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Every life science placement, internship and PhD, ranked for you. Track every application until you hear back.
100%Maintenance & Equipment Engineering Industrial Placement 2027, London, UK
HaleonLondonRolling
100%Medical Affairs Placement 2027 (Multiple Positions Available)
MSDLondonRolling
100%Industrial Placement Student - Regulatory Affairs (12 months)
VertexPaddington, LondonRolling
Best 3 of 85 open placements, live from Vitae
172 open roles from 75 employersFree for studentsMade by life sciences students
Everything for application season, in one place
- Placements, internships, graduate schemes and PhDs
- A match score on every role
- Every application, from Saved to Offer
- Every deadline on one calendar
- Weekly reminders before saved roles close
- Roles you found elsewhere, tracked too
Live from Vitae
172
open roles right now, from 75 employers
Roles ranked by how well they fit you
Tell Vitae the areas you're interested in, the type of role you want and where you'd like to work. Every open role gets a match score, and you can see exactly which of your answers it matched, so you spend your time on the roles worth applying for.
Every application in one place
Save a role from Explore, or add one you found somewhere else. Move it from Saved to Applied, Interview and Offer as you hear back, and see where every application stands without a spreadsheet.
Never miss a closing date
Your dashboard puts the nearest deadline and the next interview first, every deadline sits on one calendar, and a weekly email reminds you before the roles you've saved close.
For every kind of early-career role
Whether you're after a year in industry or a funded PhD, it's all in one place.
85
open now
Industrial placements
Year-long placements in industry, usually taken in the third year of a sandwich degree.
23
open now
Internships
Summer and short internships you can take during your degree.
30
open now
Graduate schemes
Structured programmes with a set intake, for final-year students and recent graduates.
29
open now
Graduate jobs
Entry-level roles outside a scheme, such as lab technician and research assistant posts.
5
open now
PhDs and postgraduate
Funded PhD studentships, doctoral training programmes and research master's.
Why we built Vitae
Made for students, by students
Getting a placement shouldn't depend on knowing the right people. Vitae puts what insiders know in front of every life sciences student.
Read our story“We were trying to understand a system that everyone else had somehow already been taught. We thought there had to be another way.”
Annah-Elizabeth Ejiwunmi
Founder, Biochemistry at the University of Warwick
Frequently asked questions
What is Vitae?
Vitae Careers helps UK university students and recent graduates find life sciences opportunities: industrial placements, internships, graduate schemes, entry-level roles and PhD studentships. You can browse open roles, see how well each one fits your profile, and track your applications and deadlines in one place.
Is Vitae free?
Yes. Vitae is free for students.
Where do the opportunities come from?
We collect roles from employers' own careers sites and other public listings, check them, and add new ones every week. Students and employers can also submit roles, which we review before they appear.
How are roles matched to me?
Each role gets a match score based on the areas you're interested in, the types of role you want and where you'd like to work. Roles of a type you didn't choose are never shown as a strong match. You can change your preferences in Settings at any time.
Is my data safe?
Your data is stored in Ireland, encrypted, and only you can see your profile and applications. We never sell your data or pass your details to employers. The privacy policy explains exactly what we collect and why.
Start this application season organised
Free for students. Save your first role and see every deadline in one place.