Latest Research Associate Jobs

Senior Laboratory Technician (Transformation) - Plant Biology Institute

This role involves executing and optimising plant transformation and regeneration workflows, with a focus on improving protocol efficiency and troubleshooting issues across diverse crops and genotypes. The technician will lead quality control, train junior staff, and collaborate closely with scientists to scale laboratory processes. Work takes place in a cutting-edge, interdisciplinary environment integrating plant science with AI and automation.

Ellison Institute of Technology Oxford, United Kingdom

On-site Permanent

Media and Glass Technician - Generative Biology Institute

This role involves preparing laboratory media, buffers, and agar plates while maintaining sterile glassware and consumables to support high-quality research at the Generative Biology Institute. The technician ensures consistent, contamination-free supplies using aseptic techniques and standard operating procedures, enabling scientists to focus on engineering biology breakthroughs. The position emphasizes precision, routine quality control, equipment operation, and collaboration within a dedicated support team in a state-of-the-art research environment.

Ellison Institute of Technology Oxford, United Kingdom

On-site Permanent

Business Development Manager, Biomedical Solutions Sales

This role involves managing key customer accounts and driving new business by selling multi-vendor service contracts in biomedical, ultrasound, and endoscopy product lines. The candidate will identify sales opportunities, represent the company at events, and develop proposals to exceed regional targets. It is a home-based position with a focus on relationship-building and market expansion within the healthcare technology sector.

TRS Consulting Reading, Berkshire, United Kingdom £45,000 – £55,000 pa

Field Service Engineer, Medical Diagnostic Systems

Perform on-site service and repair of advanced medical diagnostic systems in NHS and private laboratories, ensuring minimal downtime through proactive maintenance and technical troubleshooting. Work closely with lab personnel to deliver reliable diagnostic solutions while receiving full product training. Role involves frequent customer visits and some weekend work as part of a five-day working week.

TRS Consulting Stirling, Stirling And Falkirk, United Kingdom £52,000 pa

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

Medical Director, Oncology Clinical Development - Hematology

This role involves leading medical oversight in oncology clinical development, focusing on hematology and clonal myeloid disorders. The Medical Director will guide study design, ensure patient safety, interpret clinical data, and collaborate with cross-functional teams and external experts. It is a physician-led position embedded in clinical strategy with a strong emphasis on real-world impact and regulatory engagement.

GSK Stevenage, United Kingdom PLN 455,250 – PLN 758,750 pa

Security Operations Engineer

This role involves monitoring and enhancing security across endpoints, cloud platforms, and networks, with a focus on detection engineering, incident response, and threat intelligence. The engineer will develop detection rules, respond to security incidents, and collaborate with IT and research teams to integrate security into scientific workflows. Work includes tuning SIEM and EDR tools, managing vulnerabilities, and improving security posture in a high-stakes research environment.

Ellison Institute of Technology Oxford, United Kingdom

Hybrid Permanent

Scientist, Cell-Based Screening - Plant Biology Institute

Develop and lead a plant cell-based screening platform to evaluate carbon fixation and photosynthetic efficiency, using suspension cultures and genetic engineering techniques like CRISPR. Identify improved enzyme variants and metabolic pathways, then validate top candidates in whole plants to enhance crop performance. Work within a multidisciplinary team to drive discovery from lab to scalable agricultural solutions, with strong emphasis on IP generation and ethical innovation.

Ellison Institute of Technology Oxford, United Kingdom

On-site Permanent

Senior Platform Engineer

This role involves building and operating a scalable, secure cloud platform to support scientific research and experimentation. The engineer will implement CI/CD and GitOps pipelines, enforce policy-as-code with Kyverno, and develop monitoring and self-service infrastructure for research workloads ranging from Python notebooks to distributed GPU clusters.

Ellison Institute of Technology Oxford, United Kingdom

Hybrid

Scientist, Plant Cellular Engineering (Metabolic and Synthetic Biology) - PBI

This role involves leading the development of innovative metabolic engineering and synthetic biology approaches to optimize plant respiratory activity, energy status, and redox balance. The scientist will design and implement engineering strategies, conduct experiments in plant cell cultures and whole plants, and collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to translate research into real-world solutions.

Ellison Institute of Technology Oxford, United Kingdom

On-site

Bioinformatics Engineer

The role involves building and maintaining scalable bioinformatics data infrastructure and workflow orchestration systems to support plant science research. You will develop Nextflow pipelines, ETL processes, and reproducible workflows that integrate omics data from lab instrumentation into analysis-ready formats. Collaboration with bioinformaticians, data analysts, and systems administrators ensures solutions meet evolving research needs in a high-performance computing and cloud environment.

Ellison Institute of Technology Oxford, United Kingdom

On-site Permanent

Bioinformatician

This role involves developing and implementing bioinformatics algorithms to analyse genomic and transcriptomic data from complex plant genomes. The bioinformatician will translate biological research questions into computational analyses, apply machine learning to predict phenotypic outcomes, and collaborate closely with engineering and research teams to integrate tools into scalable pipelines. The position is embedded within a multidisciplinary plant science institute focused on global food security and sustainability.

Ellison Institute of Technology Oxford, United Kingdom

On-site Permanent

Bioinformatician - Pathogen

This role involves developing and refining bioinformatics workflows to analyse whole genome and metagenomic sequencing data for infectious disease diagnostics. The bioinformatician will work closely with wet lab scientists to interpret complex datasets, focusing on taxonomic classification, antimicrobial resistance prediction, and strain characterisation. The position supports a translational research initiative aiming to deploy scalable diagnostic tools globally.

Ellison Institute of Technology Oxford, United Kingdom

Hybrid Permanent

(Senior) Group Leader, Nitrogen Fixation - Plant Biology Institute

Lead a flagship research programme in biological nitrogen fixation, focusing on engineering novel nitrogen-fixing systems in plants using metabolic and protein engineering. Recruit and manage a high-performing research team, drive translational science from lab to field, and collaborate across EIT’s interdisciplinary ecosystem. The role emphasizes rigorous experimental design, stage-gated research delivery, and the development of commercially viable, impact-driven plant science solutions.

Ellison Institute of Technology Oxford, United Kingdom

On-site Permanent

(Senior) Group Leader, Advanced Genome Technologies - Plant Biology Institute

Lead a flagship research programme in advanced genome technologies and next-generation plant transformation, focusing on novel DNA/RNA delivery, plant regeneration, and high-throughput engineering. Build and manage an interdisciplinary team within a newly established, rapidly scaling plant sciences institute, driving scientific innovation from lab to real-world impact. Collaborate across AI, automation, and commercialisation teams to translate breakthroughs in plant biotechnology into scalable, sustainable solutions.

Ellison Institute of Technology Oxford, United Kingdom

On-site Permanent