Biotechnology Jobs in Oxford

• 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
• Hybrid · 4 days in office
• Lead · manages people
• Permanent

Lead a team building software platforms that integrate scientific workflows, AI capabilities, robotics and laboratory automation. The role blends team leadership with hands-on engineering: setting technical direction, organising delivery, designing systems and writing production code. Works closely with scientists, product teams, hardware engineers and AI specialists, with practical agentic AI knowledge required.

• Zug, Switzerland
• 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 serves as asset spokesperson to senior governance boards.

mRNA · Checkpoint Inhibitors

• Upper Providence
• 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 drives strategy, go/no-go decisions and lifecycle planning.

mRNA · Checkpoint Inhibitors

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

Join the Global Lab Services team to design and run lab operations programs, from environmental monitoring and EHS documentation to SOPs and workflow mapping. You'll partner cross-functionally with scientific, facilities, and equipment teams, with optional work on AI tools, in a 16-week returnship for people returning from a 2+ year career break.

Jira · AI Tools

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

Laboratory-based role on the Multi-Omics Assay Development team, designing, optimizing and scaling cellular assays for high-throughput screening. Day-to-day work includes mammalian cell culture, lipofection, compound addition, acoustic liquid handlers and robotics, plus ELN/SOP documentation and data analysis. Part of a 16-week returnship for professionals returning after a career break.

Acoustic Liquid Handlers · Microplate Liquid Handlers · Robotics Systems +2

• 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.

• Oxford
• On-site
• Entry level
• Permanent

Postdoctoral role in the joint Monera project, building multi-modal generative models of whole organisms starting with E. coli. You will perform high-throughput genome engineering to generate diverse microbial strains and design scalable measurement strategies, working in an integrated computational and experimental team alongside AI scientists.

Escherichia coli

• Oxford
• On-site
• Permanent

Develop and apply computational methods to analyse complex plant genomes, building pipelines for genome assembly, annotation and variant analysis. Work closely with bioinformatics engineers and research scientists to translate biological questions into reproducible workflows and prioritise targets for crop engineering.

• Oxford
• On-site
• Permanent

Develops and scales experimental platforms to test engineered protein variants for photosynthetic efficiency, photoprotection and carbon assimilation. Combines transient plant expression, molecular biology and high-throughput photosynthetic phenotyping, working with computational scientists and protein engineers to inform go/no-go decisions for crop transformation.

• Oxford
• On-site
• Senior
• Permanent

Designs and engineers plant specialised metabolism in cell cultures to produce high-value natural products for health and medicine, applying synthetic biology to optimise biosynthetic pathway flux and product tolerance. Works with AI and robotics teams on model-driven engineering and stage-gated milestones, with a focus on IP generation and translating research into commercial solutions.

• Oxford
• On-site
• Senior
• Permanent

Lead the development of a plant cell-based screening platform to evaluate carbon fixation, using quantitative methods and CRISPR-based genome editing in suspension cultures. Apply iterative design-build-test-learn cycles to identify improved photosynthesis enzyme variants and engineered pathways, advancing promising candidates into whole plants. Contribute to IP generation and collaborate across multidisciplinary teams.

CRISPR

• Oxford
• On-site
• Entry level
• Permanent

Hands-on laboratory role supporting plant science research, growing experimental plants in growth chambers, preparing reagents and transformation constructs, and running molecular biology, tissue culture and microbial techniques. Also covers aseptic media preparation, bioreactor monitoring, equipment upkeep, inventory management and accurate record keeping under GMO and biosafety protocols.

Agrobacterium-mediated transformation · Growth Chambers · Bioreactors +2

• Remote Opportunity - United Kingdom
• Remote
• £136,500 – £167,200 pa
• Director

Lead clinical pharmacology and pharmacometrics strategy across a portfolio of rare disease and oncology programs, serving as the clinical pharmacology lead for regulatory interactions and study design from Phase 1-3. Perform and oversee modeling and simulation with tools such as WinNonlin, Monolix, NONMEM and R, and author regulatory sections for IBs, INDs and NDAs. Part of a Pharmacometrics team spanning clinical pharmacology, pharmacometrics and translational modeling, working end-to-end across discovery and development.

WinNonlin · Monolix · NONMEM +1