector classification is Arbeitio's own, not an official one.