Science and pharmaceuticals sector

We recommend exploring the below resources on Prospects:

• Science and pharmaceuticals sector
• Overview of the science and pharmaceuticals sector
• Science and pharmaceuticals job profiles - find out about 41 different types of jobs in the sector 

STEM and general careers sites

• Future Morph
• The Big Bang Fair Careers pages
• All About Careers – Health and All About Careers – Medicine
• Gradcracker
• Prospects - Options with your subject
• National Careers Service

Lewis Ward

Postdoctoral Research Fellow at AstraZeneca

“I have access to both high-end equipment and a range of expertise from my colleagues. This collaborative approach allows me to do science in a week that would have previously taken me a month.”

Many of our graduates from University of Birmingham have gone on to pursue careers in the science and pharmaceuticals sector.  

Read, watch and listen to our graduate stories.

Read our article of key takeaways from the spring 2024 'Insights into the pharmaceutical sector' panel event.

Science and pharmaceuticals events

If you have questions and want to find out more about pursuing a career in science and pharmaceuticals, have a chat with one of our Careers Advisers. 

Book an appointment through your Careers Connect account.

LinkedIn Learning has over 13,000 courses to enhance your CV and stand out from the crowd when thinking about a career in science and pharmaceuticals.

University of Birmingham students get free access to LinkedIn Learning.

A number of NHS Trusts will provide pharmacy summer placements and these will be advertised on the Pharmacy Careers Canvas Course.

You can make speculative applications by contacting the superintendent or Lead Pharmacist at a hospital. You can use the browse employer function on jobs.nhs.uk

You can also use the contact details for current vacancies in pharmacy to make enquiries about work experience or part time jobs. 

Many community based pharmacies will offer work experience or part time jobs within the pharmacy:

• Boots - work experience
• Well - summer placement
• Superdrug - our roles
• Jhoots - career opportunities
• Knights - current vacancies

To make speculative applications to pharmacies across the company, try the search tool on Oriel. This will provide the locations and weblink/contact details of pharmacies across England, Wales and Scotland. Go to Oriel and select “Pharmacy”.

If you are keen to get experience across the broader pharmaceutical sector try Gradcracker and Rate MyPlacement. For more general resources on working in pharmacy you can explore Careers in Pharmacy.

For a list of recruiters across the wider pharmaceutical sector - ABPI - pharmaceutical recruiters

To connect with pharmacy graduates from UoB, why not join the Pharmacy Students and Graduates LinkedIn group?

You may be eligible to apply for work experience bursaries through The University of Birmingham. For more details visit the internship funding pages. 

• View all vacancies in Careers Connect

When you have a clear sense of where you want to apply, the final step is making the most out of your application. Our Employability Advisers are here to help review your application documents. 

• Access application support on Careers Connect