Scientific & QA Jobs

Principal Scientist

LGC Group • Kidlington, Oxfordshire

Salary

£62k – £62k

Posted

11 August 2026

Sponsor match

high

Skilled WorkerWorker (A rating)

Role overview

LGC Group is hiring a Principal Scientist in Kidlington, a scientific & qa role. The advertised salary is £62k – £62k. LGC Group 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.

Job Description We are seeking an experienced and highly motivated Principal Scientist to join LGC's Research team. This is an outstanding opportunity for a technical expert with deep expertise in recombinant protein expression, virology, or microbiology. Experience in immunoassay development, antibody discovery, or display technologies is ideal. As a Principal Scientist, you will direct complex scientific programmes covering new product development, technology innovation, and custom/co-creatio…

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Employer: LGC Group — confirmed licensed sponsor
Visa route: Skilled Worker
Advertised salary: £62k – £62k
How this salary compares: about 55% above the £40,000 median across 1,023 scientific & qa roles with published salaries on FindSponsorJobs
Location: Kidlington, Oxfordshire
Similar roles nearby: 5 other live scientific & qa roles in Kidlington — browse them
Posted: 11 August 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.