Scientific & QA Jobs

Research Scientist

Reed Specialist Recruitment • Wytham, Oxford

Salary

£35k – £45k

Posted

17 July 2026

Work mode

Full-time

Sponsor match

high

Skilled WorkerWorker (A rating)

Role overview

Reed Specialist Recruitment is hiring a Research Scientist in Wytham, a full-time scientific & qa role advertised as permanent. The advertised salary is £35k – £45k. Reed Specialist Recruitment 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-TimeJoin an innovative chemistry company based in Oxfordshire, specialising in advanced materials technologies as a Research Scientist. 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. C…

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Employer: Reed Specialist Recruitment — confirmed licensed sponsor
Visa route: Skilled Worker
Advertised salary: £35k – £45k
How this salary compares: about 9% above the £41,309 median across 761 scientific & qa roles with published salaries on FindSponsorJobs
Location: Wytham, Oxford · Full-time
Posted: 17 July 2026
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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.