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Chemistry Principal Scientist

Eurofins UK Food TestingLinlithgow, West Lothian

Salary
£48k – £48k
Posted
5 August 2026
Sponsor match
high
Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist WorkerWorker (A rating)
Role overview

Eurofins UK Food Testing is hiring a Chemistry Principal Scientist in Linlithgow, a scientific & qa role advertised as contract. The advertised salary is £48k – £48k. Eurofins UK Food Testing holds an active licence on the UK Home Office register of sponsors for the Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker route, which means it can sponsor a visa for this hire if it chooses to.

Job Description Unfortunately, we are unable to offer visa sponsorship for this role. The purpose of this role will be to be responsible for coordinating resource for daily food chemistry operations and specific projects. You will provide technical and quality advice and expertise to the relevant operations teams, internal group functions and to the clients. This is a fixed term contract ending 31/10/2027. Working 40 hours per week - Monday to Friday 08:30 - 17:00. Act as the technical authorit…
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  • Employer: Eurofins UK Food Testing — confirmed licensed sponsor
  • Visa route: Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker
  • Advertised salary: £48k – £48k
  • How this salary compares: about 20% above the £40,000 median across 1,023 scientific & qa roles with published salaries on FindSponsorJobs
  • Location: Linlithgow, West Lothian
  • Posted: 5 August 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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