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West Pharmaceutical Services

Polymer & materials science hiring snapshot · last 8 months

16Open roles
$47–121KSalary range
4Roles / month
91%H-1B signals
BachelorTypical degree

Open roles (16)

Posted again and again

  • Senior Scientist/Engineerlisted in 3 different months since March 2026

Degree requirements

PhD 6%
Master 3%
Bachelor 53%
Associate 6%

Top material classes

Thermoplastics 75%
Elastomers/rubber 44%
Coatings/films 9%
Thermosets 6%
Biomaterials 3%
Electronic materials 3%
Adhesives/sealants 3%

Most-requested techniques

SPC 9%
Minitab 9%
DSC 6%
TGA 6%
FTIR 6%
rheometry 6%
Six Sigma 6%
DOE 6%

Role mix

Process Engineering 41%
Manufacturing / Production 25%
R&D / Research 16%
Quality / Testing 16%
Management / Director 3%

Where they hire

PA 44%
AZ 31%
NC 9%
MI 6%
FL 6%

Industries

Medical devices 100%

Work arrangement

87%On-site
13%Hybrid
9%Relocation

Visa & eligibility signals

YesH-1B filing history

Sponsorship signals come from posting language plus historical DOL Labor Condition Application data. Confirm specifics with the recruiter.

H-1B filings for scientists and engineers

West Pharmaceutical Services filed 5 H-1B labor applications for scientist and engineer roles from Jan to Dec 2025, at a median filed pay of $98K a year.

Title filedFilingsMedian filed pay
Manufacturing Project Engineer1·
Validation Engineer1·
Sr. Quality Engineer1·
Engineer, R&D, Packaging1·
Solution Architect, D&t, Plan to Produce1·

By occupation: Industrial engineers 2 · Biomedical engineers 1 · Other engineers 1 · Mechanical engineers 1. Worksites: AZ 4 · PA 1.

From U.S. Department of Labor Labor Condition Application disclosure data, certified filings only, in chemist, materials, chemical and mechanical engineering, physics, R&D management and science faculty occupations. A filing is a record of past hiring, not a promise about any role. Pay shown needs 3 filings. Compare every employer's filings.

Posting volume · last 8 months

32 roles posted across 8 months, averaging 4/month.

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