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Senior Scientist (Sample Management)

Cancer Research UK • UK

Salary

£29k – £29k

Posted

9 July 2026

Work mode

Full-time

Sponsor match

high

Skilled WorkerWorker (A rating)

Role overview

Cancer Research UK is hiring a Senior Scientist (Sample Management) in UK, a full-time scientific & qa role advertised as permanent. The advertised salary is £29k – £29k. 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 - Sample Managemen t £41,700-£51,300 ( depend e nt on experience) plus benefits Reports to : Principal Scientist, Mechanistic Pharmacology Directorate : Research and Innovation Contract : Permanent Hours : Full time 35 hours per week (flexible working requests considered if they meet business needs) Location : Babraham Research Campus, Cambridge . Lab Based with Low-Flex (minimum of 3 days per week on - site) Closing date : Tuesday 21 st July 23:55pm Interview Process: 2 stage …

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Visa sponsorship snapshot

Employer: Cancer Research UK — confirmed licensed sponsor
Visa route: Skilled Worker
Advertised salary: £29k – £29k
How this salary compares: about 30% below the £41,185 median across 546 scientific & qa roles with published salaries on FindSponsorJobs
Location: UK · Full-time
Similar roles nearby: 83 other live scientific & qa roles in UK — browse them
Posted: 9 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.