Scientific & QA Jobs

Research Assistant or Research Associate

University of Leicester • Belgrave, Leicester

Salary

£47k – £47k

Posted

8 October 2026

Work mode

Full-time

Sponsor match

high

Skilled WorkerWorker (A rating)

Role overview

University of Leicester is hiring a Research Assistant or Research Associate in Belgrave, a full-time scientific & qa role. The advertised salary is £47k – £47k. University of Leicester 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.

We are seeking to appoint two talented researchers to join the NIHR-funded Evidence Synthesis Group within the Division of Public Health and Epidemiology. Working as part of the Leicester-based Evidence Synthesis Group, you will contribute to systematic reviews, quantitative evidence synthesis and health economic research supporting healthcare evaluations and health technology appraisals. At Grade 6, you will undertake literature searching, evidence identification, data extraction, critical app…

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Employer: University of Leicester — confirmed licensed sponsor
Visa route: Skilled Worker
Advertised salary: £47k – £47k
How this salary compares: about 16% above the £40,366 median across 1,175 scientific & qa roles with published salaries on FindSponsorJobs
Location: Belgrave, Leicester · Full-time
Similar roles nearby: 10 other live scientific & qa roles in Belgrave — browse them
Posted: 8 October 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.