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Director, Clinical Operations Asset Lead

Leads clinical operations strategy and execution across the full lifecycle of a drug development asset, ensuring high-quality, compliant, and efficient delivery of global clinical trials. Works cross-functionally to shape development plans, manage risk, and align operational delivery with scientific and regulatory goals. Provides strategic leadership to study teams and represents clinical operations at senior governance levels.

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Director, Clinical Operations Asset Lead

Leads clinical operations for a key asset across its full lifecycle, setting the operational strategy and ensuring high-quality, on-time delivery of clinical studies. Works cross-functionally to align study execution with scientific and regulatory goals, driving innovation and efficiency while managing risks and stakeholder engagement. Serves as the primary accountability point for clinical operations within global governance structures.

GSK €119,250 – €198,750 pa

Scientist - Photosynthesis Assay Development

Develop and scale experimental platforms to evaluate engineered protein variants' impact on photosynthetic efficiency, photoprotection, and carbon assimilation in plants. Utilize transient expression systems, molecular biology, and advanced phenotyping to accelerate crop productivity research. Collaborate with computational scientists and protein engineers to inform downstream crop transformation decisions.

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

(Senior) Scientist, Plant Metabolic Engineering

This role involves developing metabolic engineering and synthetic biology strategies to optimise plant respiratory activity, energy status, and redox balance. Work is conducted in plant cell cultures and whole plants using iterative design–build–test–learn cycles, with translation from lab to real-world applications supported by multi-omics phenotyping and cross-disciplinary collaboration. The scientist will drive IP generation and contribute to commercialising innovations in sustainable agriculture and plant-based production.

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

Field Service Engineer, Scientific Optical Lasers

This role involves servicing, installing, repairing, and calibrating sophisticated scientific and laboratory systems used in pharmaceutical and research environments. You will work with high-value capital equipment, providing technical support and ensuring customer satisfaction.

TRS Consulting Shropshire, United Kingdom £43,000 pa

Field Service Engineer, Laboratory X-Ray Systems

This role involves servicing, installing, repairing, and calibrating sophisticated laboratory X-ray systems in pharmaceutical and research environments. The position requires a background in field service or technical support with experience in high-value capital equipment and electronics.

TRS Consulting Shropshire, United Kingdom £43,000 pa

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

Field Service Engineer, Medical Diagnostic Systems

This role involves servicing, installing, repairing, and calibrating sophisticated diagnostic systems in pathology departments and NHS laboratories. You will support flow cytometry, cell separation, and diagnostics products, requiring a strong background in electronics or electro-mechanical service and excellent customer service skills.

TRS Consulting Maidstone, Kent, United Kingdom £52,000 pa

Field Service Engineer, Medical Diagnostic Systems

This role involves servicing, installing, repairing, and calibrating sophisticated medical diagnostic systems in pathology departments and NHS laboratories. You will support flow cytometry, cell separation, and diagnostics products, ensuring they function optimally at customer sites.

TRS Consulting Sittingbourne, Kent, ME10 4AQ, United Kingdom £52,000 pa

Field Service Engineer, Medical Diagnostic Systems

This role involves servicing, installing, repairing, and calibrating sophisticated diagnostic systems in pathology departments and NHS laboratories. You will support flow cytometry, cell separation, and diagnostics products, requiring a strong background in electronics or electro-mechanical service and excellent customer service skills.

TRS Consulting Bromley, London, United Kingdom £52,000 pa

Field Service Engineer, Medical Diagnostic Systems

This role involves servicing, installing, repairing, and calibrating sophisticated diagnostic systems in pathology departments and NHS laboratories. You will support flow cytometry, cell separation, and diagnostics products, requiring a strong background in electronics or electro-mechanical service and excellent customer service skills.

TRS Consulting Filton, Gloucestershire, United Kingdom £52,000 pa