Biotechnology Jobs

• Oxford
• On-site
• £40,000 pa
• Entry level

Develops generative protein design models that capture enzyme dynamics and function, designing conformationally dynamic catalysts. Runs computational and statistical analyses, publishes findings, and collaborates with in vivo evolution teams across the institute. Also mentors PhD students and research assistants and pursues translational and IP opportunities.

• Oxford
• On-site
• Junior
• Permanent

Hands-on bench role executing microbial culture, identification, biobanking and broth microdilution antimicrobial susceptibility testing under BSL-2 conditions, compliant with EUCAST/CLSI guidelines. Works within a highly automated reference laboratory integrating robotics and data systems, with scope to help design and optimise high-throughput workflows alongside microbiologists, genomics scientists and automation engineers.

MALDI-TOF · Oracle · Long-Read Sequencing +1

• Oxford
• On-site
• Permanent

Establish an automated, image-based phenotypic screening platform for plant cells, designing high-throughput assays and fluorescence reporter systems. Build reproducible image acquisition and analysis pipelines covering segmentation, feature extraction and phenotypic classification, working with automation and AI teams on scalable workflows.

High-Content Imaging · Confocal Microscopy · CRISPR

• Oxford
• On-site
• Mid-level
• Permanent

Develops and optimises high-throughput enzyme assays to characterise plant protein variants from AI-assisted design and evolutionary discovery. Works with computational scientists, automation engineers and roboticists to build scalable protein expression, purification and biochemical characterisation pipelines, informing protein engineering and crop yield decisions.

AI · Automation · Robotics

• Oxford
• On-site
• Permanent

Designs and executes molecular biology experiments in plant biotechnology, working to stage-gated milestones and contributing to publications and IP generation. Collaborates with cross-functional teams and EIT experts in AI, automation and generative biology, with a focus on translating research into commercial solutions.

AI

• 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
• Mid-level · manages people
• Permanent

Lead the governance, lifecycle management and regulatory compliance of physical assets across a growing scientific and engineering campus. Establish and improve an ISO 55000-aligned Asset Management System, driving predictive and condition-based maintenance, whole-life cost modelling and risk-based investment planning. Manages a team and specialist suppliers; explicitly not a facilities or property operations role.

• 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

• 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

Designs and engineers plant specialised metabolism in cell cultures to produce high-value natural products for health and medicine, applying synthetic biology to optimise biosynthetic pathway flux and product tolerance. Works with AI and robotics teams on model-driven engineering and stage-gated milestones, with a focus on IP generation and translating research into commercial solutions.

• 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