Biotechnology Jobs in Woking

• Guildford
• On-site
• Entry level
• Permanent

Performs analytical laboratory work on genomics samples, including sample reception, quality control, PCR preparation, and analysis, while ensuring data integrity and compliance with ISO15189 and ISO17025 standards. Maintains equipment, SOPs, training logs, and inventory, reporting issues to the Team Leader. Based in a molecular biology lab on a Monday-to-Friday shift pattern.

LIMS · QMS

• Guildford
• Mid-level
• Permanent

Hands-on laboratory role analysing pharmaceutical samples including APIs, medicines, herbal products and packaging for MHRA Laboratories. Uses HPLC, GC, GC/LC-MS, IR, Raman, UV, dissolution and wet chemistry, with responsibility for drafting reports, validating data, equipment calibration and maintaining an ISO/IEC 17025 quality system. Works within a team of around 30 analytical scientists, independently coordinating project workloads.

Microsoft Word · Microsoft Excel

• Guildford
• £38,448 – £46,970 pa
• Entry level
• Contract

Postdoctoral role applying informatics, data science, machine learning and AI to animal health and welfare, within the vHive and Health and Biomedical Informatics Group. Involves in-silico drug repurposing, biomarker discovery from proteomics and transcriptomics, knowledge representation and stakeholder data analysis, in collaboration with industry partner Zoetis and other institutions.

R · Python

• Addlestone
• £40,056 pa
• Mid-level
• Permanent

Design and execute scientific investigations into mammalian viral pathogenesis and host-pathogen interactions, ensuring work meets ISO9001, budget and customer requirements. Communicate findings via conferences and peer-reviewed journals, supervise staff and students, and pursue national and international research funding. Includes rostered on-call cover for weekend and Bank Holiday diagnostics.

ISO 9001

• Addlestone
• £47,557 pa
• Permanent

Assesses quality data submitted by companies to support marketing authorisation applications and variations for veterinary medicines, as part of the Quality team within the Pharmaceuticals Section. Also contributes to regulatory science strategy, guideline development, product defect assessment and international training of other regulators.

Microsoft Office 365 · Word · Excel +3

• Addlestone
• On-site
• £47,557 – £52,010 pa
• Senior · manages people
• Permanent

Lead a UKRI-funded Next Generation Veterinary Vaccines programme, investigating influenza, coronaviruses and zoonotic Disease X threats. Work across multidisciplinary teams using in vitro and in vivo approaches to design and optimise plug-and-play vaccine platforms, assessing immunogenicity, efficacy and antigenic variation. Includes line management, project coordination and work in SAPO4/ACDP3 containment facilities.

SAPO4 · ACDP3

• Guildford
• £48,337 – £70,878 pa
• Senior
• Permanent

Develop an independent, externally funded research programme as a Principal Investigator, applying AI and data science to human, animal and environmental health data within a One Health framework. Collaborate across medicine, veterinary science, computer science and engineering, secure UKRI/NIHR/Wellcome funding, publish high-impact work, and teach AI and data science at undergraduate and postgraduate level.