Hiring guides · by role · As of Aug 2026

Hiring guides —
every phase hires different people

Five employer types laid over the seven phases of drug development, sized by their people on Korea's national pension register. Open a guide for the employers these roles work at and where these hires usually come from.

  1. Discovery Biotech+248Medtech & diagnostics−28
  2. Preclinical Biotech+248CRO+7Pharma+10Medtech & diagnostics−28
  3. Phase 1 Biotech+248CRO+7Pharma+10CDMO & bioprocess+742Medtech & diagnostics−28
  4. Phase 2 Biotech+248CRO+7Pharma+10CDMO & bioprocess+742Medtech & diagnostics−28
  5. Phase 3 CRO+7Pharma+10CDMO & bioprocess+742Medtech & diagnostics−28
  6. Approval CRO+7Pharma+10CDMO & bioprocess+742Medtech & diagnostics−28
  7. Launch Pharma+10CDMO & bioprocess+742Medtech & diagnostics−28
Bar span = the phases a line works in (editorial) · thickness = National Pension Service members · number = change (observed)● On arrival a candidate molecule travels once from discovery to launch

National Pension Service members · Aug 2026 · 53 employers · thickness = members · number = 11-month change, transfers in (mergers, new registrations, bulk transfers) taken out · bar span = the phases each employer type works in (editorial) · Source: National Pension Service workplace register (data.go.kr)

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