Scientific & QA Jobs

Senior Scientist (Analytical, Bioscience Category)

AstraZeneca • Cambridge, Cambridgeshire

Salary

£42k – £42k

Posted

2 July 2026

Work mode

Full-time

Sponsor match

high

Skilled WorkerWorker (A rating)

Role overview

AstraZeneca is hiring a Senior Scientist (Analytical, Bioscience Category) in Cambridge, a full-time scientific & qa role. The advertised salary is £42k – £42k. 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.

Senior Scientist (Analytical, Bioscience Job Category) Location: Cambridge Biomedical Campus Competitive salary package and benefits About the role AstraZeneca are seeking a highly skilled analytical scientist to work in our Oncology Targeted Delivery (OTD) team. Based at The Discovery Centre in Cambridge, you will be an integral member of the analytical team focusing on the rational design of assays involving biological matrices and analytical methods required to study linker payloads and anti…

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Visa sponsorship snapshot

Employer: AstraZeneca — confirmed licensed sponsor
Visa route: Skilled Worker
Advertised salary: £42k – £42k
How this salary compares: in line with the £41,185 median across 546 scientific & qa roles with published salaries on FindSponsorJobs
Location: Cambridge, Cambridgeshire · Full-time
Similar roles nearby: 14 other live scientific & qa roles in Cambridge — browse them
Posted: 2 July 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.