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Chief Scientist, Modern Drug Discovery

IQVIA • UK

Salary

£69k – £69k

Posted

26 September 2026

Work mode

Full-time

Sponsor match

high

Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist WorkerWorker (A rating)

Role overview

IQVIA is hiring a Chief Scientist, Modern Drug Discovery in UK, a full-time scientific & qa role. The advertised salary is £69k – £69k. IQVIA holds an active licence on the UK Home Office register of sponsors for the Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker route, which means it can sponsor a visa for this hire if it chooses to.

IQVIA Discovery Sciences Location: Flexible Global Leading the future of technology assisted drug discovery IQVIA Discovery Sciences is seeking an exceptional Chief Scientist, Modern Drug Discovery to shape and deliver our scientific vision for the next generation of drug discovery services. This is a high-impact leadership role for a recognised discovery expert who can combine scientific excellence in drug discovery with a passion for AI-enabled innovation, computational science, automation, a…

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Employer: IQVIA — confirmed licensed sponsor
Visa route: Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker
Advertised salary: £69k – £69k
How this salary compares: about 68% above the £40,932 median across 1,086 scientific & qa roles with published salaries on FindSponsorJobs
Location: UK · Full-time
Similar roles nearby: 217 other live scientific & qa roles in UK — browse them
Posted: 26 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.