Industrial Placement Student - Discovery Sciences (12 months)
AstraZeneca
Sponsorship status
Hublr has not found sufficiently reliable evidence that sponsorship is available for this specific role.
Last verified: 21 September 2026
12-month industrial placement at AstraZeneca in Cambridge, closing 2 Oct 2026. Sourced 21 Sept 2026.
Full job description
This laboratory-based placement is in Discovery Sciences in Cambridge, within the BioPharmaceuticals and Oncology R&D undergraduate placement programme, giving the student hands-on experience of early drug discovery within a supportive peer network. Applicants must currently be undergraduate or integrated master's students in a biological subject area, with the chance to spend a year in industry starting September 2027. It is a 12-month fixed-term contract in Cambridge, paying a £28,000 base salary plus bonus and flexible benefits, with a start date of 6 September 2027. Applications opened 4 September 2026 and close on 2 October 2026, and AstraZeneca asks for a cover letter in the same file as the CV and discourages applying to several placements. The posting does not mention visa sponsorship or right to work.