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Senior Scientist - Laboratory Automation – Process Chemistry

AstraZeneca • Macclesfield, Cheshire

Salary

£43k – £43k

Posted

17 September 2026

Work mode

Full-time

Sponsor match

high

Skilled WorkerWorker (A rating)

Role overview

AstraZeneca is hiring a Senior Scientist - Laboratory Automation – Process Chemistry in Macclesfield, a full-time scientific & qa role. The advertised salary is £43k – £43k. 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.

Join our expert team at AstraZeneca to p ioneer a new future to meet global healthcare challenges . Be part of shaping a better future for all, supporting healthy communities by addressing the global societal and economic burden of disease. We are committed to leading in sustainability. Backed by a belief in the connection between the health of our business, people and the planet. In Chemical Development we believe that nothing is impossible, and we are determined to push the boundaries of scie…

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Visa sponsorship snapshot

Employer: AstraZeneca — confirmed licensed sponsor
Visa route: Skilled Worker
Advertised salary: £43k – £43k
How this salary compares: about 5% above the £40,932 median across 1,086 scientific & qa roles with published salaries on FindSponsorJobs
Location: Macclesfield, Cheshire · Full-time
Similar roles nearby: 12 other live scientific & qa roles in Macclesfield — browse them
Posted: 17 September 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.