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Lead (Pb) Scientist

Anglian Water Services • UK

Salary

£43k – £43k

Posted

4 September 2026

Work mode

Full-time

Sponsor match

high

Skilled WorkerWorker (A rating)

Role overview

Anglian Water Services is hiring a Lead (Pb) Scientist in UK, a full-time scientific & qa role advertised as contract. The advertised salary is £43k – £43k. Anglian Water Services 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.

Lead (Pb) Scientist Circa £42,725 dependent on skills and experience Fixed Term contract - maternity cover, full time (37 hours) with flexible working options Huntingdon / Ipswich / Lincoln / Norwich Dive into a world of opportunity, and join our team! We are recruiting for a Lead Scientist (Pb) to join our Drinking Water Science team! You will be responsible for the effective delivery of the lead programme and ensuring risks of lead in drinking water are mitigated ahead of time. Focusing on qu…

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Visa sponsorship snapshot

Employer: Anglian Water Services — confirmed licensed sponsor
Visa route: Skilled Worker
Advertised salary: £43k – £43k
How this salary compares: about 6% above the £40,428 median across 839 scientific & qa roles with published salaries on FindSponsorJobs
Location: UK · Full-time
Similar roles nearby: 194 other live scientific & qa roles in UK — browse them
Posted: 4 September 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.