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Research Group Leader | Structural Studies | LMB 3024

UK Research and Innovation • Cambridge, Cambridgeshire

Salary
£43k – £43k
Posted
10 November 2026
Sponsor match
high
Skilled WorkerWorker (A rating)
Role overview

UK Research and Innovation is hiring a Research Group Leader | Structural Studies | LMB 3024 in Cambridge, a scientific & qa role. The advertised salary is £43k – £43k. UK Research and Innovation 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.

£67,979 to £89,511 per annum Overall purpose: To lead an internationally competitive research programme at the MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology (LMB) that addresses long-term fundamental biological questions through the study of macromolecular structure at the molecular and/or cellular scales. You will draw on the knowledge and expertise of other colleagues both within and outside the LMB through collaborative inputs and team working. Your research programme should be suitably ambitious to t…
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  • Employer: UK Research and Innovation — confirmed licensed sponsor
  • Visa route: Skilled Worker
  • Advertised salary: £43k – £43k
  • How this salary compares: about 6% above the £40,820 median across 1,107 scientific & qa roles with published salaries on FindSponsorJobs
  • Location: Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
  • Similar roles nearby: 39 other live scientific & qa roles in Cambridge — browse them
  • Posted: 10 November 2026
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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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