Latest Research and Development Jobs

Manufacturing (Senior) Scientist (Pilot-Plant)

The Senior Scientist role at GSK's Pilot-Plant in Ware involves manufacturing clinical trial supplies for early-phase studies, ensuring compliance with cGMP and SOPs. Responsibilities include process validation, equipment validation, and continuous improvement initiatives to enhance manufacturing efficiency and quality.

GSK East Hertfordshire, United Kingdom

Principal Programmer Analyst

The Principal Programmer Analyst role involves leading statistical programming activities for clinical studies, ensuring high-quality and timely outputs. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams, mentor junior programmers, and support regulatory interactions, working in an agile, squad-based environment.

GSK Stevenage, United Kingdom

AI & Automation Lead for Plant Transformation - Plant Biology Institute

Lead the integration of AI, robotics, and automation in plant transformation workflows to accelerate scalable, data-rich platforms for plant science. Provide subject matter expertise in plant biology while co-developing computer vision systems, predictive ML models, and high-throughput pipelines. Drive project execution, scientific translation, and commercialisation within a multidisciplinary team focused on transforming lab-based discoveries into real-world agricultural and environmental solutions.

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

Global Study Manager

The Global Study Manager role involves leading the operational delivery of clinical studies from initiation to archiving, ensuring timelines, quality, and budget are met. Key responsibilities include crafting delivery plans, leading the Operational Working Group, and collaborating with the Central Study Team to achieve study deliverables. The role emphasizes innovation, risk management, and stakeholder communication.

GSK United Kingdom

Hybrid Permanent

Finance Portfolio Analytics Analyst

This role involves building and maintaining financial and operational models, forecasts, and dashboards to support R&D portfolio and investment decisions. You will work closely with the Head of Data Science and other teams to gather and analyze data from various sources, ensuring clear and accurate outputs for strategic discussions.

GSK United States

Finance Portfolio Analytics Analyst

This role involves building and maintaining financial and operational models, forecasts, and dashboards to support R&D portfolio and investment decisions. You will work closely with the Head of Data Science and the Finance Portfolio Analytics Manager, collaborating across various teams to turn data into actionable insights.

GSK

Associate Director (Scientific Data and Publications)

The Associate Director (Scientific Data and Publications) manages GSK's external scientific content and data licenses, ensuring cost-effective and compliant access to critical information. The role involves strategic portfolio management, vendor relationships, and leveraging AI for future needs.

GSK Stevenage, United Kingdom

Associate Director (Scientific Data and Publications)

This role involves managing GSK's portfolio of external scientific content and data licenses, ensuring cost-effective access to critical information for R&D. Responsibilities include budget management, vendor relationships, and compliance with copyright and licensing terms. The position also focuses on integrating AI and text-mining capabilities to enhance the value of licensed content.

GSK

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

Cloud Platform Engineer

Design and operate secure, scalable Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) platforms supporting enterprise applications, scientific research, and AI workloads. Implement Infrastructure as Code with Terraform and CI/CD, enforce cloud security controls, and provide self-service cloud patterns for research and engineering teams. Focus on automation, monitoring, disaster recovery, and cost optimisation across cloud services.

Ellison Institute of Technology Oxford, United Kingdom

Hybrid Permanent

Data Engineer (Forward Deployed)

This role involves collaborating with scientists and engineers to build robust, reproducible data pipelines for diverse research projects. You will ensure datasets are accurate, version-controlled, and ready for machine learning, working hands-on with cutting-edge technologies and methodologies.

Ellison Institute of Technology Oxford, United Kingdom

Hybrid Permanent

Infrastructure Engineer

This role involves designing, implementing, and maintaining secure, scalable IT infrastructure across on-premises, hybrid-cloud, and cloud environments. The Infrastructure Engineer will support core services including servers, storage, virtualisation, backup, and disaster recovery, with a focus on enabling enterprise applications, scientific research, and AI workloads. Collaboration with cybersecurity, network, and software engineering teams ensures resilient and automated infrastructure solutions.

Ellison Institute of Technology Oxford, United Kingdom

Hybrid 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

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