Companies hiring research and science in Netherlands
As of 4 November 2026, 150 companies are hiring research and science in Netherlands, with 389 open roles; 257 opened in the last 30 days and Leiden has the most.
As of 4 November 2026 · refreshed daily · counts move as websites, DNS and career sites are re-read.
- Top city
- Leiden · 36 roles
- Largest role family
- scientific research · 53%
- Leadership roles (director+)
- 16 · 10 companies
- Remote share, last 30 days
- 12%
- Postings with a salary
- 10% · 19 companies
- Most-named tool
- R · 10 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 Netherlands. Open research and science roles and all open roles per company.
| Company | Size | new, 30 d | open research and science | all open |
|---|---|---|---|---|
BASF | NunhemsProduce growers wholesale | 1001-5000 employees | 4 | 1 | 11 |
LUMCGeneral hospitals | 5001-10000 employees | 3 | 3 | 86 |
Keune HaircosmeticsHaircare brands | 501-1000 employees | 2 | 2 | 14 |
Ortec FinanceOther wealth management investment | 201-500 employees | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Antoni van LeeuwenhoekBiomedical research groups | 201-500 employees | 2 | 2 | 51 |
AltrechtPsychiatry mental health clinic | 1001-5000 employees | 1 | 1 | 101 |
ASMLSemiconductor manufacturers | 10,001+ employees | 1 | 4 | 735 |
AttendiClinical AI software | 11-50 employees | 1 | 1 | 7 |
ENTRANCE – Centre of Expertise EnergyProfessional bodies | 201-500 employees | 1 | 2 | 14 |
MSTGeneral hospitals | 1001-5000 employees | 1 | 1 | 49 |
NIOZ Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea ResearchBiodiversity conservation research | 201-500 employees | 1 | 1 | 4 |
Normec FoodcareCertification readiness consultants | 501-1000 employees | 1 | 1 | 17 |
QPSOther B2B SaaS platforms | 51-200 employees | 1 | 1 | 4 |
StruktonCivil infrastructure contractors | 501-1000 employees | 1 | 1 | 99 |
VitensWater supply utilities | 1001-5000 employees | 1 | 1 | 28 |
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By city, seniority and role family
Postings, then companies. Cities as the posting states them.
| postings · companies | |
|---|---|
| Leiden | 36 · 10 |
| Amsterdam | 34 · 17 |
| Utrecht | 22 · 13 |
| Amersfoort | 15 · 4 |
| Remote | 12 · 4 |
| Boxmeer | 11 · 4 |
| Wippolder | 11 · 1 |
| Enschede | 8 · 5 |
| Oegstgeest | 7 · 3 |
| Rotterdam | 7 · 4 |
| Wageningen | 7 · 4 |
| Maastricht | 6 · 1 |
| postings · companies | |
|---|---|
| Trainee, apprentice | 52 · 25 |
| Entry | 86 · 47 |
| Mid | 23 · 18 |
| Senior | 63 · 39 |
| Manager | 17 · 16 |
| Director | 13 · 9 |
| VP | 3 · 1 |
| postings · companies | |
|---|---|
| scientific research | 206 · 85 |
| clinical research and medical affairs | 83 · 39 |
| laboratory technical support | 73 · 37 |
| laboratory management | 5 · 5 |
Tools research and science postings in Netherlands ask for
Office software left out. Click through to every company on a tool.
| postings · companies | |
|---|---|
| Onsite | 46 · 17 |
| Hybrid | 12 · 8 |
| Remote | 8 · 8 |
| postings · companies | |
|---|---|
| Posted in the last 7 days | 51 · 28 |
| Posted in the last 30 days | 257 · 103 |
| All open | 389 · 150 |
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150 companies have 389 open research and science roles in Netherlands; 103 of them posted 257 in the last 30 days. (Breaknorm, 4 November 2026, https://breaknorm.co/hiring/research_and_science/netherlands)
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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 Netherlands.
- 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 Netherlands: 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 scientific research.
Why is Netherlands the posting's country, not the company's?
This page counts roles located in Netherlands. A US company hiring in Berlin counts; a Dutch 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 Netherlands, is in the product.
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