Biotechnology Jobs in Oxford

• Oxford
• Hybrid · 4 days in office
• Permanent

Hands-on mechatronics role spanning mechanical design, electrical integration, software and control, turning scientific requirements and prototypes into reliable laboratory machines. Works with automation scientists and specialist engineers across requirements, build, commissioning and operational use, applying iterative hardware development and systems engineering to productionise prototypes with safety and configuration controls.

• Oxford
• Hybrid · 4 days in office
• Lead · manages people
• Permanent

Lead a team building software platforms that integrate scientific workflows, AI capabilities, robotics and laboratory automation. The role blends team leadership with hands-on engineering: setting technical direction, organising delivery, designing systems and writing production code. Works closely with scientists, product teams, hardware engineers and AI specialists, with practical agentic AI knowledge required.

• Oxford
• On-site
• £39,424 – £47,779 pa
• Entry level
• Contract

Develop novel statistical and machine learning methods for large-scale genomic, phenotypic and health data, covering areas such as genomic language models, multimodal and federated learning, and multi-ancestry methods. Implement reproducible research software, apply it to biobank-scale datasets, evaluate statistical and predictive performance, publish findings and guide junior researchers.

• Oxford
• On-site
• £39,424 – £43,984 pa
• Entry level
• Contract

Carries out laboratory research on synthetic genome DNA assembly, generating constructs and testing new approaches using recombinant DNA methylases. Involves molecular cloning, long DNA molecule extraction, bacterial culture and recombinant protein production and purification, with scope for some bioinformatic analysis. Based in a well-equipped Oxford lab, collaborating on translation of synthetic chloroplast genomes into crop plants such as potato and wheat.

DNA Methylases

• Oxford
• On-site
• Senior · manages people

Lead development, qualification, validation and execution of complex cell-based immunoassays generating clinical trial data across therapeutic areas. Act as scientific point of contact within the Immuno-assays group, performing GCP/GLP-compliant sample testing, authoring validation reports, and mentoring junior lab staff. Fully onsite at Harwell, reporting to the Associate Director, Immuno-assay UK.

GraphPad Prism · Microsoft Word · Microsoft Excel +2

• Oxford
• On-site
• Senior

Leads the creation, review and oversight of investigator site budgets and grants across Phase I–IV clinical trials, using Grants Manager/GrantPlan and FMV benchmarking. Manages CRO site budget and CTA negotiations, scenario planning and site activation timelines, with exposure to Generative AI tools for analytics.

Grants Manager · GrantPlan · MS Office +1

• Abingdon
• Lead
• Permanent

Acts as the single front door between Global Biology Operations and the In Silico & AI organisation, owning demand, the in silico roadmap and delivery orchestration across computational biology, bioinformatics and AI teams. Focuses on Disease-to-Target and applying the proprietary E.MPD multi-omics resource to target identification, validation and patient stratification, while evidencing value and supporting client proposals.

E.MPD · AI · MLOps

• Abingdon
• Director · manages people
• Permanent

Leads Evotec's consolidated AI Accelerator, owning machine learning, generative and agentic AI, and therapeutic hypothesis groups. Sets the AI vision and roadmap, makes build/buy/partner decisions for the AI stack, and turns proprietary multi-omics and experimental data into predictive models and reusable IP. Acts as the senior external technical voice for AI in drug discovery.

• Oxford
• On-site
• Mid-level

Design, build and iterate microfluidic cartridges and prototype instrumentation for a point-of-care metagenomic sequencing diagnostic. Work at the interface between cartridge design and automated actuation, running experiments on fluid behaviour, sealing and timing, and troubleshooting system-level failures alongside microfluidics, microbiology, electronics and firmware specialists.

Oracle Cloud

• Oxford
• Hybrid
• Mid-level
• Permanent

Builds the data layer for an autonomous lab platform, ingesting high-frequency video, sensor telemetry and robot state across an edge-to-cloud stack using MQTT, Kafka and streaming APIs. Turns raw streams into structured database transactions and a traceable knowledge graph, and shapes data into model-ready formats for vision-language-action and world models alongside AI and robotics researchers.

MQTT · Kafka · HLS

• Oxford
• On-site
• Senior

Lead metabolic engineering and synthetic biology work to manipulate plant respiration, energy status and redox balance, first in cell cultures then in whole plants. Use iterative design-build-test-learn cycles with physiological, imaging and multi-omics phenotyping, contributing to IP and commercial translation within a multidisciplinary institute.

• Oxford
• On-site
• Entry level
• Permanent

Design and conduct experiments on nanopore technologies, single-molecule analysis, and 3D tissue engineering, spanning chemistry, biology, physics and engineering. Postdocs lead development of emerging biotech methods, publish impactful research, and mentor junior researchers within a 100+ researcher institute.

3D Printing

• Oxford
• Hybrid
• Permanent

The role sits within a mission-driven institute translating scientific discovery into real-world impact across health, generative biology, food security, climate and AI. Day-to-day work centres on computational biology research, collaborating with scientists, technologists and policy makers in an interdisciplinary environment.

• Oxford
• On-site
• Mid-level

Perform routine cGMP Quality Control testing using HPLC, UPLC, GC, UV spectroscopy, DLS and Karl Fischer analysis, supporting raw materials, in-process materials, drug substance, product release and stability programs. Coordinate and execute global GMP stability studies, manage sample lifecycles in LabVantage LIMS, trend data statistically, and author protocols and regulatory documentation. The role is 100% onsite at the Harwell facility and involves collaboration with manufacturing, QA, regulatory and external testing partners.

LabVantage · LIMS · Generative AI

• Oxford
• On-site
• Senior

Provides hands-on MS&T engineering expertise across drug substance manufacturing and label, packaging and final-storage operations at the Harwell site. Leads technology transfer, process start-up, validation, continued process verification and troubleshooting, authoring protocols and reports as an individual contributor. Works cross-functionally with Manufacturing, Quality and Supply Chain, with on-call or shift coverage as required.

SAP · VEEVA · DeltaV +4