Biotechnology Jobs

• Cambridge
• Senior

Acts as subject matter expert for stem cell culture technologies, leading development, optimisation and delivery of cellular systems for drug discovery. Manages multiple cell culture programmes, supplies high-quality cell batches for high-throughput screening, and troubleshoots assays while ensuring biological safety compliance. Collaborates with multidisciplinary teams and external partners across global sites.

Automated Liquid Handling Platforms · High-Throughput Screening

• Abingdon
• Director · manages people
• Permanent

Leads Evotec's consolidated AI Accelerator, owning machine learning, generative and agentic AI, and therapeutic hypothesis groups. Sets the AI vision and roadmap, makes build/buy/partner decisions for the AI stack, and turns proprietary multi-omics and experimental data into predictive models and reusable IP. Acts as the senior external technical voice for AI in drug discovery.

• United Kingdom
• Remote
• Lead

Leads the design and implementation of bioanalytical strategies for a client-dedicated global biopharma team, ensuring lab-based activities align with context of use. Manages experimental design, tech transfer and regulatory submissions, interacting with lab scientists, cross-functional groups and Health Authorities in a matrix environment.

ddPCR · qPCR · RT-qPCR +6

• 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

• United Kingdom

Field-based role maintaining and repairing Roche diagnostic systems across molecular, tissue and serum work areas, using on-site support and remote diagnostics to resolve complex electro-mechanical faults. Responsibilities include preventive maintenance, reporting, customer technical training and regulatory documentation, covering Exeter to Kent or a designated customer base.

Roche Diagnostics Systems · Remote Diagnostic Tools · Digital Portfolio

• United Kingdom

Field-based role maintaining and repairing Roche diagnostic systems across molecular, tissue and serum work areas, using on-site and remote diagnostics to resolve complex electro-mechanical faults. Involves preventive maintenance, reporting, customer technical training and regulatory documentation, working within a UK customer-centric field support team.

Roche Diagnostics Systems · Remote Diagnostic Tools · Digital Portfolio

• Abingdon
• On-site
• Director · manages people
• Permanent

Owns Evotec's in silico therapeutics design capability, uniting computational chemistry, generative and modality design (small molecules, peptides, protein engineering, degraders, molecular glues) and predictive ADMET/safety under one mandate. A newly created unit within the In Silico & AI group with an explicit build mandate: set technical vision, grow a multi-site team, and industrialise repeatable, benchmarked methods across partner programmes.

RDKit · Python · AlphaFold

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

Builds and leads a molecular biology and synthetic biology function within a plant science institute, setting technical strategy for high-throughput assays, sequencing-based readouts, CRISPR guide design and multiplex editing. Acts as a responsive core facility, coaching scientists on experimental design and integrating with bioinformatics, tissue culture and phenotyping teams. Combines deep technical direction with people leadership rather than routine bench work.

AI · Automation · Microfluidics +3

• Saffron Walden
• Hybrid · 1–2 days in office
• Senior
• Temporary

Combines hands-on development of production bioinformatics services like Job Dispatcher with scientific and technical leadership, shaping product strategy, roadmaps and backlog priorities. Works with scientists, engineers and infrastructure teams on HPC, Nextflow, SLURM and containerised tools, and represents services in committee meetings.

Job Dispatcher · FiRE · Angular +7

• London
• Hybrid · 3 days in office
• Senior

Hands-on in vitro pharmacologist designing and running biochemical, biophysical and cellular assays for novel modalities, generating ML-ready datasets that both advance drug programmes and improve predictive models. Works closely with ML and computational colleagues, using LLM agentic workflows and in silico hypothesis building, and coordinates wet-lab studies across CRO partners.

SPR · GCI · nanoDSF +7

• Oxford
• Hybrid · 3–4 days in office
• Senior
• Permanent

Develops, validates and runs ligand-binding and cell-based bioanalytical assays generating pharmacodynamic and immunogenicity data for clinical mRNA programmes. Works in a GcLP-regulated lab using Thermo Watson LIMS and electronic notebooks, handling clinical samples, critical reagents, SOPs and validation reports while partnering with Clinical Operations and Sample Management.

Thermo Watson LIMS · Watson LIMS · LabVantage eLBN +1

• Oxford
• On-site
• Mid-level
• Contract

Designs and delivers immunogenicity and bioanalytical strategies for regulated clinical programmes, developing ADA, nAb, PK and PD assays using ELISA, MSD and cell culture. Works with multidisciplinary teams to validate assays, manage reagents and SOPs, and integrate digital and AI-enabled tools. Site-based at Harwell within a growing mRNA-focused team.

ELISA · MSD · LIMS +2

• Cambridge, United States
• Hybrid · 3 days in office
• Senior · manages people

Lead in vitro and cellular pharmacology strategy for small-molecule drug design programs, defining screening cascades and guiding biophysical, biochemical and cell-based assays from hit identification to candidate selection. Bridge computational AI/ML predictions with laboratory validation, managing CRO partnerships and collaborating with chemistry, structural biology and translational teams.

SPR · ITC · CRO

• Saffron Walden
• Hybrid
• £4,395 pm
• Senior · manages people
• Contract

Lead solution architecture for digital experience initiatives spanning web applications, APIs, content platforms and AI-enabled services. Remain hands-on through discovery, prototyping and architectural development while providing technical direction, mentoring and people management to the development team. Bridges UX and engineering, shaping LLM, retrieval-augmented generation and agentic patterns into accessible, sustainable services.

React · Angular · Drupal +7

• Cambridge
• Senior
• Permanent

Lead biophysical binding characterisation, predominantly using Surface Plasmon Resonance, to interrogate Bicycle® molecules and triage screening cascades. Design and optimise bespoke assays, explore orthogonal technologies such as Carterra, AlphaScreen and mass photometry, and partner with computational and structural biology teams on structure-based drug design. Mentors junior colleagues within the Platform Technology group.

SPR · Carterra · AlphaScreen +4