What Sets Houston Apart
- The Texas Medical Center: about 10 million patient encounters a year and home to the world’s largest cancer hospital and largest children’s hospital.
- TMC Helix Park, a 37-acre research and mixed-use campus that opened in 2023 next to the medical campus.
- A research, testing, and medical laboratory workforce of 11,538 people across the Houston metro, plus 3,808 pharmaceutical jobs.
How We Support Houston Teams
- Regulatory Affairs & Compliance for IND, IDE, and 510(k) programs
- Clinical Trial Staffing: CRAs, study managers, and site-facing clinical operations
- Medical Device Staffing for design, quality, and post-market work
- Functional Service Provider (FSP) for Clinical Research
- Contract and fractional leadership support
- Direct hire recruiting for permanent clinical, quality, and regulatory roles
Houston teams often need a contractor to cover a study start-up or a submission deadline before the permanent hire is approved. We fill both, so you are not forced into a full-time decision too early.
Disciplines We Recruit in Houston
- Oncology clinical development: clinical research associates, clinical trial managers, and medical monitors
- Cell and gene therapy: process development, QC analysts, and GMP manufacturing staff
- Medical devices and diagnostics: quality engineers, design assurance, and regulatory specialists
- Biostatistics, clinical data management, and pharmacovigilance
Our candidates are experienced professionals, typically three or more years into their careers and up to senior and executive levels. Our referral-generated network includes more than 100,000 life sciences professionals, and many of them already work in Houston or want to.
If you are a professional looking for your next Houston role, browse our open positions.
Houston Hiring FAQ
Does GForce recruit for roles near the Texas Medical Center?
Yes. We recruit for sponsors, device companies, and research organizations across greater Houston, including teams based near the Texas Medical Center and TMC Helix Park. Roles can be on site, hybrid, or remote, depending on the employer.
Which Houston roles are hardest to fill right now?
Experienced clinical operations, regulatory, and quality professionals are in steady demand because Texas bioscience employment has grown faster than the national rate since 2021. Oncology and cell therapy experience narrows the pool further.
Can you provide contract staff for a Houston clinical trial?
Yes. We place contract CRAs, study coordinators, data managers, and regulatory specialists, and we can build a functional service provider (FSP) team when a sponsor wants to outsource a full function.
Let’s talk about your Houston hiring plans. Contact us today.
Sources: TMC, About Us; TEConomy/BIO, Texas State Profile 2026; TEConomy/BIO, The U.S. Bioscience Economy 2026.