Companies hiring research and science in Japan
As of 4 November 2026, 82 companies are hiring research and science in Japan, with 305 open roles; 94 opened in the last 30 days and Tokyo has the most.
As of 4 November 2026 · refreshed daily · counts move as websites, DNS and career sites are re-read.
- Top city
- Tokyo · 75 roles
- Largest role family
- clinical research and medical affairs · 64%
- Leadership roles (director+)
- 39 · 17 companies
- Remote share, last 30 days
- 7%
- Postings with a salary
- 4% · 6 companies
- Most-named tool
- Google Cloud · 7 companies
Most new research and science roles, last 30 days
Companies with the most new postings in the last 30 days; job boards and directories left out. Headquartered in Japan. Open research and science roles and all open roles per company.
| Company | Size | new, 30 d | open research and science | all open |
|---|---|---|---|---|
TakedaPharmaceutical manufacturers | 10,001+ employees | 9 | 148 | 971 |
Mitsui KinzokuIndustrial chemicals manufacturers | 201-500 employees | 1 | 7 | 72 |
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By city, seniority and role family
Postings, then companies. Cities as the posting states them.
| postings · companies | |
|---|---|
| Tokyo | 75 · 28 |
| Minato | 22 · 3 |
| Chiyoda | 19 · 2 |
| Fujisawa | 17 · 1 |
| Minato City | 13 · 1 |
| Osaka | 12 · 5 |
| Chiyoda City | 6 · 1 |
| Shizuoka | 6 · 2 |
| Akasaka | 5 · 1 |
| Heiwajima | 4 · 0 |
| 上尾市 | 4 · 1 |
| Aichi | 3 · 1 |
| postings · companies | |
|---|---|
| Unpaid | 1 · 1 |
| Trainee, apprentice | 4 · 2 |
| Entry | 26 · 14 |
| Mid | 31 · 15 |
| Senior | 68 · 27 |
| Manager | 51 · 22 |
| Director | 35 · 15 |
| VP | 4 · 2 |
| postings · companies | |
|---|---|
| clinical research and medical affairs | 195 · 49 |
| scientific research | 94 · 42 |
| laboratory technical support | 8 · 2 |
| laboratory management | 1 · 1 |
Tools research and science postings in Japan ask for
Office software left out. Click through to every company on a tool.
| postings · companies | |
|---|---|
| Hybrid | 13 · 4 |
| Onsite | 12 · 7 |
| Remote | 2 · 2 |
| postings · companies | |
|---|---|
| Posted in the last 7 days | 14 · 9 |
| Posted in the last 30 days | 94 · 47 |
| All open | 305 · 82 |
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82 companies have 305 open research and science roles in Japan; 47 of them posted 94 in the last 30 days. (Breaknorm, 4 November 2026, https://breaknorm.co/hiring/research_and_science/japan)
Read from the source, not self-reported
Every number on this page can be traced to a page we crawled or a posting we read. Full methodology →
- Job postingsRead hourly from the applicant tracking systems behind company career sites, with portals filling the gaps. Reposts collapse into one record; a role closes when the company closes it.
- Function and familyRole tree v2: every title classified into a function and a family, in every language.
- LocationThe posting's stated location, normalised to city and country. This page counts roles located in Japan.
- ExclusionsJob boards, directories and aggregators are kept out of company lists; staffing firms stay in only for their own hiring.
Research and science hiring in Japan: questions
What counts as a research and science role?
A posting classified into the research and science function by our role tree (v2), whatever the title says. "Account Executive", "Vertriebsmitarbeiter" and "SDR" all land in the same function, then in a family such as clinical research and medical affairs.
Why is Japan the posting's country, not the company's?
This page counts roles located in Japan. A US company hiring in Berlin counts; a Japanese company hiring in Paris does not. Company pages show the reverse view.
How fresh is it?
Career systems are checked hourly, so a role usually shows up the same day it opens and disappears the day it closes. Reposts collapse into one record.
Can I get the hiring manager?
Yes. For each company, the person the new hires report to, with a verified e-mail. The first 15 companies are on this page; the rest, and a weekly feed of new research and science hiring in Japan, is in the product.
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