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Senior Director, Frontier Science — Early Infectious Disease

AstraZeneca • Cambridge, Cambridgeshire

Salary
£73k – £73k
Posted
5 November 2026
Work mode
Full-time
Sponsor match
high
Skilled WorkerWorker (A rating)
Role overview

AstraZeneca is hiring a Senior Director, Frontier Science — Early Infectious Disease in Cambridge, a full-time scientific & qa role. The advertised salary is £73k – £73k. AstraZeneca 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.

Job Title: Senior Director, Frontier Science — Early Infectious Disease Location: Cambridge Salary: Competitive Introduction to role: Are you ready to shape how the world sees cutting-edge infectious disease science and turn breakthrough ideas into tangible patient impact? This role is your opportunity to define the external scientific identity of a high-ambition portfolio that spans from target selection through clinical development, connecting bold discovery with real-world outcomes. You will…
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  • Employer: AstraZeneca — confirmed licensed sponsor
  • Visa route: Skilled Worker
  • Advertised salary: £73k – £73k
  • How this salary compares: about 78% above the £40,820 median across 1,107 scientific & qa roles with published salaries on FindSponsorJobs
  • Location: Cambridge, Cambridgeshire · Full-time
  • Similar roles nearby: 39 other live scientific & qa roles in Cambridge — browse them
  • Posted: 5 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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