Biotechnology Jobs

• Groton, United States
• Hybrid
• US$162,900 – US$271,500 pa
• Director · manages people

Owns data storage and registration for integrative biology research, designing and maintaining scalable storage, metadata, provenance and access capabilities across AWS and GCP for large omics datasets. Sets standards and architectural patterns, leads contractor teams, and works hands-on writing and reviewing code while partnering with scientific and product stakeholders.

AWS · GCP · S3 +7

• Collegeville, United States
• Hybrid
• US$162,900 – US$271,500 pa
• Director · manages people

Owns data storage and registration for integrative biology research, designing and maintaining scalable services across AWS and GCP that hold large omics datasets. Sets metadata, provenance and stewardship standards, leads contractor teams, and works hands-on writing and reviewing code while defining technical direction.

AWS · GCP · S3 +7

• Portsmouth
• On-site
• Senior
• Permanent

Responsible for new product development and improvement projects for hardware and disposable devices used in the biotech industry, taking initiatives from spec definition through design, testing and validation to manufacturing transfer. Provides technical leadership on complex engineering challenges, applies 3D CAD design, manages project plans and resources, and reports progress to leadership. On-site role with up to 20% international travel.

• Manchester
• £21,805 pa
• Entry level
• Contract

A four-year PhD studentship developing chemically engineered proximity-labelling probes as tuneable sensors of local cellular environments. The student will synthesise and characterise probe libraries, then evaluate them in living cells using biochemical assays, advanced fluorescence imaging and super-resolution microscopy, with selective proteomic analysis to map molecular networks.

Proximity Labelling · Fluorescence Imaging · Super-Resolution Microscopy +1

• Norwich
• On-site
• £21,805 pa
• Entry level
• Contract

Investigates how G-quadruplex DNA and RNA structures regulate metabolic changes during fungal spore germination, using Aspergillus fumigatus as a model. The student will map G4 formation genome-wide, engineer mutants via CRISPR-Cas9, and apply NMR metabolomics and microscopy to study cell-wall remodelling and antifungal susceptibility within an interdisciplinary research environment.

CRISPR-Cas9 · NMR Spectroscopy

• Exeter
• £21,805 pa
• Entry level
• Contract

An interdisciplinary PhD studentship combining computational genomics at Exeter with stem-cell biology and CRISPR editing at Cambridge. The student will analyse whole-genome sequencing data from large multi-ancestry cohorts, integrate genetic signals with epigenetic maps and AI tools like AlphaGenome, and build iPSC-derived visceral and subcutaneous adipocyte models to functionally test prioritised regulatory variants.

AlphaGenome · DNANexus · Flow Cytometry +1

• Burgess Hill
• Hybrid · 2–3 days in office
• £29,000 – £32,000 pa
• Mid-level
• Permanent

Coordinate the sourcing of human and animal biospecimens from sister and external organisations to fulfil customer orders on time and in full. Act as the procurement subject matter expert, handling escalations, supplier pricing and availability enquiries, and maintaining supplier approval with QA. Hybrid role in Burgess Hill with occasional training of team members.

Sage X3

• Lancaster
• £33,002 – £37,694 pa

Support a collaborative project developing materials for sustainable agriculture, using materials preparation, characterisation and in vitro biological testing to study how material properties affect plant interactions. The post also involves prototype validation, health and safety implementation and laboratory work within a rapidly expanding chemistry department.

• Slough
• Hybrid · 3 days in office
• £37 – £50 ph
• Contract

Process, analyse and interpret omics data from clinical portfolio studies to uncover biological mechanisms, treatment effects and safety signals. Develop analysis pipelines using state-of-the-art tools, document reproducible code for patient-level data, and write reports and scientific publications. Requires strong bulk and single-cell RNAseq expertise, R, HPC/Unix and Docker skills.

Docker · DNAnexus

• Bracknell
• Hybrid · 2–3 days in office
• £37 – £49 ph
• Senior
• Contract

Analyse large-scale single-cell, bulk transcriptomics and other omics datasets, and develop new computational methods to extract biological insight. Build scalable, well-tested software and workflows for atlas-scale data (millions of cells) and high-dimensional proteomics, acting as the analytical point of contact in multidisciplinary collaborations from analysis plan through to publication or portfolio decision.

Visium · Xenium · MERFISH +4

• 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.

• Exeter
• £21,805 pa
• Entry level
• Contract

Applies genetic clustering to severe mental illness traits to find biologically distinct risk components affecting obesity and type 2 diabetes, using GWAS data and population biobanks. Integrates single-cell multiomic datasets to map risk pathways to neuronal and glial cell types, with CRISPR-based functional work. Multidisciplinary training in statistical genetics, bioinformatics and functional genomics.

CRISPR · GWAS

• Oxford
• On-site
• £40,000 pa
• Senior
• Permanent

Develops and optimises LC-MS workflows for low-input and single-cell proteomics and/or metabolomics, supporting researchers across the institute with experiment design, method development, data acquisition and interpretation. Works closely with bioinformatics, scientific computing and AI/ML teams, and helps build SOPs and training material for single-cell MS capability.

LC-MS · Flow Cytometry · Sequencing +5

• Maidenhead
• Director

Oversees vendor delivery of medical evaluations for individual case safety reports, applying medical and scientific judgment on causality, expectedness and seriousness. Trains Medical Evaluators, guides complex cases, sets assessment frameworks and drives process improvements across Global Safety and Pharmacovigilance.

• Oxford
• On-site
• £40,000 pa
• Entry level
• Permanent

Postdoctoral role in the Liu Lab for Synthetic Evolution, designing and troubleshooting experiments, analysing complex data with computational and statistical tools, and publishing high-quality research. The lab invented OrthoRep for continuous accelerated gene evolution, with projects spanning antibody sequence-affinity datasets, enzyme sequence-function maps, and de novo gene function emergence. Involves mentoring junior researchers and collaborating across multidisciplinary teams.

OrthoRep