Automation Scientist
Possible
Sponsorship likelihood
This employer issued few or no visas recently
Not disclosed
Salary
Not disclosed by employer
£39,900
Going rate
Skilled Worker going rate
This role likely qualifies for a Skilled Worker visa
SOC 2111 (87% match) is an eligible occupation, with a going rate of £39,900, and CHEMIFY LIMITED is a licensed sponsor. That is our reading of the rules. Whether they issue a Certificate of Sponsorship is still their call.
This could also be SOC 3111 (Laboratory technicians). We read the code off the advert, so it is our best guess, not the employer's.
New graduate or PhD holder? Pick one of the lower rates.
What each route needs for this job
| Occupation code | New entrant 70% of going rate | STEM PhD 80% of going rate | Relevant PhD 90% of going rate | Standard rate 100% of going rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
2111 Chemical scientists Most likely code | £33,400 | £33,400 | £37,500 | £39,900 |
We use the lowest threshold across the plausible codes. Likelihood is Possible at most when the pay clears only a lower rate, or only under a less likely code. How the Home Office picks the code
About the role
About Chemify
Chemify is revolutionising chemistry. We are creating a future where the synthesis of previously unimaginable molecules, drugs, and materials is instantly accessible. By combining AI, robotics, and the world’s largest continually expanding database of chemical programs, we are accelerating chemical discovery to improve quality of life and extend the reach of humanity.
Our Chemifarm facility in Glasgow operates a growing fleet of advanced robotic systems that automate synthesis, optimisation, and library generation. This gives our computational scientists something rare: a direct, high-throughput bridge from in silico design to physically synthesised molecules, closing the design–make–test loop at a pace conventional drug discovery organisations cannot match.
Location: Glasgow, UK (on-site)
Travel: Minimal
The Role
We are seeking an Automation Scientist to sit at the intersection of chemistry, engineering, and testing — translating real chemistry onto our robotic synthesis platform and making sure it works. You will take synthetic routes and turn them into automated protocols, run and validate them on our robotic systems, diagnose issues that span chemistry, hardware, firmware, and software, and feed what you learn back to the engineering teams building the platform.
What sets this role apart is the hybrid: you will need a chemist’s judgement, an engineer’s instinct for how the machines work, and a tester’s rigour — all on a platform where code becomes molecules.
If working across chemistry, engineering, and testing on a real-world robotic platform sounds like the right shape of job for you, we’d love to welcome you to our team.
Key Responsibilities
- Translate synthetic chemistry into automated protocols that run on our robotic platform.
- Run, validate, and troubleshoot syntheses end to end, diagnosing issues across chemistry, hardware, firmware, and software.
About You
You are a scientist who likes machines — as comfortable reasoning about a reaction as about the robot running it. You enjoy being the person who works out why something did not behave, whether the cause is chemistry, hardware, or code, and you communicate clearly across disciplines.
We expect you to bring:
Beneficial Skills
Why Join Chemify?
Impact. You are where chemistry meets the machine — your work is what turns our platform’s capability into real, reproducible synthesis.
Autonomy. You will own the translation of chemistry onto the platform and the testing that proves it works, with real influence over how we make automated chemistry reliable.
Ambition. We are a Series B deep-tech company at the frontier of chemistry, robotics, and AI — a chance to work across chemistry, engineering, and automation on systems no one else has.
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Where this offer sits in the market
Chemical scientists (SOC 2111) · UK · ONS ASHE 2025 · basic pay · ~19k in sample- Middle half £32,084–~45,604
- Median £38,844
- Minimum £41,700
- Going rate £39,900
- New entrant £33,400–35,900
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Does this job guarantee visa sponsorship?
Not necessarily. CHEMIFY LIMITED holds a sponsor licence, but sponsorship for a specific hire is always the employer's decision. Be upfront in your application that you'll require it.
What salary is needed for this role to be eligible?
The offer must clear both the general threshold and the SOC 2111 going rate of £39,900. New-entrant and shortage discounts can lower it.