Scientific & QA Jobs

Principal Research Scientist I

AbbVie • Oxford, Oxfordshire

Salary

£53k – £53k

Posted

29 July 2026

Sponsor match

high

Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist WorkerWorker (A rating)

Role overview

AbbVie is hiring a Principal Research Scientist I in Oxford, a scientific & qa role. The advertised salary is £53k – £53k. AbbVie 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.

Company Description AbbVie's mission is to discover and deliver innovative medicines and solutions that solve serious health issues today and address the medical challenges of tomorrow. We strive to have a remarkable impact on people's lives across several key therapeutic areas including immunology, oncology and neuroscience - and products and services in our Allergan Aesthetics portfolio. For more information about AbbVie, please visit us at www.abbvie.co.uk. Follow @abbvie on LinkedIn, (https…

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Visa sponsorship snapshot

Employer: AbbVie — confirmed licensed sponsor
Visa route: Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker
Advertised salary: £53k – £53k
How this salary compares: about 31% above the £40,494 median across 994 scientific & qa roles with published salaries on FindSponsorJobs
Location: Oxford, Oxfordshire
Similar roles nearby: 20 other live scientific & qa roles in Oxford — browse them
Posted: 29 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.