Scientific & QA Jobs

Research Scientist

Reed • Kidlington, Oxfordshire

Salary

£35k – £45k

Posted

17 August 2026

Work mode

Full-time

Sponsor match

high

Skilled WorkerWorker (A rating)

Role overview

Reed is hiring a Research Scientist in Kidlington, a full-time scientific & qa role advertised as permanent. The advertised salary is £35k – £45k. Reed 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.

Research Scientist (Organic Synthesis) Location: Oxford, UK Salary: £35,000 - £45,000 Benefits Job Type: Permanent, Full-Time Join an innovative chemistry company based in Oxfordshire, specialising in advanced materials technologies. This role is ideally suited for a recent PhD graduate or someone nearing completion of their PhD with a strong background in organic synthetic chemistry. Day-to-day of the role: Develop and optimise novel coating and materials chemistries. Conduct laboratory-based…

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Visa sponsorship snapshot

Employer: Reed — confirmed licensed sponsor
Visa route: Skilled Worker
Advertised salary: £35k – £45k
How this salary compares: about 11% above the £40,675 median across 983 scientific & qa roles with published salaries on FindSponsorJobs
Location: Kidlington, Oxfordshire · Full-time
Similar roles nearby: 2 other live scientific & qa roles in Kidlington — browse them
Posted: 17 August 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.