Scientific & QA Jobs

Research Associate

University of Leicester • Belgrave, Leicester

Salary

£42k – £42k

Posted

8 November 2026

Work mode

Full-time

Sponsor match

high

Skilled WorkerWorker (A rating)

Role overview

University of Leicester is hiring a Research Associate in Belgrave, a full-time scientific & qa role. The advertised salary is £42k – £42k. 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 looking for a talented and motivated Research Associate to join the University of Leicester’s Centre for Healthcare Innovation, Policy and Management within the School of Business. You will take responsibility for the design, organisation and delivery of a systematic review exploring the organisational and behavioural enablers of multidisciplinary health systems leadership. Working with Professor Gregory Maniatopoulos and the wider research team, you will develop the review protocol and …

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Employer: University of Leicester — confirmed licensed sponsor
Visa route: Skilled Worker
Advertised salary: £42k – £42k
How this salary compares: in line with the £40,820 median across 1,107 scientific & qa roles with published salaries on FindSponsorJobs
Location: Belgrave, Leicester · Full-time
Similar roles nearby: 11 other live scientific & qa roles in Belgrave — browse them
Posted: 8 November 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.