Scientific & QA Jobs

Laboratory Technician

University of York • York, North Yorkshire

Salary

£32k – £37k

Posted

2 November 2026

Work mode

Full-time

Sponsor match

high

Creative WorkerTemporary Worker (A rating)

Role overview

University of York is hiring a Laboratory Technician in York, a full-time scientific & qa role. The advertised salary is £32k – £37k. University of York holds an active licence on the UK Home Office register of sponsors for the Creative Worker route, which means it can sponsor a visa for this hire if it chooses to.

Department We are looking for a talented and motivated full-time laboratory technician to support the cancer research labs of Prof Will Brackenbury and Dr Andrew Mason within the Jack Birch Unit (JBU), where Prof Brackenbury is the unit director. The Jack Birch Unit (JBU) is an epithelial cancer research unit based in the Department of Biology and is affiliated with the York Biomedical Research Institute (YBRI). The JBU is the flagship research unit of local charity York Against Cancer. Beyond …

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Visa sponsorship snapshot

Employer: University of York — confirmed licensed sponsor
Visa route: Creative Worker
Advertised salary: £32k – £37k
How this salary compares: about 13% below the £42,324 median across 815 scientific & qa roles with published salaries on FindSponsorJobs
Location: York, North Yorkshire · Full-time
Similar roles nearby: 17 other live scientific & qa roles in York — browse them
Posted: 2 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.