Scientific & QA Jobs

Principal Scientist, Functional Genomics

Novo Nordisk • Oxford, Oxfordshire

Salary

£51k – £51k

Posted

28 September 2026

Sponsor match

high

Skilled WorkerWorker (A rating)

Role overview

Novo Nordisk is hiring a Principal Scientist, Functional Genomics in Oxford, a scientific & qa role advertised as contract. The advertised salary is £51k – £51k. Novo Nordisk 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.

Your impact starts here As Principal Scientist, Functional Genomics, you will combine cutting-edge biology, gene editing, and advanced screening approaches to uncover new therapeutic opportunities. You will develop and apply innovative, automation-friendly functional genomics capabilities, using automation and digital approaches to scale data generation and accelerate target identification and validation for progression to Novo’s research portfolio. What you’ll bring You are a scientifically ac…

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Visa sponsorship snapshot

Employer: Novo Nordisk — confirmed licensed sponsor
Visa route: Skilled Worker
Advertised salary: £51k – £51k
How this salary compares: about 25% above the £40,932 median across 1,086 scientific & qa roles with published salaries on FindSponsorJobs
Location: Oxford, Oxfordshire
Similar roles nearby: 18 other live scientific & qa roles in Oxford — browse them
Posted: 28 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.