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Development Scientist

Oxford Nanopore Technologies • Littlemore, Oxford

Salary

£33k – £33k

Posted

24 July 2026

Work mode

Full-time

Sponsor match

high

Skilled WorkerWorker (A rating)

Role overview

Oxford Nanopore Technologies is hiring a Development Scientist in Littlemore, a full-time scientific & qa role. The advertised salary is £33k – £33k. Oxford Nanopore Technologies 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.

Description Development Scientist – Regulated & Applied Development Oxford Nanopore Technologies | Oxford Science Park - On site Join Oxford Nanopore’s Regulated & Applied Development team and play a key role in the development, verification and validation of next-generation sequencing platforms and end-to-end workflows. As a Development Scientist, you will design and execute laboratory-based development and V&V studies, delivering high-quality experimental data to support new product developme…

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Employer: Oxford Nanopore Technologies — confirmed licensed sponsor
Visa route: Skilled Worker
Advertised salary: £33k – £33k
How this salary compares: about 19% below the £40,494 median across 994 scientific & qa roles with published salaries on FindSponsorJobs
Location: Littlemore, Oxford · Full-time
Similar roles nearby: 3 other live scientific & qa roles in Littlemore — browse them
Posted: 24 July 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.