Scientific & QA Jobs

Research & Development Associate

Adecco • Binfield, Bracknell

Salary

£27k – £28k

Posted

9 November 2026

Sponsor match

high

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

Role overview

Adecco is hiring a Research & Development Associate in Binfield, a scientific & qa role advertised as contract. The advertised salary is £27k – £28k. Adecco 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.

Research & Development Associate (Agriculture) Rate - £13.68 (PAYE) Location - Bracknell Duration - 12 Months (Initially) The purpose of the Research Associate is to support Weed Control Research Biology on the SPS (Secondary Profiling Screen) platform by spraying and maintaining, plants in the glasshouse in order to deliver timely, quality data to herbicide research projects. The job holder will work in the Trialling Operations team within Technical Support - Weed Control and will be required …

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Visa sponsorship snapshot

Employer: Adecco — confirmed licensed sponsor
Visa route: Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker
Advertised salary: £27k – £28k
How this salary compares: about 30% below the £40,820 median across 1,107 scientific & qa roles with published salaries on FindSponsorJobs
Location: Binfield, Bracknell
Posted: 9 November 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.