Scientific & QA Jobs

Senior Development Chemist

Reed Specialist Recruitment • West Yorkshire, Yorkshire And The Humber

Salary

£35k – £45k

Posted

5 August 2026

Work mode

Full-time

Sponsor match

high

Skilled WorkerWorker (A rating)

Role overview

Reed Specialist Recruitment is hiring a Senior Development Chemist in West Yorkshire, 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.

Senior Development Chemist Annual Salary: £35,000 - £45,000 p/annum Location: West Yorkshire Job Type: Permanent, Full-time, fully site basedWe are seeking a Development Chemist to join our client's team. This role is essential for supporting their production processes, resolving technical issues, and driving product development and assisting quality control. I'm looking for someone who enjoys the challenge of new product development! Day-to-day of the role: Provide production support by resolv…

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Employer: Reed Specialist Recruitment — confirmed licensed sponsor
Visa route: Skilled Worker
Advertised salary: £35k – £45k
How this salary compares: about 13% above the £40,000 median across 1,023 scientific & qa roles with published salaries on FindSponsorJobs
Location: West Yorkshire, Yorkshire And The Humber · Full-time
Similar roles nearby: 3 other live scientific & qa roles in West Yorkshire — browse them
Posted: 5 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.