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West Pharmaceutical Services

Polymer & materials science hiring snapshot · last 8 months

16Open roles
$47–121KSalary range
3.6Roles / month
90%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 7%
Master 3%
Bachelor 55%
Associate 7%

Top material classes

Thermoplastics 79%
Elastomers/rubber 41%
Thermosets 7%
Coatings/films 7%
Biomaterials 3%
Electronic materials 3%

Most-requested techniques

SPC 10%
Minitab 10%
Six Sigma 7%
DOE 7%
GC 3%
DSC 3%
TGA 3%
FTIR 3%

Role mix

Process Engineering 45%
Manufacturing / Production 21%
Quality / Testing 17%
R&D / Research 14%
Management / Director 3%

Where they hire

PA 45%
AZ 31%
MI 7%
FL 7%
NC 7%

Industries

Medical devices 100%

Work arrangement

90%On-site
10%Hybrid
7%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

29 roles posted across 8 months, averaging 3.6/month.

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