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.

Case study

Clinical Research Analyst

I work in the Clinical Pharmacology Unit, co-ordinating laboratory tests for clinical trials.

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?

Research & development is a key area

Research and development expenditure by the pharmaceutical industry in Britain amounted to £4.4 billion in 2009, or around £12 million a day.