Biotechnology Jobs

• London
• Hybrid · 3 days in office
• Lead

Lead formulation strategy for small molecules across drug discovery and preclinical development, designing technologies such as solid dispersions and co-crystals to improve solubility, stability and manufacturability. Work within an interdisciplinary team alongside AI/ML drug design platform groups, managing external CRO resources and authoring regulatory submissions.

ASAP

• London
• Hybrid · 3 days in office
• Lead

Drive DMPK strategy across drug discovery projects, designing screening cascades and mechanistic experiments while integrating AI/ML and PBPK modelling to predict human dosing, efficacy and safety windows. Work within an interdisciplinary team of drug design and machine learning specialists, authoring regulatory documents and optimising molecule design with chemistry leads.

R · Python · KNIME

• Reading
• Mid-level

Site monitoring role covering selection, initiation, monitoring and close-out visits in line with GCP and ICH guidelines, plus recruitment tracking, protocol training and TMF/ISF documentation. Dedicated to a single sponsor within IQVIA's cFSP model, with access to large data pools to improve site selection and efficiency.

• Reading
• Mid-level

Monitors clinical trial sites across the UK, performing selection, initiation, monitoring and close-out visits in line with GCP and sponsor requirements. Tracks recruitment, regulatory submissions, CRF completion and data queries, and maintains TMF/ISF documentation. Dedicated to a single sponsor within IQVIA's cFSP model.

Microsoft Word · Microsoft Excel · Microsoft PowerPoint

• London
• Hybrid
• Senior

Leads global clinical data transparency and disclosure across registries and regulatory platforms such as CTIS, EMA Policy 0070 and Health Canada PRCI, acting as subject matter expert for assigned therapeutic areas. Manages vendor partnerships, FOI access requests, redaction and lay summary work, plus SOP governance, compliance reporting and audit readiness within Global Regulatory Affairs Excellence.

CTIS · ClinicalTrials.gov · EU Clinical Trial Register +3

• London
• Hybrid
• Lead · manages people

Leads one or more Early Development Asset Teams, owning integrated strategy from candidate nomination through first-in-human trials across preclinical, translational, clinical, regulatory and CMC workstreams. Serves as scientific champion for oncology assets, presenting data and investment recommendations to governance bodies and contributing to in-licensing due diligence.

• Harrow
• Remote
• Lead · manages people

Acts as functional lead on the core project team, driving site identification and country selection for clinical trials from award onwards. Designs protocol-specific site questionnaires, leads local teams through surveys, models enrolment scenarios, and presents data-driven strategies to sponsors. Also serves as SME for feasibility systems and may lead stand-alone feasibility studies.

• Cambridge
• Senior
• Temporary

Hands-on upstream process development role delivering mammalian cell culture studies, including CHO-based fed-batch and perfusion processes, media and feed optimization, and bioreactor operation from ambr systems to bench-scale stirred tanks. Works under minimal supervision within a matrix CMC team, applying DoE and statistical analysis, supporting scale-up and tech transfer to GMP and CMO partners, and providing day-to-day technical coordination to technicians and operators.

ambr · ambr250 · Stirred-Tank Bioreactors +6

• Newcastle upon Tyne
• Hybrid
• Director

Provides medical and clinical leadership for the development of novel diagnostic and companion diagnostic assays and platforms supporting precision medicine. Acts as subject matter expert for R&D projects, clinical studies and regulatory submissions, and supports pharma partnerships and pathology education. Hybrid role based in Newcastle Upon Tyne with 30-40% international travel.

IVD · CDx · Digital Pathology

• Oxford
• On-site
• Junior
• Permanent

Hands-on bench role executing microbial culture, identification, biobanking and broth microdilution antimicrobial susceptibility testing under BSL-2 conditions, compliant with EUCAST/CLSI guidelines. Works within a highly automated reference laboratory integrating robotics and data systems, with scope to help design and optimise high-throughput workflows alongside microbiologists, genomics scientists and automation engineers.

MALDI-TOF · Oracle · Long-Read Sequencing +1

• Oxford
• Hybrid
• Mid-level
• Permanent

Research Scientist role in the Molecular Simulations and Design team, combining generative models, physical simulation and experimental data to accelerate biomolecule design, initially enzymes. Involves developing methods such as Boltzmann samplers, long-timestep molecular dynamics, machine-learned interatomic potentials and flow matching/diffusion, with full-stack work from pre-training to design-build-test loops.

• Cambridge
• £37,694 – £46,049 pa
• Entry level
• Contract

Conducts molecular virology research on viral cross-species transmission, using cell culture, molecular cloning, viral reverse genetics and functional infection assays. Plans and analyses experiments, maintains records and contributes to manuscripts within a collaborative team at CITIID. Fixed-term for one year in the first instance.

Viral Reverse Genetics · Small Animal Models

• London
• On-site
• Mid-level
• Permanent

Own the full post-training lifecycle for biological foundation models, from alignment strategy to production deployment. Design pipelines that adapt general-purpose models to therapeutic contexts, build validation frameworks linking model improvements to biological ground truth, and run experiments end-to-end on distributed GPU infrastructure. Collaborate with ML infrastructure and biology teams and contribute to open-source tooling.

OpenTargets · helical-package · GPU

• York
• Hybrid
• £38,448 – £46,970 pa
• Entry level
• Contract

Lead an ARIA-funded project characterising engineered lipid nanoparticles that target lung-mediated immune regulation, with a focus on macrophage-driven innate immune mechanisms. Work spans mouse models, flow cytometry and fluorescence microscopy within a multi-university consortium, based at York with some remote working.

Flow Cytometry · Fluorescence Microscopy

• United Kingdom
• Remote
• Senior

Acts as independent Principal Investigator overseeing qualitative in-trial research studies, from design through delivery, for pharmaceutical clients. Applies methods like interviews and surveys to capture patient experience data, manages project budgets and timelines, and contributes to proposals and client development. Requires CAQDAS expertise and strong scientific writing.

Atlas.ti · NVivo · MAXQDA +1