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Principal Scientist (Mechanistic Pharmacology)

Cancer Research UK • UK

Salary

£50k – £64k

Posted

15 October 2026

Work mode

Full-time

Sponsor match

high

Skilled WorkerWorker (A rating)

Role overview

Cancer Research UK is hiring a Principal Scientist (Mechanistic Pharmacology) in UK, a full-time scientific & qa role advertised as permanent. The advertised salary is £50k – £64k. 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 Scientist, Mechanistic Pharmacology Salary: £50,400-£64,000 per annum depending on experience plus benefits (includes up to 12% pension contribution and income protection) Reports to: Group Leader – Mechanistic Pharmacology Directorate: Research & Innovation Contract: Permanent Hours: Full-time 35 hours per week (other flexible-working requests will also be considered if it meets business needs) Location: Babraham Research Campus, Cambridge (lab based with a minimum of 3 days per week…

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Employer: Cancer Research UK — confirmed licensed sponsor
Visa route: Skilled Worker
Advertised salary: £50k – £64k
How this salary compares: about 56% above the £41,068 median across 1,254 scientific & qa roles with published salaries on FindSponsorJobs
Location: UK · Full-time
Similar roles nearby: 293 other live scientific & qa roles in UK — browse them
Posted: 15 October 2026
How we verify sponsors: employers are matched against the UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors — read our methodology.

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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.