Careers

A career at the European Medicines Agency (EMA) offers candidates interesting and challenging work that brings value to European citizens and a diverse and stimulating working environment, while enjoying attractive benefits and a healthy work-life balance.

Vacancies

View our current job vacancies on our Careers portal. The portal also provides information about the application and selection process.

Go to Careers portal

EMA is staffed mainly by temporary and contract agents recruited through open selection procedures.

In addition, EMA operates a traineeship programme for recent graduates and offers the opportunity for staff from other European public-sector bodies to work at EMA for short periods through its national expert on secondment programme.

EMA sometimes also uses recruiting agencies for the short-term placement of interim staff.

Careers at EMA are open to nationals of the European Union Member States as well as Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway.

EMA human resources strategy

EMA has over 1000 employees who work together to achieve our goals of helping patients and stakeholders.

Our HR strategy - available below - aims to ensure we continue to attract and keep the best people.

It is focused on five priority areas:

• Creating a sustainable organisation
• Managing talent
• Building an attractive work environment
• Ensuring wellbeing
• Leveraging data to support business

EMA human resources strategy: Priorities 2023-2025

Reference Number: EMA/405736/2023