Latest Genetic Engineering Jobs

Automation Engineer – Packaging & Process Automation

Hands-on automation engineering role supporting drug product packaging and drug substance manufacturing at a new mRNA vaccine facility. Involves commissioning and optimising Emerson DeltaV and Allen-Bradley/Rockwell PLC systems, automated labelling and secondary packaging equipment, plus GxP validation, root cause analysis and lifecycle documentation. Works across manufacturing, engineering, quality and digital teams, with scope to explore digital and Generative AI-enabled solutions.

Moderna Drug Manufacturing

On-site Clearance Required

MST Engineer III

Provides hands-on MS&T engineering expertise across drug substance manufacturing and label, packaging and final-storage operations at Moderna's Harwell site. Leads technology transfer, process start-up, cGMP validation, continued process verification, troubleshooting and lifecycle CMC activities, authoring protocols and reports. Works cross-functionally with Manufacturing, Quality, Supply Chain and Regulatory, with on-call or shift coverage as required.

Moderna Drug Manufacturing

On-site Clearance Required

Senior Product Owner – Content Generation & Collaboration

Leads digital products for structured, collaborative and increasingly automated authoring of evidence and regulatory content across clinical, CMC, safety, regulatory and publications. Owns the roadmap, backlog and value case, shaping technical trade-offs with architects and engineers while embedding GxP, data-integrity and AI-governance requirements. Also mentors other Product Owners and manages strategic technology suppliers.

GSK London

Hybrid

Scientific Leader, Discovery Integration Sciences

Leads cross-functional teams designing and operating Lab-in-an-Automated-Loop systems that integrate computational intelligence with physical lab experimentation in adaptive learning cycles. Translates scientific requirements into system designs and platform capabilities, applying AI, agents and cloud-based workflow automation to accelerate medicine discovery. Hybrid role requiring on-site presence 2-3 days per week.

GSK Cambridge, United States US$157,575 – US$262,625 pa

Hybrid

Senior Research Scientist

Join a small, frontier-style AI research group training billion-parameter biological foundation models on the world's largest metagenomic dataset. You'll develop new architectures, training methods and evaluation approaches from scratch, shape a research direction, publish at top venues, and see your work generate novel biology. Reports to the Head of AI Research alongside genomics, sequence modelling and large-scale deep learning researchers.

Basecamp Research London

On-site Permanent

Production Sequencing Lead

Owns the end-to-end sample-to-sequence pipeline for the Trillion Gene Atlas, spanning DNA extraction, library prep and sequencing dispatch across Phase 1 and Phase 2. Bridges R&D and production by scaling validated protocols, applying Lean/Six Sigma to improve throughput, and leading a small lab team while monitoring data return with bioinformatics partners.

Basecamp Research London

On-site Permanent

DMQ Quality Graduate

Rotational graduate programme within Distribution & Market Quality, spending time across Market Quality, Distribution Quality, QPs and Continuous Improvement under four different managers. Day-to-day work covers QMS processes such as deviations, CAPA and change controls, KPI reporting for governance meetings, records retention and supporting self-inspections.

Vertex Pharmaceuticals London

Hybrid Internship

Supply Chain Industrial Placement (12 months)

A 12-month industrial placement within Vertex's International Supply Chain team, supporting commercial supply operations that deliver medicines globally. The student gains hands-on exposure to pharmaceutical supply chain processes, working with experienced colleagues on analytical, data-driven tasks. Based at the Paddington HQ with hybrid or on-site working options.

Vertex Pharmaceuticals London

Hybrid Internship

Operations Scientist - Immunochemistry

Performs analytical testing on large-molecule drug products using ligand binding and immunochemistry techniques such as ELISA, MSD and Gyrolab, following GLP regulatory requirements. Works alongside lab analysts, study managers and project managers, handling sample preparation, extraction, data processing and SOP writing, plus process improvement projects for the division.

Labcorp Harrogate

On-site Permanent

Lead In Silico Business Partner, Biology

Acts as the single front door between Global Biology Operations and the In Silico & AI organisation, owning demand, the in silico roadmap and delivery orchestration across computational biology, bioinformatics and AI teams. Focuses on Disease-to-Target and applying the proprietary E.MPD multi-omics resource to target identification, validation and patient stratification, while evidencing value and supporting client proposals.

Evotec Abingdon

Permanent

Clinical Data Management Placement Year 2027 - Leeds

A 12-month university placement within a global clinical data management team, supporting the full clinical trial lifecycle from project documentation and system set-up to data entry, validation, reconciliation and database lock. Interns work alongside experienced Clinical Data Managers on live trials, gaining hands-on exposure to clinical research technology and processes.

Fortrea Leeds

On-site Internship

Senior Clinical Data Manager - FSO

Technical lead for all data management activities on late phase (IIb-III) clinical trials, from start-up through completion. Develops Data Management and Quality Management Plans, designs CRF/eCRF and database structures, and coordinates edit checks and discrepancy management. Acts as client liaison, tracking cycle times and metrics while overseeing data review staff.

Fortrea Maidenhead

Hybrid Permanent

Medical Director, Companion Diagnostics and Advanced Assays

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.

Danaher Newcastle upon Tyne

Hybrid

Research Associate - Molecular Virology and Viral Emergence (Fixed Term)

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.

University of Cambridge Cambridge £37,694 – £46,049 pa

Contract

PhD Studentship: Decoding the molecular switches that control fungal growth and infection

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.

University of East Anglia Norwich £21,805 pa

On-site Contract