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Research Associate

University of Leicester • Anstey, Leicester

Salary

£46k – £46k

Posted

11 October 2026

Work mode

Full-time

Sponsor match

high

Skilled WorkerWorker (A rating)

Role overview

University of Leicester is hiring a Research Associate in Anstey, a full-time scientific & qa role. The advertised salary is £46k – £46k. 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.

The British Heart Foundation Leicester Centre of Research Excellence (BHF CRE) is seeking a highly motivated Research Associate to develop their own independent research programme in cardiovascular genomics and clinical epidemiology, working within the Discovery Theme’s flagship GENVASC study—a prospective cohort of over 44,000 individuals with a decade of linked follow-up data and newly generated genome‑wide genotyping. You will have protected research time, funding, and strong mentorship from…

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Employer: University of Leicester — confirmed licensed sponsor
Visa route: Skilled Worker
Advertised salary: £46k – £46k
How this salary compares: about 14% above the £40,231 median across 1,239 scientific & qa roles with published salaries on FindSponsorJobs
Location: Anstey, Leicester · Full-time
Posted: 11 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.