55 jobs for “Biotech Research Scientist”
Alloy Therapeutics UK Ltd Cambridge £45,000 – £50,000 pa
Design and build large-scale synthetic gene loci and transgenic platforms for antibody discovery, using CRISPR/Cas9, RMCE and site-specific integrases. Hands-on molecular biology including PCR, NGS, plasmid construction and flow-cytometric immunophenotyping, within a small multidisciplinary team working from dry-lab design to wet-lab validation.
CureAge Therapeutics London
Lead the computationally guided design of a lipid nanoparticle delivery platform, applying chemical and biophysical principles to optimise LNP composition and formulation. Use AI-enabled chemistry, cheminformatics, predictive models and molecular modelling to prioritise formulation components, working closely with the experimental team and founding team in a small start-up.
EMBL-EBI Saffron Walden £3,452 pm
Designs and develops software and APIs for the UniProt protein data services and website, serving a global scientific community. Also handles design, maintenance and monitoring of the website's cloud infrastructure, with a focus on scalability, well-tested code and distributed big-data processing. Works in a dynamic interdisciplinary team of engineers and bioinformaticians alongside biologists.
EMBL-EBI Saffron Walden £3,452 pm
Develops the user-facing Europe PMC service, building fast, accessible interfaces for searching and navigating a corpus of over 47 million biomedical publications. Works with UX, product, back-end and data science colleagues to create reusable components, integrate REST APIs and JSON data, and improve performance, accessibility and maintainability within an Agile team.
GSK USA - Pennsylvania - Upper Providence £174,750 – £291,250 pa
Leads respiratory epidemiology and real-world evidence programs that inform vaccine development, accountable for at least one asset or disease area and its Global Epidemiology Plan. Designs and oversees complex observational studies using claims, EHR and registry data, advises clinical, safety and regulatory matrix teams, and manages external partnerships and scientific dissemination. Also mentors junior epidemiologists and represents the company with regulators and at international conferences.
GSK Boston, United States £174,750 – £320,375 pa
Leads respiratory epidemiology and real-world evidence programs that inform vaccine development, designing and overseeing complex studies on disease burden, treatment patterns and safety. Partners across clinical development, safety, regulatory and health outcomes, manages external collaborations, and mentors junior scientists. Hybrid role requiring on-site presence at least two days per week.
Isomorphic Labs Cambridge, United States
Lead DMPK strategy across drug discovery projects, designing screening cascades and mechanistic experiments while integrating DMPK, PD and toxicology data for dose and safety predictions. Work closely with AI/ML platform teams to optimise computational ADME models and author regulatory sections, in a hybrid Cambridge, MA role.
Isomorphic Labs London
Lead formulation strategy for small molecules across drug discovery and preclinical development, designing technologies such as solid dispersions and co-crystals to improve solubility, stability and manufacturability. Work within an interdisciplinary team alongside AI/ML drug design platform groups, managing external CRO resources and authoring regulatory submissions.
Mytos London
Contribute across a full-stack cloud product and IoT devices that interface with hardware automating human cell production. Work spans TypeScript, React, GraphQL frontends and Node.js/PostgreSQL backends, with cross-disciplinary collaboration alongside hardware engineers and biologists, including testing on prototype machines in the lab.
Platform Recruitment Cambridge £35,000 – £45,000 pa
Develops FPGA and embedded firmware for high-performance data acquisition and signal processing systems used in biomedical research products. Writes VHDL for FPGA design and C for low-level hardware control, integrating with interfaces such as SPI, I2C, UART, USB and Ethernet. Works alongside hardware and software engineers across the full product lifecycle, with real project ownership and a progression route to senior roles.
Novartis London
Leads end-to-end translational strategy for neurodegenerative and neuromuscular programs, bridging preclinical research to Phase 1–2 clinical development. Accountable for biomarker strategy, clinical endpoint selection and early-phase trial design, and serves as the Translational Medicine representative within global cross-functional project and clinical trial teams.
Vertex Pharmaceuticals London
A 12-month industrial placement within Vertex's International Supply Chain team, supporting commercial supply operations that deliver medicines globally. The student gains hands-on exposure to pharmaceutical supply chain processes, working with experienced colleagues on analytical, data-driven tasks. Based at the Paddington HQ with hybrid or on-site working options.
Vertex Pharmaceuticals London
Join the International Nephrology marketing team for a 12-month industrial placement, supporting commercial launch strategies for a potential rare kidney disease medicine. You'll work cross-functionally on tactical marketing plans, build product and disease knowledge, and manage vendors and budgets, gaining hands-on pharma launch experience.
Ipsen London
Leads one or more Early Development Asset Teams, owning integrated strategy from candidate nomination through first-in-human trials across preclinical, translational, clinical, regulatory and CMC workstreams. Serves as scientific champion for oncology assets, presenting data and investment recommendations to governance bodies and contributing to in-licensing due diligence.
Ipsen London
Leads global operational delivery of early development oncology programs, managing Clinical Project Managers, Monitoring Leads and CTAs. Owns the clinical development plan, CRO and site selection strategy, budgets and timelines, and serves on Asset Teams. Requires deep first-in-human and Phase I oncology trial expertise.
Fortrea Maidenhead
Monitors clinical trials across the UK under a risk-based model, covering oncology and haematology studies plus neuroscience, cell and gene therapies and other therapeutic areas. Requires at least six months of independent monitoring experience and involves 8+ on-site days per month, working with multiple protocols for biotech and biopharma sponsors.
Pfizer New York, United States US$176,600 – US$294,300 pa
Leads global evidence generation strategy for a rare disease therapy, overseeing HEOR studies such as network meta-analyses, economic models, and patient-reported outcomes. Partners with cross-functional teams and country affiliates to support reimbursement and market access, managing vendors and budgets. Requires deep HTA and health economics expertise within a matrix organization.
