Biotechnology Jobs

• Oxford
• On-site
• Lead · manages people
• Permanent

Build and oversee plant growth and phenotyping facilities, ensuring controlled, reproducible environments in growth chambers and greenhouses. Hands-on player-coach role covering planting, irrigation, pollination, sampling and harvest, plus pest and pathogen management, GMO compliance and phenotype data capture. Also shapes field trial operations and future team hiring.

Controlled Environment Growth Chambers · Greenhouses

• Oxford
• On-site
• Senior · manages people
• Permanent

Lead a flagship plant biotechnology research programme focused on photosynthesis, carbon assimilation and nitrogen fixation to boost crop yields and cut inputs. You will coach and oversee Group Leaders, run your own independent research, recruit scientists and postdocs, and drive stage-gated projects toward commercial and IP impact within a rapidly scaling institute.

• USA - Pennsylvania - Upper Providence
• Hybrid
• US$123,000 – US$205,000 pa
• Lead

Owns operational delivery of diagnostics across early and late-stage oncology trials, from biosample collection and clinical trial assays at reference and central labs to analysis-ready, audit-ready data. Works in a matrix with strategy, biomarker, clinical operations, data management, regulatory, quality and procurement teams, plus external CROs, labs and vendors, and mentors colleagues as a subject matter expert.

CRO · Central Labs · Reference Labs

• London
• Director

Provides advanced scientific expertise in safety evaluation and risk management for key oncology assets in clinical development, leading signal detection, benefit-risk assessment and regulatory safety submissions. Represents the Safety Evaluation & Risk Management function on cross-functional clinical matrix and project teams, escalating emerging safety issues to senior governance. Mentors junior staff and partners with Safety Physicians to shape long-term safety strategy.

• Opfikon, Switzerland
• Hybrid · 3 days in office
• Director

Leads strategic sourcing and evaluation of late-stage external clinical assets in Immunology, from Phase 2 through marketed drugs. Sits on the Therapy Area Leadership Team, co-leads New Product Opportunity reviews, engages external KOLs and investigators, and drives cross-functional due diligence with BD to close deals.

• Maidenhead
• Hybrid · 3 days in office
• Director

Leads strategic sourcing and evaluation of late-stage external clinical assets in Immunology, from Phase 2 through marketed drugs, as the senior S&E leader within the Therapy Area Leadership Team. Drives proactive sourcing, cross-functional due diligence, and KOL engagement, partnering with BD to advance high-priority opportunities through negotiation and deal close.

• Cambridge, United States
• Hybrid · 3 days in office
• Senior · manages people

Designs and implements translational strategies for small molecule oncology and immunology programs, from early discovery through candidate selection and clinical phase. Oversees CRO activities, PK/PD and safety assessments, and biomarker strategies, bridging computational predictions with laboratory validation. Some roles include managing 2-3 in vivo pharmacologists.

Machine Learning · AlphaFold

• Herzliya, Israel
• Lead

Drive external deal flow by building relationships across innovation hubs, universities, venture capital and corporate venture groups, then match opportunities to internal capability gaps. Own end-to-end partnership management, from screening and diligence through negotiation, vendor onboarding and contracting, while providing outside-in analysis on investment memos and assessing technical novelty.

• Oxford
• On-site
• Mid-level

Hands-on automation engineering role supporting drug product packaging and drug substance manufacturing at a new mRNA facility. Involves commissioning and optimising Emerson DeltaV and Allen-Bradley/Rockwell PLC systems, automated labelling and secondary packaging equipment, plus GxP validation, root cause analysis and lifecycle documentation. Works independently as a technical specialist across manufacturing, engineering, quality and digital teams.

Emerson DeltaV · Allen-Bradley · Rockwell Automation +7

• Oxford
• On-site
• Mid-level

Performs routine environmental monitoring and critical utility sampling, plus water testing for TOC, conductivity, bioburden and endotoxin in a GMP manufacturing facility. Executes QC microbiology methods including sterility, bioburden and endotoxin testing, supports method transfers and qualifications, and authors quality records such as deviations and CAPAs. Site-based role working closely with AS&T groups and contract labs on mRNA products.

Vitek · Isolator Technology · LIMS

• Cambridge
• Director · manages people

Leads end-to-end Clinical Systems migration initiatives such as CTMS, eTMF and study startup, from strategy and due diligence through implementation, cutover and legacy decommissioning. Oversees data migration programs, CRO integrations and GxP validation, managing vendors, stakeholders and a team of professionals while shaping the Clinical Systems roadmap.

CTMS · eTMF

• Liverpool
• On-site
• Permanent

Perform routine, non-routine and stability testing on finished pharmaceutical products at a client site, using HPLC, Dissolution, Karl Fischer and UV techniques. The role also covers technology transfers, analytical validation, GMP data review and OOS investigations, working within a managed services team embedded at the client's facility.

HPLC · Dissolution · Karl Fischer +4

• Portsmouth
• On-site
• Senior
• Permanent

Responsible for new product development and improvement projects for hardware and disposable devices used in the biotech industry, taking initiatives from spec definition through design, testing and validation to manufacturing transfer. Provides technical leadership on complex engineering challenges, applies 3D CAD design, manages project plans and resources, and reports progress to leadership. On-site role with up to 20% international travel.

• London
• Hybrid
• Entry level
• Internship

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.

• London
• Hybrid
• Lead

Leads statistical work for post-marketing clinical trials, observational studies and real world data investigations, serving as Statistics lead on assigned projects. Develops protocols, analysis plans and TFL specifications, collaborating with clinical development, medical affairs, health economics and real world evidence teams. Requires strong SAS and R skills with a drug developer mindset.

SAS · R