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Senior Scientist (Biochemistry & Biophysics)

Cancer Research UK • UK

Salary

£42k – £51k

Posted

7 August 2026

Work mode

Full-time

Sponsor match

high

Skilled WorkerWorker (A rating)

Role overview

Cancer Research UK is hiring a Senior Scientist (Biochemistry & Biophysics) in UK, a full-time scientific & qa role advertised as permanent. The advertised salary is £42k – £51k. Cancer Research UK 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 - Biochemistry & Biophysics (Mechanistic Pharmacology) £41,700 - £51,300 plus benefits Reports to: Principal Scientist or above Directorate: Research & Innovation Contract: Permanent Hours: Full time 35 hours per week (other flexible-working requests will also be considered if it meets business needs) Location: Babraham Research Campus, Cambridge (3 days minimum per week onsite at the laboratory site). Closing date: Tuesday 18th August 23:55pm Recruitment process: Initial telep…

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Visa sponsorship snapshot

Employer: Cancer Research UK — confirmed licensed sponsor
Visa route: Skilled Worker
Advertised salary: £42k – £51k
How this salary compares: about 28% above the £40,000 median across 1,023 scientific & qa roles with published salaries on FindSponsorJobs
Location: UK · Full-time
Similar roles nearby: 166 other live scientific & qa roles in UK — browse them
Posted: 7 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.