Santen
Hiring · 91 open jobsGeneral information
Santen is a global pharmaceutical company that focuses only on ophthalmology, the treatment of eye diseases. It researches, makes and sells more than 70 ophthalmic products covering a broad range of eye conditions, for hospitals, clinics and patients. The company is based in Osaka, Japan.
Santen was founded in Osaka in 1890 by Kenkichi Taguchi, and was reorganized as Santendo Co., Ltd. in 1925. It trades publicly on the Tokyo Stock Exchange and the Osaka Securities Exchange. As of March 2018, it employed 3,805 people and had annual revenue of 2.429 billion dollars. Santen has focused on eye care for a very long time, which means it specializes in one medical field instead of making many different kinds of medicine.
Currently, there's a total of 83 job openings at Santen. Over the last 30 days, 100 jobs were added and 94 were removed (job postings usually stay up ~6 days before being removed). Santen is an H-1B sponsor.1
Hiring activity
New jobs added per week2
View these weekly figures as a table
| Week beginning | New listings |
|---|---|
| July 20, 2026 | 8 |
| July 27, 2026 | 11 |
| August 3, 2026 | 49 |
| August 10, 2026 | 31 |
| August 17, 2026 | 4 |
| August 24, 2026 | 16 |
| August 31, 2026 | 10 |
| September 7, 2026 (in progress) | 26 |
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Does Santen sponsor visas? Using USCIS data, we've collected the number of H-1Bs granted from 2021 to 2023. Santen is a likely employer for applicants who require sponsorship.4
Visa petitions approved each year (USCIS)4
| Fiscal year | Approved |
|---|---|
| FY2021 | 2 |
| FY2022 | 0 |
| FY2023 | 1 |
Based on public USCIS and Department of Labor records. Past filings do not guarantee future sponsorship. Browse all H1B sponsors →
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Common questions
Is Santen hiring now?
Yes. There are 91 open jobs, with 73 added in the last 30 days. They close fast though, often within 9 days, so don't wait.
Does Santen sponsor H-1B visas?
Yes. Government records show 3 approved petitions from FY2021 to FY2023.
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Notes & sources
- 1. Company description. Written by InterviewOS from Santen's public materials and press coverage; facts are checked against the sources below.
- 2. Weekly counts. A count is the number of listings the pipeline saw for the first time in that week. Weeks begin Monday; the onboarding week is excluded from the scale and every average.
- 3. Live counts. Deduplicated live listings observed daily on Santen's own hiring system; last check September 12, 2026. Stale and syndicated posts on aggregator sites are not counted.
- 4. Federal visa records. USCIS H1B Employer Data Hub and US Department of Labor LCA disclosure files, matched to this company by name.
Sources
santen.com, checked daily
USCIS H-1B Employer Data Hub
US Department of Labor LCA disclosure files
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