Top jobs with a biosciences degree

A biosciences degree will equip you with the experience, skills and knowledge needed to start your career. Discover more about our undergraduate courses and where your degree could take you.

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A biosciences student wearing glasses smiles confidently at the camera with her arms crossed.

You can work for a range of organisations, from pharmaceutical companies to charitable organisations like Cancer Research UK.

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Outstanding careers and employability support

Our award-winning careers and employability service will help you find the right career path whilst you study with us and will continue supporting you even after you graduate.

Graduate Outcomes 2024

93% of our biosciences graduates are in employment or further study.

Since graduating from Surrey I have worked in sea turtle rescue, hands-on marine mammal care, ocean conservation and biology education... We need passionate people in these fields, now more than ever! Sophie, Biological Sciences BSc

Your future, your choice

With a career in bioscience, you’ll investigate life in all its forms and use your skills to transform and improve lives. You’ll find our graduates working in a range of exciting roles, including:

Animal health officer
Biomedical scientist
Clinical data manager
Clinical research associate
Clinical trial associate
Customer service analyst
Data scientist
Drug safety specialist
Government and public health scientist
Healthcare scientist
Laboratory analysts and technician
Pharmacy assistant
Quality engineer
Quality officer
Research analyst
Research laboratory assistant
Scientific data analysis specialist.

After graduation, some of our students also go on to further study, including postgraduate research and graduate dentistry, as well as medicine and veterinary medicine programmes.

With the critical thinking, decision-making and communication skills learnt throughout our courses, several of our graduates have sought alternative careers in business, healthcare, finance, publishing, and teaching.

My time at Surrey cemented my passion for veterinary science and I’m now studying at the Royal Veterinary College in London, on their graduate veterinary medicine programme. Charlie, Veterinary Biosciences BSc

Charlie Wooding, BSc (Hons) Veterinary Biosciences

Employers

Our courses will prepare you for a wide range of careers. Our alumni can be found around the world, with recent graduates working for:

AstraZeneca
The Food Standards Agency
Burnley Football Club
Heathrow Animal Reception Centre
Cancer Research UK
Institute of Cancer Research
J Sainsbury plc
The Body Shop International plc.

I started my job at Eurofins Clinical Diagnostics as a medical laboratory assistant. Within 10 months I was promoted to an associate practitioner role. Now, I have recently completed two years at Eurofins and I’m working on my IBMS registration portfolio. Connor, Biomedical Science BSc

Supporting your career journey

Over the last decade, our employment figures have been among the best in the UK. We offer careers information, advice and guidance to all students whilst studying with us, which is extended to our alumni for three years after leaving the University. This includes offering support and guidance if you choose to do a placement, which is a fantastic way of gaining employment experience.

My placement completely set me up for my early career. I began working in a laboratory with skills beyond the level I was being trained at in my new job, and it gave me a head-start to carry out my own research to a high standard. Maria, Biochemistry BSc