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Senior Quantum Scientist (AMO)

UK Research and Innovation • Harwell, Doncaster

Salary

£45k – £45k

Posted

14 October 2026

Work mode

Full-time

Sponsor match

high

Skilled WorkerWorker (A rating)

Role overview

UK Research and Innovation is hiring a Senior Quantum Scientist (AMO) in Harwell, a full-time scientific & qa role advertised as permanent. The advertised salary is £45k – £45k. 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.

Job Title: Senior Quantum Scientist (AMO) Salary: Band E S1 £58,346 Location: RAL - Oxfordshire Contract Type: Permanent Hours: Full Time (We understand the importance of work-life balance, and are happy to discuss the possibility of flexible working with applicants) Come and do the kind of science that made you want to become a scientist. Explore the unknown and get to grips with the biggest challenges in Big Science. And, alongside world class engineers, technicians and technologists, use eve…

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Visa sponsorship snapshot

Employer: UK Research and Innovation — confirmed licensed sponsor
Visa route: Skilled Worker
Advertised salary: £45k – £45k
How this salary compares: about 9% above the £41,068 median across 1,254 scientific & qa roles with published salaries on FindSponsorJobs
Location: Harwell, Doncaster · Full-time
Similar roles nearby: 4 other live scientific & qa roles in Harwell — browse them
Posted: 14 October 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.