Biotechnology Jobs

• Stevenage
• Hybrid · 2 days in office
• US$284,250 – US$473,750 pa
• Director · manages people

Leads a team of medical directors and clinical scientists designing and executing early-phase oncology trials, including first-in-human, dose-escalation and proof-of-concept studies, while bridging preclinical discovery and clinical development. Accountable for clinical development plans, benefit-risk, regulatory submissions and translational biomarker strategy across lung and head/neck cancer assets.

AI/ML

• Zug, Switzerland
• Hybrid · 2 days in office
• US$284,250 – US$473,750 pa
• Director · manages people

Leads a team of early clinical development medical directors and clinical scientists, owning Phase I/II clinical development plans including first-in-human, dose-escalation and proof-of-concept studies in lung and head/neck cancers. Bridges preclinical discovery and clinical development, driving translational and biomarker strategy with cross-functional and regulatory partners.

AI/ML

• Cambridge, United States
• Hybrid · 3 days in office
• Lead

Lead DMPK strategy across drug discovery projects, designing screening cascades and mechanistic experiments while integrating DMPK, PD and toxicology data for dose and safety predictions. Work closely with AI/ML platform teams to optimise computational ADME models and author regulatory sections, in a hybrid Cambridge, MA role.

Python · R

• Cambridge, United States
• Hybrid · 3 days in office
• Lead

Lead the safety assessment strategy for small molecule and biologic drug discovery projects from inception to regulatory submission, designing screening cascades and mechanistic experiments. Partner with machine learning researchers to build predictive toxicology models and manage CRO relationships for outsourced wet-lab data generation, while mentoring junior team members.

KNIME · Python

• Uxbridge
• Director

Serves as primary medical accountability for multiple Phase 1-3 clinical trials in GI oncology, leading medical data review, safety assessment and site interactions within a Study Delivery Team. Partners with Clinical Scientists on protocol design, benefit/risk analysis and health authority interactions, while building relationships with principal investigators and thought leaders.

• Cambridge
• Hybrid · 3 days in office
• Lead · manages people
• Permanent

Accountable to the Global Clinical Head for an indication-aligned cluster of late-phase Respiratory and Immunology studies, supervising Global Development Medical Directors and Scientist Directors. Leads cross-functional design, conduct, monitoring and data interpretation, represents the program at health authority interactions, and co-leads publication strategy.

• Stevenage
• On-site
• Mid-level

Performs complex sample preparation and quantitative analysis of small molecules and biotherapeutics using instrumentation such as GC-MS, ICP-OES, HPLC and LC-MS, supporting both GMP and non-GMP stability studies. Works largely independently to set up, maintain and troubleshoot analytical instrumentation, interpret data for technical validity and compliance, and report results to client teams. Based full-time onsite at a pharmaceutical client site as part of a functional service provider partnership.

GC-MS · ICP-OES · HPLC +2

• London
• US$268,000 – US$384,000 pa
• Lead

Conducts original computational biology research for AI safety, investigating how LLMs, specialised biological models, agents and automated laboratories combine to change what is biologically feasible. Spans protein and nucleic-acid design, cellular systems and biological delivery, translating risk judgments into dual-use policy boundaries, evaluation priorities and mitigation requirements alongside threat modellers and red-teamers.

LLMs · Agents · Automated Laboratories +1

• Didcot
• On-site
• Lead · manages people

Lead a team of software engineers delivering next-generation Raman spectroscopy software from the Laser Spectroscopy Center of Excellence in Oxford (Harwell). The role owns R&D operations across the software product lifecycle, solving engineering challenges and integrating hardware and software with global partners, using modern architectures such as containerisation, Kubernetes, microservices and cloud deployment.

Kubernetes · Linux · Microsoft

• Guildford
• Mid-level
• Permanent

Hands-on laboratory role analysing pharmaceutical samples including APIs, medicines, herbal products and packaging for MHRA Laboratories. Uses HPLC, GC, GC/LC-MS, IR, Raman, UV, dissolution and wet chemistry, with responsibility for drafting reports, validating data, equipment calibration and maintaining an ISO/IEC 17025 quality system. Works within a team of around 30 analytical scientists, independently coordinating project workloads.

Microsoft Word · Microsoft Excel

• Oxford
• Hybrid · 4 days in office
• Permanent

Hands-on mechatronics role spanning mechanical design, electrical integration, software and control, turning scientific requirements and prototypes into reliable laboratory machines. Works with automation scientists and specialist engineers across requirements, build, commissioning and operational use, applying iterative hardware development and systems engineering to productionise prototypes with safety and configuration controls.

• Oxford
• On-site
• Permanent

Hands-on mechanical design and integration role building robotic systems that automate scientific work in laboratories. You will work across electrical systems, software and control, managing subsystem dependencies and verifying performance at system level from concept through commissioning and operational use.

• New York, United States
• Remote
• Senior · manages people

Leads clinical development strategy and execution across oncology and rare disease programs, overseeing early and late-stage trials, regulatory interactions, and biomarker-driven study design. Manages teams of clinical scientists and medical directors while embedding AI, machine learning, and real-world data into trial design and evidence generation.

Recursion OS

• Oxford
• On-site
• Director · manages people

Lead the DMPK team at Vertex's Oxford site, shaping strategy and operations while sitting on both the Global DMPK and Oxford Site leadership teams. The role directs ADME science across discovery and development programmes, partners with Medicinal Chemistry, Biology, Preclinical Safety and Clinical Pharmacology, and oversees regulatory documentation such as INDs and marketing applications. It combines deep small-molecule DMPK expertise with hiring, mentoring and resource planning.

• Uxbridge
• Director · manages people

Owns the clinical strategy for one or more neuropsychiatry programs, serving as Clinical Trial Physician and clinical point of accountability for the Clinical Development Team. Leads trial design, data interpretation, regulatory submissions and health authority interactions, with matrix leadership across global scientific teams.