I have been in biotech for 12 years. These are the things that are important that I see:
Visa issues- only larger companies will be able/willing to take this on and only if you have a PhD from a well known school & lab and in addition have expertise in a field they need. I have worked with a lot of non citizen scientists & a couple specifically from Taiwan. It can be done it's just not super easy. A lot of times it's easier to get a first job in a smaller company.
Location- Boston, Seattle, San Francisco and possibly Durham have a larger concentration of jobs & you will probably need to be open to relocating or being in one of these areas.
Expertise- You either need a specialized area of study ie cancer immunology, infectious diseases, etc OR a specialized technical skill (not assays specifically but more technology) something like protein production & isolation or gene editing. This depends on what you want to do. Pharma & Biotech companies need R&D researchers to develop drugs that know the disease area and how/what to target and researchers to do the more technical work of making those drugs and getting them to trials/approval To get an idea of what areas are in demand look at the pharma/biotech new sites and see what companies are working on and which are getting funding and bought by larger ones. The 2 main sites I look at are biospace.com and fiercebio.com Ideally you would come out of a PhD with an area or technology specialization that is in demand from a top school and well known lab in that field.
To get a good idea of what's available as far as career paths I'd recommend this book: Career Opportunities in Biotechnology and Drug Development https://www.amazon.com/dp/0879698802/ref=cm_sw_r_apan_glt_i_MH0SYVTGBRR3XW2B1CHJ
And then look at salary sites like glassdoor.com or salary.com for an idea of how much you can make in them.
Glad everyone is enjoying the interview. Heres the book that Murat mentioned as being a huge help in figuring out how to grow and keep the startup alive
Never Split the Difference