Scientific & QA Jobs

Research Assistant

University of Leicester • Anstey, Leicester

Salary

£33k – £33k

Posted

17 July 2026

Work mode

Full-time

Sponsor match

high

Skilled WorkerWorker (A rating)

Role overview

University of Leicester is hiring a Research Assistant in Anstey, a full-time scientific & qa role. The advertised salary is £33k – £33k. 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 a highly motivated Research Assistant to join the research team in Cardiovascular Precision Medicine at the Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, University of Leicester. You will contribute to innovative projects focused on novel biomarker discovery, validation and translation in maladaptive cardiac energy metabolism in multimorbid cardiovascular disease. You will conduct research using multi-omics approaches e.g. (proteomics/metabolomics) to identify and to investigate novel gen…

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Employer: University of Leicester — confirmed licensed sponsor
Visa route: Skilled Worker
Advertised salary: £33k – £33k
How this salary compares: about 19% below the £40,494 median across 994 scientific & qa roles with published salaries on FindSponsorJobs
Location: Anstey, Leicester · Full-time
Similar roles nearby: 1 other live scientific & qa role in Anstey — browse them
Posted: 17 July 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.