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Associate Scientist (12 Month FTC)

Jazz Pharmaceuticals • Sittingbourne, Kent

Salary
£36k – £36k
Posted
1 November 2026
Sponsor match
high
Skilled WorkerWorker (A rating)
Role overview

Jazz Pharmaceuticals is hiring a Associate Scientist (12 Month FTC) in Sittingbourne, a scientific & qa role advertised as contract. The advertised salary is £36k – £36k. Jazz Pharmaceuticals holds an active licence on the UK Home Office register of sponsors for the Skilled Worker route, which means it can sponsor a visa for this hire if it chooses to.

If you are a current Jazz employee please apply via the Internal Career site. Jazz Pharmaceuticals is a global biopharma company whose purpose is to innovate to transform the lives of patients and their families. We are dedicated to developing life-changing medicines for people with serious diseases — often with limited or no therapeutic options. We have a diverse portfolio of marketed medicines, including leading therapies for sleep disorders and epilepsy, and a growing portfolio of cancer tre…
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Jazz Pharmaceuticals is confirmed on the UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors for the Skilled Worker visa route (Worker (A rating)). Always confirm sponsorship availability for this specific role directly with the employer when you apply.
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  • Employer: Jazz Pharmaceuticals — confirmed licensed sponsor
  • Visa route: Skilled Worker
  • Advertised salary: £36k – £36k
  • How this salary compares: about 15% below the £41,941 median across 1,209 scientific & qa roles with published salaries on FindSponsorJobs
  • Location: Sittingbourne, Kent
  • Similar roles nearby: 2 other live scientific & qa roles in Sittingbourne — browse them
  • Posted: 1 November 2026
  • How we verify sponsors: employers are matched against the UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors — read our methodology.
About this sector

Scientific and quality assurance roles span pharmaceutical, biotech, clinical research, and laboratory sectors. The UK life sciences industry actively recruits internationally for research scientists, QA managers, regulatory affairs specialists, and clinical trial coordinators, with many employers maintaining well-established sponsor licence operations.

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