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Head of Patient Science, Instrument Development & Thought Leadership

IQVIA • Reading, Berkshire

Salary

£58k – £58k

Posted

10 July 2026

Work mode

Full-time

Sponsor match

high

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

Role overview

IQVIA is hiring a Head of Patient Science, Instrument Development & Thought Leadership in Reading, a full-time scientific & qa role. The advertised salary is £58k – £58k. 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.

Join us on our exciting journey! IQVIA™ is The Human Data Science Company™, focused on using data and science to help healthcare clients find better solutions for their patients. Formed through the merger of IMS Health and Quintiles, IQVIA offers a broad range of solutions that harness advances in healthcare information, Technology, analytics and human ingenuity to drive healthcare forward. The Instrument Development and Thought Leadership Segment Instrument Development: This team is responsibl…

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Visa sponsorship snapshot

Employer: IQVIA — confirmed licensed sponsor
Visa route: Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker
Advertised salary: £58k – £58k
How this salary compares: about 42% above the £41,185 median across 546 scientific & qa roles with published salaries on FindSponsorJobs
Location: Reading, Berkshire · Full-time
Similar roles nearby: 12 other live scientific & qa roles in Reading — browse them
Posted: 10 July 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.