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Biomedical Scientist
Locum Biomedical Scientist Opportunities – Surrey Pathology Hub Contract Type: Locum (Ongoing, flexible assignments) Locations: Frimley Park Hospital, East Surrey Hospital, Wexham Park Hospital, and Royal Berkshire NHS Trusts (1 site only, we recruit for the whole pathology hub) Specialties: Haematology, Biochemistry, Microbiology, Histology (any and all disciplines welcome) About the Role We are proud to be a trusted partner...
Trident Healthcare Solutions Ltd
Wexham Street
Biomedical Scientist
Biomedical Scientist | Bristol | Private Hospital | Full Time, Fixed Term Contract - 12 month | Competitive salary plus fantastic benefits | Free Parking Spire Bristol Hospital is looking for a highly motivated & experienced Biomedical Scientist to join our dynamic team. The successful candidate will be expected to assist in the organisation, management and development of services within...
Spire Healthcare
Bristol
Biomedical scientist
Locum Biomedical Scientist Opportunities – Kent Contract Type: Locum (Ongoing, flexible assignments) Locations: Hospitals across Kent – assigned to one site only Specialties: Haematology, Biochemistry, Microbiology, Histology About the Role We are proud to be a trusted supplier to multiple pathology services across Kent, consistently receiving locum vacancies for Biomedical Scientists at various NHS hospitals throughout the county. These positions...
Trident Healthcare Solutions Ltd
East Farleigh
Biomedical Scientist
About Us Pure Healthcare are the UK’s leading healthcare recruitment agency, committed to delivering service excellence. We have many years of framework healthcare recruitment experience. We have built up a wide network of contacts, clients and resources within our business to support clinicians throughout their professional career whilst also supporting healthcare organisations with their gaps in service to ensure patient...
Pure Healthcare Group Ltd
Great Yarmouth
Biomedical Scientist
Biomedical Scientist (Band 6) - Microbiology Job Title: Biomedical Scientist (Band 6) - Microbiology Location: Royal Marsden Hospital - Sutton Band: Band 6 Contract Type: Locum Salary: £21 - £25 per hour About you: Are you a HCPC registered Biomedical Scientist seeking a rewarding locum position in Sutton? The team at Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust in Sutton are looking...
Medacs Healthcare
Belmont
Biomedical Scientist - Microbiology
About Us Pure Healthcare are the UK’s leading healthcare recruitment agency, committed to delivering service excellence. We have many years of framework healthcare recruitment experience. We have built up a wide network of contacts, clients and resources within our business to support clinicians throughout their professional career whilst also supporting healthcare organisations with their gaps in service to ensure patient...
CSL Behring is one of the world’s leading biopharmaceutical companies specialising in plasma-derived therapies, recombinant proteins, gene therapy, vaccines, and rare disease treatments. If you’re a UK job seeker looking for a career with real purpose, strong scientific standards, and long-term progression, CSL Behring roles can be an excellent fit, especially if you have experience in biotech, pharma manufacturing, quality, engineering, supply chain, clinical operations, regulatory, pharmacovigilance, or commercial.
This guide is written for UK candidates who want to understand what CSL Behring jobs typically involve, which roles to target, where opportunities may be based, what skills recruiters look for, and how to tailor your application to stand out.
If you are trying to break into biotechnology or progress your career, it can feel like the list of tools you are expected to know is endless. One job advert asks for PCR, another mentions cell culture, another lists bioinformatics pipelines, automation platforms or GMP systems. LinkedIn makes it worse, with people sharing long skills lists that make you wonder if you are already behind.
Here is the reality most biotech employers will not say out loud: they are not hiring you because you know every tool. They are hiring you because you understand biological systems, can work accurately and safely, follow protocols, interpret results and contribute reliably to a team.
Tools matter, but only when they support those outcomes.
So how many biotechnology tools do you actually need to know to get a job? The answer depends on the role you are targeting, but for most job seekers it is far fewer than you think.
This article breaks down what employers really expect, which tools are essential, which are role-specific, and how to focus your learning so you look employable rather than overwhelmed.
Hiring managers in biotechnology do not start by reading your CV word for word. They scan for credibility, relevance and risk. In a regulated, evidence-driven sector like biotech, the first question is simple: is this person safe, competent and genuinely capable of contributing in this environment?
Whether you are applying for roles in research, manufacturing, quality, regulatory, clinical, bioinformatics or commercial biotech, the strongest applications make the right signals obvious in the first 10–20 seconds.
This in-depth guide explains exactly what hiring managers in UK biotechnology look for first, how they assess CVs, cover letters and portfolios, and why capable candidates are often rejected. Use it as a practical checklist before you apply.
Biotechnology sits at the intersection of science, innovation and real-world impact. From life-saving medicines and diagnostics to sustainable agriculture, industrial bioprocessing and personalised healthcare, biotech plays a critical role in the UK economy.
Yet despite strong graduate numbers and world-class universities, employers across the biotechnology sector continue to report a growing skills gap. Vacancies remain unfilled. Graduates struggle to secure their first roles. Hiring managers cite a lack of job-ready candidates.
The issue is not intelligence or academic ability. It is preparation.
Universities are producing scientifically knowledgeable graduates who are often not ready for modern biotechnology jobs.
This article explores the biotechnology skills gap in depth: what universities teach well, what is missing from many degrees, why the gap exists, what employers actually want, and how jobseekers can bridge the divide to build sustainable careers in biotech.
Biotechnology is often portrayed as a young person’s game. White lab coats, fresh PhDs & long academic pipelines dominate the image. In reality, the UK biotechnology sector relies heavily on career switchers, mid-career professionals & people bringing experience from outside science.
If you are in your 30s, 40s or 50s & thinking about moving into biotechnology, this article gives you a clear-eyed, UK-specific reality check. No hype. No Americanised career myths. Just an honest look at which biotech jobs are realistic, what retraining actually involves & how employers really think about age & background.
Biotechnology is one of the UK’s most diverse and fast-moving sectors. From biopharma and diagnostics to industrial biotech, medtech and life sciences research, employers are competing for highly specialised talent with scarce, in-demand skills.
Yet many biotechnology employers struggle with the same problem: job adverts that attract the wrong candidates.
Roles are often flooded with unsuitable applications, while highly qualified scientists, engineers and regulatory professionals either do not apply or disengage early in the process. In most cases, the issue is not the talent pool — it is the job advert itself.
Biotechnology professionals are trained to think critically, assess evidence and understand context. If a job ad is vague, inflated or poorly targeted, it signals a lack of clarity and credibility — and strong candidates simply move on.
This guide explains how to write a biotechnology job ad that attracts the right people, improves applicant quality and positions your organisation as a serious, trustworthy employer in the life sciences sector.
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