The UK arm of global medicines company Pfizer, with sites in Surrey, Kent, Buckinghamshire and Cambridge and a 12-month undergraduate placement scheme.
Pfizer is a research-based medicines and vaccines company. In the UK its teams work on research and development, medical affairs, regulatory work, safety, supply chain, finance, marketing and technology, all aimed at getting new medicines to patients.
Pfizer's UK student pages put patients first: "Patients. They are at the heart of everything we do." It says it wants to deliver important medical advances to patients through its R&D and Commercial teams, and it talks about valuing individuals, inclusion and wellbeing.
Its UK student page names four sites: Walton Oaks in Tadworth, Surrey; Discovery Park in Sandwich, Kent; Marlow in Buckinghamshire; and a Devices Centre of Excellence in Cambridge. Facilities vary by site but include restaurants, gyms and free on-site parking.
The page describes a culture that values individuals, inclusion and wellbeing. That is Pfizer's own description, so ask current staff and placement students how it feels day to day. We did not find independent culture information.
The main entry route is a 12-month undergraduate placement that is part of a university degree. It starts in early September and recruitment opens about a year earlier. Teams include Finance, Marketing, Medical Affairs, Regulatory, Supply Chain, Cyber Security and Analytical R&D. The page also mentions apprenticeships, a Future Leaders Graduate Programme and a Molecule to Market virtual work experience, but gives no details of them. Pay is described only as competitive; benefits include 25.5 days' holiday and five paid volunteering days.
Website: www.pfizer.co.uk
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