Biotechnology Jobs

• Oxford
• On-site
• Mid-level · manages people
• Permanent

Leads the end-to-end event delivery workflow for gene edited and transgenic crops, from transformation output through sampling, molecular confirmation, QC review and handover. Designs and validates genotyping assays (PCR, qPCR, ddPCR, KASP, NGS) and builds stage-gate criteria, LIMS-enabled tracking and vendor strategies across corn and wheat programmes.

Endpoint PCR · qPCR · ddPCR +6

• Oxford
• On-site
• Entry level
• Permanent

Supports the smooth operation of research laboratories through cleaning, equipment maintenance, calibration and inventory management of reagents and consumables. Acts as point of contact for external servicing visits, handles and transports biological samples, and helps maintain health and safety compliance including waste disposal and temperature-sensitive storage.

• Oxford
• On-site
• Entry level
• Permanent

Postdoctoral role in the Zuercher Lab at the Generative Biology Institute, working on genome synthesis and genetic isolation. Involves designing and troubleshooting experiments, analysing complex datasets with computational and statistical tools, publishing papers, and mentoring junior researchers. Based at Oxford Science Park in a new bespoke facility.

E. coli

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

Lead a flagship research programme in biological nitrogen fixation, engineering novel nitrogen-fixing systems into plants through metabolic and protein engineering. Recruit and manage a team of postdocs and PhD students, drive stage-gated translational research from lab to field, and build collaborations across EIT Oxford and commercial partners.

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

Lead a flagship research programme in advanced genome technologies, focusing on novel plant transformation, regeneration and DNA/RNA delivery systems. Build and manage an interdisciplinary team of group leaders, postdocs and PhD students, driving stage-gated projects and translating findings into commercial and IP opportunities.

• Oxford
• On-site
• Permanent

Designs and executes stage-gated experiments in advanced genome technologies and next-generation plant transformation, developing new methods for genetic manipulation, plant regeneration and DNA/RNA delivery. Works within a multidisciplinary Oxford institute, contributing to publications and IP generation while collaborating with AI, automation and generative biology experts.

AI

• Oxford
• On-site
• Lead
• Permanent

Lead the design and deployment of AI, robotics and computer vision systems to accelerate plant transformation and tissue culture workflows. Provide plant science subject matter expertise within a matrixed team, build data pipelines for predictive ML models, and manage project plans while mentoring researchers and driving commercial translation.

• Oxford
• Hybrid
• Senior
• Permanent

Develops AI and machine learning systems for synthetic biology, genome design and molecular evolution, with a focus on genome-scale metabolic modelling. Works in a Technology Hub ML engineering team alongside wet-lab scientists, bioinformatics and scientific compute groups, building reproducible training pipelines and MLOps for biological design and discovery.

• Oxford
• On-site
• Lead
• Permanent

Leads vector design strategy for gene edited and transgenic crop programmes, covering expression cassette architecture, guide RNA modules, donor templates and multiplex editing configurations. Owns the design-to-vector-release process, including construct QC, sequence management, vendor workflows and handover packages for transformation teams. Builds an industrial-grade vector design capability for corn, wheat and other strategic species, with SOPs, LIMS/ELN tracking and mentoring of scientists.

ELN · LIMS

• 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

Postdoctoral role in the joint Monera project, building multi-modal generative models of whole organisms starting with E. coli. You will perform high-throughput genome engineering to generate diverse microbial strains and design scalable measurement strategies, working in an integrated computational and experimental team alongside AI scientists.

Escherichia coli

• Oxford
• On-site
• Permanent

Develops and scales experimental platforms to test engineered protein variants for photosynthetic efficiency, photoprotection and carbon assimilation. Combines transient plant expression, molecular biology and high-throughput photosynthetic phenotyping, working with computational scientists and protein engineers to inform go/no-go decisions for crop transformation.

• Oxford
• On-site
• Senior
• Permanent

Lead the development of a plant cell-based screening platform to evaluate carbon fixation, using quantitative methods and CRISPR-based genome editing in suspension cultures. Apply iterative design-build-test-learn cycles to identify improved photosynthesis enzyme variants and engineered pathways, advancing promising candidates into whole plants. Contribute to IP generation and collaborate across multidisciplinary teams.

CRISPR