Scientific & QA Jobs

Senior Investigator Scientist

UK Research and Innovation • London, UK

Salary

£54k – £54k

Posted

19 August 2026

Work mode

Full-time

Sponsor match

high

Skilled WorkerWorker (A rating)

Role overview

UK Research and Innovation is hiring a Senior Investigator Scientist in London, a full-time scientific & qa role advertised as contract. The advertised salary is £54k – £54k. UK Research and Innovation 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.

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Employer: UK Research and Innovation — confirmed licensed sponsor
Visa route: Skilled Worker
Advertised salary: £54k – £54k
How this salary compares: about 33% above the £40,675 median across 718 scientific & qa roles with published salaries on FindSponsorJobs
Location: London, UK · Full-time
Similar roles nearby: 56 other live scientific & qa roles in London — browse them
Posted: 19 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.