Biotechnology Jobs in Oxford

• Oxford
• On-site
• £40,178 – £48,700 pa
• Entry level
• Contract

Join a Gates Foundation-funded programme developing nanopore-based sensing platforms to detect volatile organic compounds in biological samples, part of the multidisciplinary Decoding Olfaction collaboration. The role combines chemical biology and biophysics to advance single-molecule sensing, with the goal of enabling personalised and continuous health monitoring. Multiple fixed-term postdoc positions are available in a collaborative academic and industrial environment.

• Oxford
• On-site
• Mid-level
• Permanent

Designs and runs quantitative genetics experiments to assess polygenic traits in field environments, managing multi-location field sites and identifying germplasm for trait variation analysis. Works within the Photosynthesis and Yield programme, taking a plants-down approach to build discovery pipelines from natural variation and evolutionary signals, with scope to contribute to publications, IP and commercial translation.

• Oxford
• On-site
• Permanent

Supports the design, construction and commissioning of new plant science laboratories, greenhouses and growth facilities. Coordinates project plans, equipment scoping and procurement, supplier quotations, deliveries and installation, and maintains readiness checklists and stakeholder communications across research and technical teams.

• Waltham, United States
• Hybrid · 2 days in office
• US$340,500 – US$567,500 pa
• Director · manages people

Leads global development of a cancer vaccine asset from late-stage transition through approval and launch, acting as single point of accountability across major markets. Builds and directs a matrix Medicine Development Team spanning clinical development, immunology/biomarkers, manufacturing, regulatory, safety, medical affairs and commercial, and represents the asset to senior governance boards.

mRNA · Personalized Vaccine Manufacturing · Checkpoint Inhibitors

• Stevenage
• Hybrid · 2 days in office
• US$340,500 – US$567,500 pa
• Director · manages people

Leads global development of a cancer vaccine asset from late-stage transition through approval and launch, acting as single point of accountability. Builds and leads a matrix Medicine Development Team spanning clinical development, immunology, manufacturing, regulatory, safety, medical affairs and commercial, and sets the asset strategy within GSK's oncology R&D portfolio.

mRNA · Checkpoint Inhibitors

• London
• Hybrid
• Entry level
• Permanent

Early-career scientist role in a Life Sciences team, generating therapeutic hypotheses by mining in-house genomic data with statistical methods to identify and triage drug targets. Also develops and optimises polygenic risk score tools for patient stratification, working with omic data using statistical and AI/ML approaches and communicating findings to internal and external stakeholders.

Git · GitHub · WDL +4

• Salt Lake City, United States
• Hybrid
• Temporary

Sixteen-week returnship in Recursion's Tissue Culture Core, managing the full cell culture lifecycle from thaw to cryopreservation using bioreactors and multi-layer vessels. The role covers large-scale expansion, quality control, protocol optimisation and process automation, with a weekly mentor and seminars supporting your return to STEM.

Bioreactors · Multi-Layer Vessels · Recursion OS

• Salt Lake City, United States
• Hybrid
• Mid-level
• Internship

A 16-week returnship for quality professionals re-entering the workforce after a 2+ year career break. You'll QC GxP documents against Good Documentation Practices and ALCOA+, support GxP data migrations, standardise procedures into an eQMS template, and help make records inspection-ready, with a dedicated weekly mentor.

eQMS

• Salt Lake City, United States
• Mid-level
• Contract

Develop, optimize and validate cell-based and biochemical assays for automated high-throughput screening, running workflows at scale across 384- and 1536-well formats. Work in a cross-disciplinary team with biologists, automation and data scientists, documenting methods so assays transfer reliably. A 9-month contractor role, Monday to Friday, 9am-5pm.

Liquid Handlers · Plate Readers · Imagers +5

• 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

• New York, United States
• Hybrid
• US$321,800 – US$443,080 pa
• Director · manages people

Sets enterprise strategy for clinical pharmacology, pharmacometrics and model-informed drug development across a clinical portfolio, owning dose strategy from first-in-human through registrational development. Leads quantitative approaches including population PK, PK/PD, PBPK and QSP, represents the company in health authority interactions, and builds a high-performing function within an AI-native TechBio.

Recursion OS

• New York, United States
• Hybrid · 2–3 days in office
• US$151,800 – US$220,660 pa
• Senior

Integrate phenomics, transcriptomics, genomics and proteomics data to nominate novel targets and validate immunology and inflammation disease biology, piloting new methods for target discovery and early patient population hypotheses. Partner cross-functionally with biologists, chemists, data scientists and engineers to build data packages that drive program milestones and investment decisions.

Python · R · CRISPR

• New York, United States
• Hybrid · 2–3 days in office
• US$151,800 – US$220,660 pa
• Senior

Integrates phenomics, transcriptomics, genomics and proteomics data to nominate and validate oncology targets and define precision oncology patient strategies. Partners cross-functionally with biologists, chemists, engineers and translational experts to build target data packages and pilot novel discovery methods, including agentic target packages and mechanism-of-action work.

CRISPR

• Remote Opportunity - United States
• Remote
• US$261,800 – US$346,060 pa
• Director

Lead clinical pharmacology and pharmacometrics strategy across a portfolio of rare disease and oncology programs, serving as the clinical pharmacology lead and regulatory representative. Oversee modeling and simulation (population PK, PK-PD, exposure-response) and provide pharmacology input on Phase 1-3 study designs. Work cross-functionally with clinical, translational and discovery teams in an end-to-end drug development environment.

WinNonlin · Monolix · NONMEM +1