Biotechnology Jobs

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Senior Medical Director, Oncology Clinical Development - Lung

This role involves leading clinical development strategy for oncology, specifically lung cancer, providing medical oversight across trial design, safety monitoring, and data interpretation. The Senior Medical Director will guide cross-functional teams, engage with external experts, and contribute to regulatory submissions, ensuring patient-centred, scientifically rigorous development. Based in the UK with hybrid working, the position plays a key leadership role in advancing GSK’s oncology pipeline.

GSK Stevenage, United Kingdom PLN 593,250 – PLN 988,750 pa
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Medical Director, Oncology Clinical Development - GU

This role involves providing medical leadership within GSK's oncology clinical development team, focusing on genitourinary (GU) cancers. The Medical Director will lead medical monitoring, ensure patient safety, interpret clinical data, and contribute to study design and regulatory submissions. Working closely with cross-functional teams, the role integrates physician-level insight into clinical strategy and drug development execution.

GSK Stevenage, United Kingdom £472,500 – £787,500 pa

Scientist, Enzymology - Plant Biology Institute

This role involves developing and optimising high-throughput enzyme assays to characterise plant protein variants for improved crop yield and climate resilience. The scientist will work at the intersection of enzymology, protein engineering, and automation, collaborating with AI and robotics teams to build scalable biochemical workflows. The position focuses on translating computational protein designs into experimentally validated candidates for agricultural innovation.

Ellison Institute of Technology Oxford, United Kingdom
On-site Permanent

Vector Design Lead - Plant Biology Institute

This role leads the design and delivery of transformation-ready vectors and genome editing reagents for crop improvement programs, focusing on molecular construct development for gene editing and transgenic approaches in species like corn and wheat. The position establishes industrial-grade design standards, ensures technical robustness and regulatory alignment, and integrates with high-throughput transformation pipelines. It involves close collaboration with genotyping, automation, and commercial teams to enable scalable, traceable, and auditable vector development from concept to release.

Ellison Institute of Technology Oxford, United Kingdom
On-site Permanent

Lead Central Monitor

As Lead Central Monitor, you will lead a team of Central Monitors, shaping monitoring strategies to ensure patient safety and data integrity in clinical trials. You will work across clinical, data, and risk-surveillance teams to translate complex risk signals into actionable insights and drive continuous improvement through analytics and technology.

Novartis London, United Kingdom £63,600 – £118,000 pa

Central Monitor (Data Surveillance Lead)

The Central Monitor (CM) oversees and supports clinical trials through centralized monitoring activities, ensuring data quality, identifying risks, and enhancing trial oversight. They collaborate with cross-functional teams, configure Central Monitoring technology, and provide ongoing data surveillance and risk management.

Novartis London, United Kingdom

Maintenance Engineering Manager - Packaging

Lead the technical development and implementation of a new labeling and secondary packaging operation at Moderna's Harwell site, ensuring compliance with GxP and safety standards. Establish maintenance strategies, lead capital projects, and drive continuous improvement using engineering excellence principles. Work closely with global teams and support digital integration in a high-growth biotech environment.

Moderna Oxford, United Kingdom
Hybrid Permanent

Sr. Research Associate, Bioanalytical & Molecular Assays - Ligand Binding Assays

This role involves developing, validating, and executing ligand-binding and cell-based assays to support mRNA medicine development. The candidate will generate pharmacodynamic and immunogenicity data in a regulated GcLP environment, manage critical reagent characterization, and contribute to clinical sample testing using Watson LIMS. The position emphasizes scientific rigor, regulatory compliance, and collaboration within a high-performance team advancing novel bioanalytical assays.

Moderna Oxford, United Kingdom
Hybrid Permanent
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R&D Consultant - Drug Delivery Device Design - Cambridge

Lead the design and development of innovative drug delivery devices through early-stage concept creation, prototyping, and experimental design. Work within multidisciplinary teams to translate technical challenges into manufacturable medical solutions while advising clients on development pathways and regulatory considerations. Play a hands-on role in R&D leadership and technical mentorship.

Newton Colmore Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom
On-site Permanent

Research Assistant in Molecular Virology

The role involves conducting molecular virology research, focusing on the interactions between viruses and host cells, particularly in the context of cellular oxygen sensing. Responsibilities include maintaining viral cultures, performing molecular biology techniques, and contributing to experimental design and data analysis.

University of Oxford Oxford, South East England, United Kingdom £35 – £37 pa
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Animal Technician (AT) - Schistosomiasis Drug Discovery

The role involves working as part of a collaborative team to support pre-clinical drug discovery for schistosomiasis. Responsibilities include handling and maintaining animal models, conducting experiments, and contributing to the development of new chemical entities (NCEs) to combat the disease.

Aberystwyth University Aberystwyth, SY23 1LH, United Kingdom £27 – £30 pa
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Postdoctoral Research Scientist – Veterinary Vaccines Research

APHA scientific activity focuses on protecting UK against the threat of a wide variety of animal diseases. Research undertaken at APHA provides the scientific evidence that allows the Agency to provide expert advice and supports policy development for the Government.As...

Animal & Plant Health Agency Addlestone, New Haw, South East England, United Kingdom £47 – £52 pa
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Postdoctoral Research Assistant in Statistical Machine Learning for Genomics

This role involves developing and applying novel statistical and machine learning methods to large-scale genomic and health data. You will work on projects related to human genetics and evolution, focusing on areas like genomic language models, multimodal learning, and federated learning. The position requires strong research software skills and experience with complex quantitative data.

University of Oxford Oxford, South East England, United Kingdom £39 – £47 pa
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Postdoctoral Research Associate (Computational Vaccine Discovery)

This role involves developing a computational platform for malaria vaccine discovery, focusing on T-cell antigen and peptide prioritisation. You will work with large datasets, develop scalable workflows, and collaborate internationally to create reusable research outputs and scientific publications.

Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine Liverpool, Northern England, United Kingdom
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Director, Life Science & Biopharma Accounts

This role involves developing and managing relationships with pharmaceutical, biotech, and investor-backed life sciences organizations. The Director will lead the full sales cycle, from initial contact to contract signing, and work closely with cross-functional teams to deliver tailored solutions using Owkin's K Pro AI platform.

Owkin New York, United States
Remote Permanent