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Drug Development Jobs with a Great Work-Life Balance

Browse 12+ drug development jobs at companies offering generous PTO—for a better work-life balance. 5 new this week. Hiring companies include Merck, Genentech, and Biogen.

Updated October 26, 2026

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Principal Medical Director, Neuroscience

NEW

Genentech · Remote · USA

60 · GoodGenerous PTO$242k – $449k

Director, Global Regulatory Liaison - Immunology

23d

Merck · Remote · Rahway, NJ +3 more

59 · GoodGenerous PTO$173k – $273k

Sr. R&D Project Manager

NEW

Biogen · Hybrid · Cambridge, MA, USA

60 · GoodGenerous PTO$142k – $190k

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Associate Clinical Operations Manager II

NEW

Merck · Hybrid · Sao Paulo, Brazil

59 · GoodGenerous PTO

Scientist, Statistical Programming, Early-Stage Oncology

Merck · Hybrid · North Wales, PA or Rahway, NJ

59 · GoodGenerous PTO$96k – $151k

Senior Principal Scientist, Pathologist

23d

Genentech · Onsite · South San Francisco, CA, USA

60 · GoodGenerous PTO$199k – $369k

Senior Director, Program Team Leader

4mo

Genentech · Hybrid · South San Francisco, CA, USA

60 · GoodGenerous PTO$247k – $459k

Director, Biology-Discovery

Merck · Onsite · Rahway, NJ, USA

59 · GoodGenerous PTO$191k – $300k

Principal Scientist, Pharmacokinetics, Biologics

1mo

Merck · Onsite · Boston, MA, USA

59 · GoodGenerous PTO$176k – $277k

Senior Director, Discovery Biology - Oncology Small Molecule

1mo

Merck · Hybrid · Boston, MA, USA

59 · GoodGenerous PTO$194k – $306k

Sr. Principal Scientist (Sr. Director) - Regulatory Liaison

1mo

Merck · Hybrid · Rahway, NJ +3 more

59 · GoodGenerous PTO$191k – $300k

Distinguished Scientist, Clinical Research, Thoracic Malignancies

3mo

Merck · Hybrid · Rahway, NJ +2 more

59 · GoodGenerous PTO$311k – $489k

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Employers hiring for Drug Development on this page include Merck, Genentech, and Biogen. Drug Development roles appear most frequently in engineering, data, and platform teams at companies that offer a 4-day week or another flexible schedule. Each listing indicates the seniority level and whether Drug Development is a primary requirement or one of several preferred skills — expand any role above to see the full stack and responsibilities.

Drug Development roles on this page span seniority levels, from entry-level and mid-level through senior, lead, and staff or principal positions. Filter by level in the sidebar to narrow the list above to the ones that fit you.

Lead with measurable outcomes over time spent — Drug Development hiring managers at companies that run 4-day weeks or flexible schedules care about delivered value, not hours worked. Highlight projects where you shipped at a steady cadence, collaborated asynchronously, or reduced engineering toil through automation or tooling. Include concrete metrics (latency improvements, adoption numbers, cost reductions) rather than vague duty descriptions. Expand listings above to see the exact framing each employer uses in their job descriptions.

Pay depends on the role, seniority, location, and employer — not on the schedule alone. Drug Development roles in tech and data typically command premium rates, and specific ranges depend on seniority and sub-specialty (e.g. backend vs frontend, infra vs ML). Individual listings above show exact bands where the employer publishes them.

Depends on the role, but Drug Development candidates who also demonstrate async communication, clean documentation, and cross-functional collaboration are typically strong fits for employers that run 4-day weeks or flexible schedules — those teams rely on written-first communication and high-context handoffs. Technical-adjacent skills vary by stack. Browse the top skills shown in the sidebar to see which tags co-occur most often with Drug Development on current listings.