Latest Genetic Engineering Jobs

Director, Solution Architect

Provides solution architecture and design assurance for major GSK initiatives, producing designs aligned to reference architectures and enterprise standards. Builds reliability, resilience and observability in from the start, designs AI-enabled solutions where they genuinely accelerate delivery, and works across platform domains so end-to-end solutions stay coherent. Also assures supplier and managed-service designs and routes genuine exceptions through Enterprise Architecture.

GSK London

Hybrid Permanent

Senior Product Owner Voice

Owns the backlog and roadmap for GSK's voice and collaboration product, prioritising work by value, risk and reliability and linking every item to strategy and OKRs. Works daily with engineering on refinement, planning and acceptance, steering delivery with flow metrics and using AI tooling for discovery and requirement drafting.

GSK London

Hybrid

Senior GMP Maintenance Technician

Hands-on sole contributor owning equipment uptime and reliability in a new GMP manufacturing facility, acting as technical escalation point for technicians and contractors. Leads structured troubleshooting, RCA, CAPA ownership, CMMS data integrity, preventative maintenance planning and small capital projects, working closely with Engineering and QA. Supports 24/7 operations across early, mid and occasional night shifts with callouts, applying Lean/6S, RCM, FMEA and digital-first approaches.

Moderna Oxford

On-site Clearance Required

Senior GMP Maintenance Technician

Hands-on sole-contributor role owning equipment uptime, reliability and cGMP compliance across an assigned area of a new GMP manufacturing facility. Leads RCA, CAPA and deviation ownership, PM/CM planning and CMMS data integrity, while acting as technical escalation point and mentor for technicians and contractors. Supports 24/7 operations with early, mid and occasional night shifts plus callouts, using Lean/6S, RCM, FMEA and digital-first tools.

Moderna Drug Manufacturing

On-site Clearance Required

Senior Computational Biologist - Early Discovery Oncology

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.

Recursion New York, United States US$151,800 – US$220,660 pa

Hybrid

Global Research Program Manager

Serves as connective tissue across Global Research, Data Science and Science teams, coordinating external sequencing vendors, research partnerships and publication timelines. Owns cross-functional process improvement and tooling oversight, ensuring training data stays synchronised with frontier AI model releases. Reports to the VP of Global Research with dotted-line alignment to the Founding TPM.

Basecamp Research London

On-site Permanent

Market Product Lead

Owns the peptide and protein platform as a commercial product, spanning market and competitive intelligence, target product profiles, roadmap and packaging decisions, and go-to-market positioning. Sits between model, data and science teams and business development, and is accountable for partner engagement and revenue generation. Requires deep peptide therapeutics and licensing deal expertise.

Basecamp Research London

On-site Permanent

PhD Studentship: Historical genomics of the declining red squirrel in Britain

A PhD studentship using historical DNA and whole-genome sequencing to study how red squirrel populations in Britain declined, were rescued by translocations, and lost native ancestry. The student will sequence modern and museum specimens, analyse genetic diversity, inbreeding and genetic load over time, and receive training in molecular biology, bioinformatics and population genetics.

University of East Anglia Norwich £21,805 pa

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Postdoctoral Research Fellow (Image Analyst - UK Human Functional Genomics Initiative)

Analyse rich imaging datasets generated across a national functional genomics initiative, developing and applying new methods and tools while championing open, reproducible science. Based in the Data Coordination Centre, the role involves collaborating with research groups across academia, healthcare and industry, with scope for methodological development and tool building.

University of Exeter Exeter

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PhD Studentship: Evolutionary Genomics of Mimicry in Neotropical Catfishes

Investigates the repeated evolution of mimicry in Neotropical Corydoradinae catfishes using comparative and population genomics. The project analyses chromosome-level genomes, RNA-seq and whole-genome resequencing data to find signatures of divergent selection, selective sweeps and rapid pigmentation gene evolution, with training in bioinformatics, UNIX/Linux, HPC and R/Python.

University of East Anglia Norwich £21,805 pa

On-site Contract

Postdoctoral Research Assistant in Statistical Machine Learning for Genomics

Develop novel statistical and machine learning methods for large-scale genomic, phenotypic and health data, covering areas such as genomic language models, multimodal and federated learning, and multi-ancestry methods. Implement reproducible research software, apply it to biobank-scale datasets, evaluate statistical and predictive performance, publish findings and guide junior researchers.

University of Oxford Oxford £39,424 – £47,779 pa

On-site Contract

PhD Studentship: Investigating molecular mechanisms underlying resilience to dementia and age-related disorders: A multi-omic analysis of large human biobanks

Four-year MRC-funded PhD studentship using genetic and molecular data from large human biobanks to identify factors protecting against dementia and age-related conditions. The student works at the intersection of dementia research, genetics, epidemiology and data science, analysing large-scale population datasets and molecular biomarkers.

University of Exeter Exeter £21,805 pa

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cfDNA Postdoctoral Fellow / Senior Postdoctoral Fellow in statistical genomics

Develop and apply statistical and deep learning methods to cell-free DNA from pregnant women, calling fetal and maternal genotypes from high-coverage sequence data and building methylation-aware biomarkers for pregnancy complications. Work spans methods development, large cohort application and collaboration with international partners in a statistical genomics group.

Wellcome Sanger Institute Saffron Walden £38,570 – £49,893 pa

Hybrid Contract

Postdoctoral Fellow

A postdoctoral research role analysing large-scale human genetic, epigenetic and proteomic datasets, including dried blood spots, birth cohorts and cell-free DNA, to uncover the genetic basis of early-life traits and develop biomarkers for pregnancy and neonatal conditions. The work spans statistical genetics, multi-omics and methods development, with scope to tailor projects to the fellow's interests.

Wellcome Sanger Institute Saffron Walden £38,570 – £49,893 pa

Hybrid Contract

Preclinical In-Vitro Toxicology Scientist

This role involves leading in-vitro toxicology studies within a regulated preclinical environment, focusing on assay development and execution for product safety assessment. The scientist will apply advanced cell-based methods including Neutral Red, Ames, and micronucleus assays, interpret complex biological data, and support regulatory submissions. Collaboration with internal teams and external partners is key, alongside method validation and scientific reporting in a quality-assured laboratory setting.

Hudson Shribman United Kingdom £55,000 – £70,000 pa