Biotechnology Jobs

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.

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.

Latent Labs · London

Work at the interface between frontier generative models and pharmaceutical/biotech customers, deploying, adapting and fine-tuning models in customer environments. Build production-grade API integrations, model-serving infrastructure and ML data pipelines, while acting as technical point of contact for partners. Combines deep ML research with customer-facing delivery in an interdisciplinary team.

Isomorphic Labs · Cambridge, United States

Experienced medicinal chemists lead portfolio drug discovery projects from initiation to clinical candidate selection, working as Project Lead or Medicinal Chemistry Lead. They partner closely with ML scientists to refine the AI drug design platform, manage CRO resources, and may line-manage teams of 2-4 chemists.

Isomorphic Labs · Cambridge, United States

Lead computational drug design programs from hit identification through candidate selection, applying AI/ML to cheminformatics workflows and shaping the internal drug design engine. Roles span Program Lead or Computational Chemistry Lead, with some positions managing 2-3 computational chemists in a hybrid Cambridge, MA team.

EMBL-EBI · Saffron Walden

Combines hands-on development of production bioinformatics services like Job Dispatcher with scientific and technical leadership, shaping product strategy, roadmaps and backlog priorities. Works with scientists, engineers and infrastructure teams on HPC, Nextflow, SLURM and containerised tools, and represents services in committee meetings.

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.

Orchard Therapeutics · London

Acts as subject-matter expert for the organisation's ELN platform, owning its configuration, governance and continuous improvement across R&D laboratories. Builds workflows, templates and integrations, supports superusers, and leads development of a centralised Technical Development data repository using SQL and analytics to enable data-driven scientific decisions.

AstraZeneca · Cambridge

Hands-on individual contributor building and deploying agentic AI and predictive foundation models for in silico biology, including perturbation prediction and virtual cell models, to accelerate drug target identification and validation. Partners with therapeutic area scientists across Oncology and BioPharmaceuticals, writing production-quality Python pipelines and contributing to publications.

EMBL-EBI · Saffron Walden

Lead solution architecture for digital experience initiatives spanning web applications, APIs, content platforms and AI-enabled services, remaining hands-on through discovery, prototyping and architectural development. Bridge UX and engineering, translating user needs into accessible, sustainable architectures while providing technical direction and people management to the development team. Focus on LLMs, retrieval-augmented generation, agents and semantic search.

Moderna · Oxford

Develops, validates and runs ligand-binding and cell-based bioanalytical assays generating pharmacodynamic and immunogenicity data for clinical mRNA programmes. Works in a GcLP-regulated lab using Thermo Watson LIMS and electronic notebooks, handling clinical samples, critical reagents, SOPs and validation reports while partnering with Clinical Operations and Sample Management.

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.

IQVIA · Cambridge

Hands-on bioanalytical role developing, optimising and running LC-MS/MS assays for small and large molecule DMPK studies in an early discovery setting, analysing matrices such as plasma, blood, brain, bile, faeces and urine. Combines complex mass spectrometry troubleshooting and method development with leading scientific projects, mentoring colleagues and driving novel assay innovation in a matrix team.

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.