Biotechnology Jobs

• UK - Hertfordshire - Ware RD
• Director

Provides scientific and medical expertise at study level across early- and late-phase hepatology assets, leading protocol and study document development, serving as medical monitor for Phase 1–4 trials, and interpreting efficacy, safety and biomarker data. Works within cross-functional global study teams and the Clinical Matrix Team, with informal coaching of less experienced clinical scientists and no formal line management.

• Stevenage
• Director

Leads Quantitative Systems Pharmacology and QST modelling within GSK's Clinical Pharmacology and Quantitative Medicine group, building mechanistic mathematical models of disease, drug action and trial design. Defines clinical pharmacology strategy across the Respiratory, Immunology and Inflammation portfolio, working with biologists, clinicians, statisticians and AI/ML colleagues. The role sits in a newly formed Centre of Excellence for Model-Informed Drug Development, initially in Stevenage with a planned move to Cambridge.

• Reading
• Senior

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 +2

• 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.

• Exeter
• Entry level
• Contract

A cross-institutional PhD studentship analysing whole genome sequencing data from millions of individuals across UK Biobank, All of Us and Our Future Health to identify rare causal variants for musculoskeletal disorders, then functionally validating them in human cell and tissue models using CRISPR-Cas9, transcriptomics and cellular phenotyping. Split between computational genomics at Exeter and laboratory work at Oxford, it develops a dual skill set in statistical genetics and experimental validation.

UK Biobank · All of Us · Our Future Health +4

• Exeter
• Entry level
• Contract

Computational PhD project using cell-free DNA sequencing to infer placental gene activity and dissect how genetic variants linked to adverse pregnancy outcomes affect placental function. The student develops tools to map nucleosomal footprints, integrates them with single-cell RNA-seq markers and GWAS summary statistics, and may generate new plasma data.

scRNA-seq · cfDNA Sequencing · GWAS

• Oxford
• On-site
• Senior

Sole-contributor scientist role developing and executing biochemical and molecular biology assays for PK/PD analysis, spanning genomic DNA/RNA isolation, qPCR, ddPCR, RNA sequencing, MSD, ELISA and immunoblotting. Works within Moderna's Clinical Bioanalytical team at Harwell, Oxfordshire, ensuring GcLP-compliant assay qualification and validation, troubleshooting with external CRO partners, and building internal and external mRNA-based bioanalytical capability.

MSD · LIMS · eLNB +1

• Oxford
• On-site
• Mid-level

Hands-on automation engineering role supporting drug product packaging and drug substance manufacturing at a new mRNA 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 independently as a technical specialist across manufacturing, engineering, quality and digital teams.

Emerson DeltaV · Allen-Bradley · Rockwell Automation +7

• Saffron Walden
• Hybrid
• £38,570 – £49,893 pa
• Entry level
• Contract

A postdoctoral research role analysing large-scale human genetic, epigenetic and proteomic datasets, including dried blood spots, birth cohorts and cell-free DNA, to uncover the genetic basis of early-life traits and develop biomarkers for pregnancy and neonatal conditions. The work spans statistical genetics, multi-omics and methods development, with scope to tailor projects to the fellow's interests.

GitHub · Snakemake · Nextflow +1

• London
• Mid-level
• Permanent

Designs and implements generative models that learn intervention effects from single-cell perturbation and multiomic data, focusing on counterfactual prediction and experimental design. Works in interdisciplinary teams alongside experimental biologists to validate computational hypotheses and guide the highest-signal next experiments, with emphasis on causal coherence and real-world utility over benchmark fit.

• London
• On-site
• Senior
• Permanent

Processes and quality-controls paired single-cell RNA-seq and scATAC-seq data at scale, building Nextflow pipelines for custom combinatorial indexing chemistries and integrating multimodal datasets for GPU-accelerated model training. Partners with wet lab scientists and ML modellers to design evaluation frameworks and biological benchmarks, bridging experimental and computational teams in a matrixed TechBio environment.

STARsolo · Alevin-fry · Chromap +5

• Oxford
• On-site
• Mid-level · manages people
• Permanent

Lead the governance, lifecycle management and regulatory compliance of physical assets across a growing scientific and engineering campus. Establish and improve an ISO 55000-aligned Asset Management System, driving predictive and condition-based maintenance, whole-life cost modelling and risk-based investment planning. Manages a team and specialist suppliers; explicitly not a facilities or property operations role.

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

Postdoctoral role applying informatics, data science, machine learning and AI to animal health and welfare, within the vHive and Health and Biomedical Informatics Group. Involves in-silico drug repurposing, biomarker discovery from proteomics and transcriptomics, knowledge representation and stakeholder data analysis, in collaboration with industry partner Zoetis and other institutions.

R · Python

• 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

• 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.

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