Scientific & QA Jobs

Research Associate Scientist II

AbbVie • Oxford, Oxfordshire

Salary

£47k – £47k

Posted

22 September 2026

Sponsor match

high

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

Role overview

AbbVie is hiring a Research Associate Scientist II in Oxford, a scientific & qa role. The advertised salary is £47k – £47k. AbbVie 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.

Job Description At DJS-AbbVie, we are committed to advancing new therapeutics and translating novel immunological science into innovative R&D programs. As a UK-based R&D hub within AbbVie Immunology, we combine the agility, scientific focus and entrepreneurial spirit of a specialist discovery team with the scale, resources and ambition of a global pharmaceutical company. A critical part of achieving our vision is working with fantastic people, and as such we are looking for an enthusiastic and …

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Visa sponsorship snapshot

Employer: AbbVie — confirmed licensed sponsor
Visa route: Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker
Advertised salary: £47k – £47k
How this salary compares: about 15% above the £40,524 median across 983 scientific & qa roles with published salaries on FindSponsorJobs
Location: Oxford, Oxfordshire
Similar roles nearby: 17 other live scientific & qa roles in Oxford — browse them
Posted: 22 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.