Biotechnology Jobs

• Oxford
• On-site
• Permanent

Conducts class-targeted metabolomics and metabolic engineering of plant natural products, using extraction, purification, mass spectrometry and computational structural assignment to support cell-based production of food and medicines. Works in a highly collaborative institute alongside AI and robotics teams on high-throughput analytical procedures, with stage-gated milestones and an active role in IP generation.

• 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

• Stevenage
• Hybrid · 2–3 days in office
• Senior

Sits within GSK's Chemical Manufacturing & Control function, running day-to-day tech transfer engagement with manufacturing sites and CMOs while redesigning processes in detail. Shapes NPI launch strategy covering site impact assessment, capacity management, digital twins, scenario planning and virtual line commissioning, and defines the target process, data and agent architecture. Owns the tech transfer package and drives agentification and MES-ready recipe building alongside forward deployed engineering pods.

MES · LIMS · ERP +6

• Harrogate
• On-site

Coordinate genetic toxicology studies alongside Study Directors, handling day-to-day study tasks, drafting protocols and amendments, scheduling sample shipments, and preparing study reports. Requires GLP knowledge and technical writing within a scientific setting, managing multiple changing priorities in an office-based team.

• Swindon
• On-site
• Shift work

Operate aseptic filling lines and manufacture pharmaceuticals to SOPs and Batch Manufacturing Records, performing filling, packaging, in-process checks, line changeovers and cleaning. Work in cleanrooms on Double Days, 24/7 or Night shifts, using HMI-controlled CIP/SIP systems, autoclaves and SAP, and support validation and new product introduction.

SAP · HMI · CIP +2

• Cardiff
• On-site
• £200 – £305 pd
• Contract

Field-based, customer-facing role supporting diagnostic systems in laboratories across South Wales. You provide hands-on product and application support, train lab staff, troubleshoot technical issues, and assist with system implementation and optimisation, working alongside technical and engineering specialists. Requires travel with occasional overnight stays.

• Cambridge
• Senior

Leads stem cell-focused drug discovery projects, designing and optimising human iPSC-derived models, 2D/3D assays and disease models, and applying New Approach Methodologies to client programmes. Partners directly with pharmaceutical and biotech clients, presenting data and shaping project strategy, while mentoring colleagues and contributing to proposals and capability development.

Organoids · Spheroid systems · Co-culture models +4

• Cambridge
• Lead · manages people

Lead scientific strategy for cardiac electrophysiology and translational ion channel research, acting as scientific lead across multiple integrated drug discovery programmes. Guide experimental design using automated patch clamp (Qube/Sophion), MEA systems and hIPSC-derived cardiomyocytes, while serving as primary client contact and mentoring scientists.

Qube · MEA Systems · Sophion

• Milton Keynes
• £36,000 – £47,000 pa

Servicing, repairing and installing laboratory equipment for a medical equipment business, providing technical support to customers and attending sites across the Milton Keynes area and surrounding regions. Requires an electro-mechanical background, ideally from ATMs, photocopiers or similar equipment, with specialist training and progression offered.

ATMs · Photocopiers · Ticketing Machines +2

• Abingdon
• On-site
• Permanent

Carry out planned preventative maintenance and fault-finding across production, utilities, laboratory and office assets, including AHUs, pumps, boilers, LV electrical systems and fume cupboards. Manage external contractors for specialist plant such as BMS, fire alarms and chillers, with occasional weekend work and an on-call rota of about one week per month.

BMS · UPS · PAT +7

• United Kingdom
• Remote
• Lead

Lead medical writer dedicated to a single client, authoring and reviewing clinical study reports, protocols, IBs, INDs and MAAs while advising on document strategy and regulatory requirements. Provides senior review, mentoring and training to junior writers and program managers, and leads process improvement initiatives. Therapeutic experience in neurology, immunology, oncology or vaccines is valued.

• London
• Hybrid · 3 days in office
• Director · manages people

Lead all externalised drug discovery and preclinical lab operations, building and scaling a global CRO infrastructure for an AI-first drug design platform. Oversee experimental throughput, data QC and turnaround times, embed data-generation-by-design standards, and manage vendor governance, budgets and a team of CRO Scientific Leads, Operations Managers and Compound Managers.

AlphaFold · Agentic AI

• Barnard Castle
• On-site
• Senior

Lead and deliver Quality Assurance, New Product Introduction, validation and Computerised Systems Validation activities across projects and operations at a secondary manufacturing site. Plan, execute and document risk-based validation for processes, facilities, equipment and computerised systems, provide quality oversight for technical transfers and batch documentation, and support regulatory inspections. Works closely with project teams, engineering, IT and manufacturing.

MES

• Cambridge
• On-site
• Senior
• Permanent

Formulate, dispense and quality-control reagents for a protein discovery platform, operating lab equipment such as pipettes, centrifuges and UPLC systems. The role covers batch documentation, inventory management via ERP and troubleshooting production deviations, working closely with R&D, QA and Supply Chain in a fast-paced lab environment.

UPLC · ERP

• Taunton
• On-site
• £49,387 – £56,515 pa
• Lead · manages people
• Permanent

Lead a team of Biomedical Scientists and support staff across Bacteriology, Parasitology, Virology, Molecular and Mycology, rotating through all areas. Responsibilities include training, appraisals, quality management, policy development, clinical trials and senior management on-call, with lone working on evening and weekend shifts.

LIMS · Q-Pulse · Kiestra