Agentic AI Data Engineer
IQVIA1d ago
IQVIA provides scientific services spanning clinical trials, real world evidence, and consulting in all areas of the product lifecycle.
Hybrid in Portugal
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Healthcare & Pharma Jobs in Spain
Two markets in one sector: Spain's private hospital groups, and the pharma and biotech industry centred on Barcelona.
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AIML Engineer, Agentic AI COA Accelerator
IQVIA1d ago
IQVIA provides scientific services spanning clinical trials, real world evidence, and consulting in all areas of the product lifecycle.
Hybrid in Portugal
Principal Epidemiologist, Internal Medicine, Inflammation & Immunology (FSP Sponsor Dedicated) Join IQVIA's Sponsor-Dedicated FSP team and help advance healthcare through real-world evidence.
Remote in Portugal
Internal Medical Translator/In-house Linguist (English to Korean)
Remote in Portugal
Clinical Trial Manager
IQVIA6d ago
The IQVIA sponsor-dedicated Clinical Functional Service Partnerships (Clinical FSP) department is supporting our client's project team in the execution of clinical trials.
On-site in Portugal
On-site in Portugal
Senior Director, Drug Development
IQVIA2w ago
Manages a department or small unit.; Provide leadership and advice on the development of optimum regulatory strategies for drug development, IND and marketing approval, product lifecycle management…
Remote in Portugal
Transcend Deployment Process Manager
Johnson & Johnson5d ago
Project/Program Management Group Project/Program Management Our expertise in Innovative Medicine is informed and inspired by patients, whose insights fuel our science-based advancements.
Hybrid in Portugal
Join us on our exciting journey!
On-site in Portugal
On-site in Portugal
Lead and support effective corrective and preventive action (CAPA) management for significant quality issues (QIs) and audit and inspection responses including the assessment and review of…
On-site in Portugal
On-site in Portugal
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IQVIA27 open roles
Amgen2 open rolesJohnson & Johnson1 open role
QuironsaludNo open roles right now
SanitasNo open roles right nowIMED HospitalesNo open roles right now
HM HospitalesNo open roles right now
Top DoctorsNo open roles right now
GrifolsNo open roles right now
AstraZenecaNo open roles right now
NovartisNo open roles right now
RoviNo open roles right now
FerrerNo open roles right now
AlmirallNo open roles right now
SanofiNo open roles right nowTeva PharmaceuticalNo open roles right now
Intuitive SurgicalNo open roles right now
RocheNo open roles right now
Eli LillyNo open roles right now
Boehringer IngelheimNo open roles right now
EsteveNo open roles right now
BayerNo open roles right now
GSKNo open roles right now
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B. BraunNo open roles right nowAbbottNo open roles right now
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OrganonNo open roles right now
Healthcare in Spain is really two job markets. The clinical one is the hospital groups — Quirónsalud, the country's largest private operator, alongside Sanitas, HM Hospitales and IMED — hiring doctors, nurses and technicians nationwide. The industrial one is pharma and biotech, and it is anchored in Catalonia: Grifols is one of the world's largest plasma-medicine companies, the Catalan houses Almirall, Ferrer and Esteve are hiring locally, and the multinationals keep growing their Spanish operations — AstraZeneca is building out a major Barcelona hub, with Novartis, Sanofi, Roche and the CRO IQVIA all recruiting.
The language and credentials split matters more here than in any other sector. Clinical practice requires professional Spanish and, for non-EU qualifications, formal recognition (homologación) of your degree — a process measured in months, not weeks. The industry side is far more open: regulatory affairs, clinical trials, quality, market access, data and corporate functions at the multinationals and CROs are routinely worked in English, particularly in Barcelona and Madrid.
Frequently Asked Questions
- Which healthcare and pharma companies hire in Spain?
- This page tracks 31 openings at 4 employers — hospital groups (Quirónsalud, Sanitas, HM Hospitales, IMED), pharma and biotech (Grifols, Almirall, Ferrer, Rovi, AstraZeneca, Novartis, Sanofi, Teva) and CROs and medtech (IQVIA, Intuitive Surgical).
- Can I work in healthcare in Spain without Spanish?
- In clinical roles, effectively no — patient-facing work requires professional Spanish. On the industry side, yes: regulatory, clinical-trial, quality, data and corporate roles at the pharma companies and CROs are frequently English-language, especially in Barcelona and Madrid. Each advert shows its stated requirement.
- Can foreign doctors and nurses work in Spain?
- Yes, but non-EU qualifications need homologación — official recognition of the degree by the Spanish state — before clinical practice, and EU qualifications need registration with the relevant professional college. Budget months for the paperwork; some hospital groups assist with it for hard-to-fill specialties.
- Where is Spain's pharma industry concentrated?
- Barcelona above all — Grifols, Almirall, Esteve, Ferrer and most multinational hubs — with Madrid second (Rovi, MSD, corporate offices) and manufacturing plants distributed more widely. Hospital hiring follows the population: Madrid, Barcelona, Valencia, Andalusia.