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Principal Regulatory Medical Writer

Cancer Research UK • UK

Salary

£50k – £58k

Posted

24 October 2026

Work mode

Full-time

Sponsor match

high

Skilled WorkerWorker (A rating)

Role overview

Cancer Research UK is hiring a Principal Regulatory Medical Writer in UK, a full-time scientific & qa role advertised as contract. The advertised salary is £50k – £58k. Cancer Research UK 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.

Principal Regulatory Medical Writer Salary : £50,000-£58,000 plus benefits Reports to: Medical Writing Manager Contract: 1x Permanent Contract 1x 12 month Fixed-term Contract hours : Full-time, 35 hours per week (flexible working requests considered) Location: Stratford, London (high flex 1-2 days per week in the office, or Homebased on request). We’re happy to offer home-based contracts through our flexible working policy. While this role does involve occasional travel to our Stratford Offic…

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Visa sponsorship snapshot

Employer: Cancer Research UK — confirmed licensed sponsor
Visa route: Skilled Worker
Advertised salary: £50k – £58k
How this salary compares: about 41% above the £41,180 median across 1,195 scientific & qa roles with published salaries on FindSponsorJobs
Location: UK · Full-time
Similar roles nearby: 262 other live scientific & qa roles in UK — browse them
Posted: 24 October 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.