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Senior Scientist – Peptide discovery, Biologics Engineering

AstraZeneca • Cambridge, Cambridgeshire

Salary

£63k – £63k

Posted

6 August 2026

Work mode

Full-time

Sponsor match

high

Skilled WorkerWorker (A rating)

Role overview

AstraZeneca is hiring a Senior Scientist – Peptide discovery, Biologics Engineering in Cambridge, a full-time scientific & qa role. The advertised salary is £63k – £63k. 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.

Introduction to role: Are you ready to harness in vitro display platforms to unlock the next generation of peptide therapeutics for patients? In this Senior Scientist role, you will apply your expertise in mRNA, phage, yeast, and ribosome display to discover and optimize recombinant peptides that can reshape treatment options and accelerate our pipeline. Based at our Discovery Centre in Cambridge (UK), you will join a multidisciplinary team operating at the interface of technology and biology. …

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Employer: AstraZeneca — confirmed licensed sponsor
Visa route: Skilled Worker
Advertised salary: £63k – £63k
How this salary compares: about 57% above the £40,000 median across 1,023 scientific & qa roles with published salaries on FindSponsorJobs
Location: Cambridge, Cambridgeshire · Full-time
Similar roles nearby: 18 other live scientific & qa roles in Cambridge — browse them
Posted: 6 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.