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Research Scientist, Biosecurity, DeepMind

Google • London, UK

Salary

£43k – £43k

Posted

8 October 2026

Sponsor match

high

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Role overview

Google is hiring a Research Scientist, Biosecurity, DeepMind in London, a scientific & qa role. The advertised salary is £43k – £43k. Google 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.

Minimum qualifications: PhD degree in virology, microbiology, infectious diseases, or a related biological field, or equivalent practical experience. Experience with emerging topics in biosecurity, such as metagenomic surveillance, de novo pathogen design, and LLM-based uplift. Experience implementing core Machine Learning (ML)/AI concepts. Experience in genomics and computing solutions. Experience publishing research on biosecurity topics. Preferred qualifications: Experience working within go…

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Employer: Google — confirmed licensed sponsor
Visa route: Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker
Advertised salary: £43k – £43k
How this salary compares: about 7% above the £40,000 median across 1,028 scientific & qa roles with published salaries on FindSponsorJobs
Location: London, UK
Similar roles nearby: 87 other live scientific & qa roles in London — browse them
Posted: 8 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.