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Freelance Site Activation Specialist (Study Start-Up / Regulatory Submissions) - UK Remote

IQVIA • Edinburgh, Scotland

Salary

£41k – £41k

Posted

28 August 2026

Work mode

Full-time

Sponsor match

high

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

Role overview

IQVIA is hiring a Freelance Site Activation Specialist (Study Start-Up / Regulatory Submissions) - UK Remote in Edinburgh, a full-time scientific & qa role advertised as contract. The advertised salary is £41k – £41k. 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.

London, United Kingdom Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom Manchester, United Kingdom Cambridge, United Kingdom Oxford, England, United Kingdom Full time R1565336 Location: United Kingdom (Home-Based) Contract Type: Freelance FTE: 1.0 Start: Immediate Duration: Approximately 3-6 months About the Role We are seeking an experienced Freelance Site Activation Specialist based in the United Kingdom to support clinical trial start-up and site activation activities. The primary focus of this role will…

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Visa sponsorship snapshot

Employer: IQVIA — confirmed licensed sponsor
Visa route: Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker
Advertised salary: £41k – £41k
How this salary compares: in line with the £40,667 median across 770 scientific & qa roles with published salaries on FindSponsorJobs
Location: Edinburgh, Scotland · Full-time
Similar roles nearby: 4 other live scientific & qa roles in Edinburgh — browse them
Posted: 28 August 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.