Scientific & QA Jobs
Senior Scientist
UK Health Security Agency • Canary Wharf, East London
Salary
£42k – £52k
Posted
14 October 2026
Work mode
Full-time
Sponsor match
high
Government Authorised Exchange Temporary Worker (A rating)
Role overview
UK Health Security Agency is hiring a Senior Scientist in Canary Wharf, a full-time scientific & qa role. The advertised salary is £42k – £52k. UK Health Security Agency holds an active licence on the UK Home Office register of sponsors for the Government Authorised Exchange route, which means it can sponsor a visa for this hire if it chooses to.
Job summary This role sits within the Rapid Investigation Team, part of Field Services, which translates evidence into practice and strengthens disease surveillance and outbreak response through links with the NHS and other partners. Main duties of the job The Senior Scientist works closely with senior epidemiologist colleagues to provide epidemiological and data management support across a number of topic areas; and to the epidemiological investigation of incidents and outbreaks of infectious …
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