Pharmaceutical Industry Career information from the ABPI

Welcome to the new-look Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry (ABPI) Careers website. Information on opportunities within the pharmaceutical industry in the UK is provided for a range of audiences, school and college students, parents, teachers and careers advisers.

The site has recently been updated, with new information to help you find a career in the pharmaceutical industry. Please update your bookmarks to http://careers.abpi.org.uk.

Pharmaceutical company employees are all focused on a single task – delivering effective medicines to patients. Industry scientists and engineers work at the cutting edge of science and technology, using state of the art techniques to deliver the medicines of the future.

To find out more about ABPI visit www.abpi.org.uk.

  • Link to the school and colleage students section of this website
  • Link to the undergraduates section of this website
  • Link to the postgraduate and post doctoral researchers section of this website
  • Link to the Careers advisers section of this website
  • Link to the Science teachers section of this website
  • Link to the Parents section of this website

Case study

Regulatory Affairs Consultant

Regulatory Affairs Consultant case studyI had worked as a scientist (doing my PhD) and liked science, but preferred to wear a suit rather than a lab coat.

​Looking for a job?

ABPI is the Trade Association for the UK pharmaceutical industry. To find out about the types of roles our member companies offer follow this link. For current vacancies at the ABPI visit the main website. 

Did you know?

The industry is global

The industry is global fast factThe value of UK pharmaceutical exports was £20.3 billion in 2009, more than £280,000 per employee.