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Research Associate

Mestag TherapeuticsLittle Walden, Saffron Walden

Salary
£46k – £46k
Posted
3 September 2026
Work mode
Full-time
Sponsor match
high
Skilled WorkerWorker (A rating)
Role overview

Mestag Therapeutics is hiring a Research Associate in Little Walden, a full-time scientific & qa role advertised as contract. The advertised salary is £46k – £46k. Mestag Therapeutics 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.

Research Associate – Target Discovery and Validation Chesterford research Park – Cambridge 12 month FTC Competitive salary plus extensive benefits package and on site parking. Never losing sight of our purpose. At Mestag we truly believe in our values and live by them every day. We’re ambitious about our science and its potential to deliver meaningful therapeutics to the patients that need them most. We believe in a culture of diversity, equality and investing in people to ensure our talented a…
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  • Employer: Mestag Therapeutics — confirmed licensed sponsor
  • Visa route: Skilled Worker
  • Advertised salary: £46k – £46k
  • How this salary compares: about 12% above the £40,675 median across 718 scientific & qa roles with published salaries on FindSponsorJobs
  • Location: Little Walden, Saffron Walden · Full-time
  • Posted: 3 September 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.

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