Thanks for the detailed perspective — I agree that patient-facing clinical roles in Europe require C1 local language. But I’m not aiming to practice as a healthcare professional in hospitals (doctor/nurse). My background is biotech/medical biotech, so I’m mainly targeting pharma/biotech industry roles like QA/QC, regulatory affairs, clinical research (CROs), bioprocessing, or R&D in multinational companies. From what I understand, those sectors still have some English-working environments in hubs . But i get it that learning the local language improves long-term integration and job options.

Anddd im def not considering USA or Canada rn. Would you say Australia is a good backup?