Biotechnology Jobs

• Oxford
• On-site
• Permanent

Conducts class-targeted metabolomics and metabolic engineering of plant natural products, using extraction, purification, mass spectrometry and computational structural assignment to support cell-based production of food and medicines. Works in a highly collaborative institute alongside AI and robotics teams on high-throughput analytical procedures, with stage-gated milestones and an active role in IP generation.

• Oxford
• On-site
• Senior

Lead metabolic engineering and synthetic biology work to manipulate plant respiration, energy status and redox balance, first in cell cultures then in whole plants. Use iterative design-build-test-learn cycles with physiological, imaging and multi-omics phenotyping, contributing to IP and commercial translation within a multidisciplinary institute.

• Heidelberg, Germany
• On-site
• €74,250 – €202,125 pa
• Lead

Join GSK's Genomic Technologies team within Translational Sciences, working alongside statistical geneticists to analyse large-scale human genetic data from biobanks such as UK Biobank and All of Us. The role involves developing and testing production methods for genetic analysis, integrating multi-omic and phenotypic data to identify causal genes and drug targets, and collaborating with Data and Predictive Sciences, Biostatistics, AI/ML and disease area teams to inform portfolio decisions.

UK Biobank · All of Us · PySpark +3

• Cambridge
• £74,250 – £202,125 pa
• Lead

Joins the Genomic Technologies group within Translational Sciences, working in an existing Statistical Genetics team. Develops and tests production implementations of methods for large-scale genetic data analysis, integrating genetic association data across omic and phenotypic layers to identify causal genes, drug targets and biomarkers. Collaborates with Data and Predictive Sciences, Biostatistics, AI/ML and disease area teams to influence portfolio decisions.

Python · R · SQL +6

• Cambridge
• Lead · manages people

Lead scientific strategy for cardiac electrophysiology and translational ion channel research, acting as scientific lead across multiple integrated drug discovery programmes. Guide experimental design using automated patch clamp (Qube/Sophion), MEA systems and hIPSC-derived cardiomyocytes, while serving as primary client contact and mentoring scientists.

Qube · MEA Systems · Sophion

• London
• Hybrid
• Director
• Permanent

Provide scientific leadership across model evaluation and applied use cases, ensuring foundation models translate into real-world drug discovery and translational research workflows. Act as a senior individual contributor and key scientific partner, mentoring junior colleagues and working with Product and Business Development to turn biology and ML into customer-facing deliverables as the team scales.

• Oxford
• Lead · manages people

Lead a team of scientists developing novel biologic therapies for autoimmune disease, overseeing in vitro and in vivo pharmacology studies for lead and early discovery programs. Collaborate across immunology, protein engineering, translational medicine and biomarkers to deliver data packages for progression to development, while mentoring staff and contributing to INDs and patents.

• Loughborough
• On-site
• Entry level
• Permanent

Performs chemical, physical and microbiological testing of raw materials, in-process, finished and stability samples in a GMP pharmaceutical QC lab. Uses wet chemistry techniques, auto titrators, Karl Fischer, FTIR and UV-Vis, plus LIMS, with instrument calibration, COSHH risk assessments and 6S housekeeping duties.

LIMS · Microsoft Office · Auto Titrators +4

• Larbert
• Lead · manages people

Lead the development of next-generation electrochemical biosensors and diagnostic assays while remaining hands-on in experimental design, data interpretation and sensor development. The role spans electrochemistry, sensor engineering, biofunctionalisation, assay development and manufacturability, working with scientists, engineers and commercial teams to turn concepts into viable diagnostic products. It combines scientific leadership and mentoring with deep technical involvement rather than pure management.

• Oxford
• £50,000 – £65,000 pa
• Lead

Hands-on lab role owning assay design, development and delivery across plant biology and cell science. Involves building mode-of-action assays, developing automated high-throughput analysis pipelines, and sharing plant physiology expertise across multidisciplinary teams while mentoring colleagues on experimental records and protocols.

Brightfield Microscopy · Fluorescence Microscopy

• Opfikon, Switzerland
• Senior

Leads safety review and end-to-end signal detection across a product's lifecycle, using quantitative and qualitative methods alongside Global Safety Leads. Contributes to aggregate safety reports, risk management plans and regulatory responses, and mentors junior PVS staff. Works cross-functionally with Development, Medical Affairs and Regulatory teams on vaccine and national-significance products.

Microsoft Excel

• Maidenhead
• Senior

Leads safety surveillance and signal detection across a product's lifecycle, reviewing clinical and post-marketing data and contributing to aggregate safety reports and risk management plans. Partners with Global Safety Leads and cross-functional teams, mentors junior scientists, and supports regulatory responses.

Microsoft Excel

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

Experienced medicinal chemists lead portfolio drug discovery projects from initiation to clinical candidate selection, working as Project Lead or Medicinal Chemistry Lead. They partner closely with ML scientists to refine the AI drug design platform, manage CRO resources, and may line-manage teams of 2-4 chemists.

AlphaFold

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

Lead computational drug design programs from hit identification through candidate selection, applying AI/ML to cheminformatics workflows and shaping the internal drug design engine. Roles span Program Lead or Computational Chemistry Lead, with some positions managing 2-3 computational chemists in a hybrid Cambridge, MA team.

REINVENT · AlphaFold

• Macclesfield
• On-site
• Permanent

Develops, optimises and validates trace analysis methods using LC-MS and Orbitrap technologies to detect and quantify trace-level small molecules in raw materials, intermediates and drug substances. Provides technical expertise on mutagenic impurities and nitrosamines at parts-per-billion levels, performing complex analytical investigations and authoring method development reports and validation protocols. Based at a client pharmaceutical facility, collaborating with multidisciplinary internal and external teams.

LC-MS · Orbitrap · GC-MS +6