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Chief Scientist, Modern Drug Discovery

IQVIA • Portishead, Bristol

Salary

£68k – £68k

Posted

27 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 Portishead, a full-time scientific & qa role. The advertised salary is £68k – £68k. 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.

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Employer: IQVIA — confirmed licensed sponsor
Visa route: Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker
Advertised salary: £68k – £68k
How this salary compares: about 65% above the £40,932 median across 1,086 scientific & qa roles with published salaries on FindSponsorJobs
Location: Portishead, Bristol · Full-time
Similar roles nearby: 8 other live scientific & qa roles in Portishead — browse them
Posted: 27 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.