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12 Month University Industrial Placement Student: Clinical Pharmacology & Safety Sciences

AstraZeneca • Cambridge, Cambridgeshire

Salary

£28k – £28k

Posted

5 September 2026

Work mode

Full-time

Sponsor match

high

Skilled WorkerWorker (A rating)

Role overview

AstraZeneca is hiring a 12 Month University Industrial Placement Student: Clinical Pharmacology & Safety Sciences in Cambridge, a full-time scientific & qa role advertised as contract. The advertised salary is £28k – £28k. AstraZeneca holds an active licence on the UK Home Office register of sponsors for the Skilled Worker route, which means it can sponsor a visa for this hire if it chooses to.

12 Month University Industrial Placement Student (UIPS): Clinical Pharmacology & Safety Sciences Cambridge, UK £28,000 Base Salary, Bonus & Flexible Benefits About AstraZeneca: AstraZeneca is a global, science-led, patient-centred biopharmaceutical company that focuses on the discovery, development and commercialization of prescription medicines for some of the world’s most serious disease. But we’re more than a global leading pharmaceutical company. At AstraZeneca, we‘re dedicated to being a G…

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Employer: AstraZeneca — confirmed licensed sponsor
Visa route: Skilled Worker
Advertised salary: £28k – £28k
How this salary compares: about 31% below the £40,675 median across 718 scientific & qa roles with published salaries on FindSponsorJobs
Location: Cambridge, Cambridgeshire · Full-time
Similar roles nearby: 36 other live scientific & qa roles in Cambridge — browse them
Posted: 5 September 2026
How we verify sponsors: employers are matched against the UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors — read our methodology.

About this sector

Scientific and quality assurance roles span pharmaceutical, biotech, clinical research, and laboratory sectors. The UK life sciences industry actively recruits internationally for research scientists, QA managers, regulatory affairs specialists, and clinical trial coordinators, with many employers maintaining well-established sponsor licence operations.