Real salary data with a named source for every figure — where credible Irish data doesn't exist for a role, that's stated plainly rather than filled in with a guess.
Manufacturing & Bioprocessing
34 courses
Making drug substance and drug product at scale — upstream/downstream bioprocessing, aseptic fill-finish, API and solid-dose manufacturing.
Bioprocess Technician
Manufacturing Engineer
Quality Assurance Officer (QA)
Process Development Scientist
Real salary range
€68,000 – €115,000 (specialist to senior), €120,000–€180,000+ for Qualified Persons/Automation Leads
Contract/daily rates €550–€1,100/day for experienced engineers and QPs.
Who hires this: Almac Group, Pfizer, Regeneron, AbbVie, Boston Scientific
Quality, GMP & Validation
17 courses
Ensuring products meet GMP: quality assurance/control, validation & qualification, audits, deviations and CAPA.
Quality Assurance Officer
Validation Engineer
GMP Compliance Specialist
QA/QC Manager
Real salary range
€85,000 – €115,000 (5–10 yrs), €120,000–€180,000+ for Qualified Person (QP) / Regulatory Director (10+ yrs)
Contract rates €550–€800/day mid-level, €750–€1,100/day for QPs.
Who hires this: Almac Group, Pfizer, Regeneron, AbbVie, Boston Scientific
Regulatory & Pharmacovigilance
15 courses
Getting and keeping products approved — regulatory affairs submissions, compliance, and drug-safety/pharmacovigilance.
Regulatory Affairs Officer (RAO)
Pharmacovigilance Coordinator
Clinical Safety Manager
Regulatory Project Manager
Real salary range
€55,000 – €68,000 mid-career, up to €135,000 at senior manager level
Cross-checked independently against a second source: €50,000–€80,000 by experience.
Who hires this: Pfizer, Regeneron, Lilly, Sanofi, Amgen
Drug Development & Discovery
9 courses
Designing and developing new medicines — formulation, medicinal chemistry, drug delivery and preformulation.
Research Scientist (Pharmaceuticals)
Senior Research Associate
Lead Medicinal Chemist
Formulation Development Specialist
Real salary range
€55,000 – €70,000 (Formulations Scientist); €45,000–€60,000 (QC Chemist); R&D Engineer ladder €30,000 (graduate) → €130,000 (senior manager)
Medicinal Chemist: no verified Irish-specific recruiter data found — not included rather than guessed.
Who hires this: Almac Group, Bio-Medical Research
Clinical Research & Trials
3 courses
Running clinical trials to GCP — clinical operations, trial management, monitoring and clinical data.
Clinical Research Associate (CRA)
Clinical Data Manager
Clinical Operations Specialist
Trial Monitoring Coordinator
Real salary range
€38,000–€40,000 (Junior CRA) → €45,000–€55,000 (CRA) → €55,000–€65,000 (Senior CRA) → €65,000–€75,000 (Clinical Trials Manager)
Clinical Data Manager €50,000–€65,000; Biostatistician €45,000–€60,000.
Who hires this: ICON plc, PPD (Thermo Fisher), Parexel, Syneos Health, O4 Research
Pharmacology & Pharmacy
20 courses
Drug action and pharmacy practice — pharmacology, pharmacotherapy, dispensing and pharmacy support.
Pharmacy Technician
Pharmaceutical Assistant
Clinical Research Associate (CRA)
Pharmacotherapy Specialist
Real salary range
HSE Staff Pharmacist: €49,485 – €79,166 across the official incremental pay scale
Community pharmacy (hourly): Supervising Pharmacist €45–€52/hr, Support Pharmacist €36–€40/hr, Pharmacy Technician €16–€23/hr. Research Pharmacologist: no reliable Irish data found — aggregator estimates disagreed by 3x and were excluded.
Who hires this: Chanelle Group
Biotech & Biopharma Science
46 courses
The science behind biologics — cell/molecular biology, genetics, immunology and microbiology.
Research Scientist I
Biological Researcher II
Senior Biologist III
Technical Director IV
Real salary range
€30,000–€45,000 (QC Analyst) → €45,000–€60,000 (Microbiologist) → €75,000–€90,000 (QC Manager)
Bioinformatics Analyst: only a 3-response aggregate found (Indeed IE, €52,003) — sample too small to treat as reliable, shown as unverified.
Who hires this: Pfizer, Regeneron, Lilly, Sanofi, Amgen
Medical Devices
8 courses
Design, regulation and manufacture of medical devices and combination products (MedTech).
Medical Device Engineer
Regulatory Affairs Assistant
Quality Assurance Technician
Clinical Research Associate
Real salary range
Design Assurance Engineer €30,000 (grad) → €130,000 (senior manager); Regulatory Affairs (device) €55,000–€68,000, up to €135,000 senior
Quality/Supplier Quality Engineer €50,000–€80,000.
Who hires this: Boston Scientific, Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, Bausch & Lomb, Abbott Ireland Vascular Division, Creganna Medical (Now part of TE Connectivity)
General Pharma & Life Science
20 courses
Broad life-science foundations spanning several of the above areas.
Pharmaceutical Sales Representative
Clinical Research Associate (CRA)
Quality Assurance Specialist
Biostatistician
Real salary range
Graduate entry roles: €30,000 – €38,000 across R&D, Manufacturing, Quality, Regulatory and Design Assurance tracks
Sector-wide: Manufacturing (where most Irish pharma/MedTech jobs sit) averaged €1,271/week in Q1 2026, ≈€66,000 annualised.
Who hires this: Boston Scientific, Almac Group, Pfizer, Norbrook Laboratories (3 sites), Johnson & Johnson Vision Care