Biotechnology Jobs

• Oxford
• On-site
• Mid-level
• Permanent

Develops and optimises high-throughput enzyme assays to characterise plant protein variants from AI-assisted design and evolutionary discovery. Works with computational scientists, automation engineers and roboticists to build scalable protein expression, purification and biochemical characterisation pipelines, informing protein engineering and crop yield decisions.

AI · Automation · Robotics

• Oxford
• On-site
• Senior
• Permanent

Lead the development and optimisation of molecular biology workflows—nucleic acid extraction, purification, library preparation and sample processing—for integration into a fluidic, cartridge-based diagnostic device. Work at the intersection of biology, chemistry and engineering, using Design of Experiments and quantitative methods to reduce technical risk and guide the platform from proof-of-concept to prototype.

Whole Genome Sequencing · Oracle Cloud

• United Kingdom
• Remote
• Entry level

Supports clinical trial site management remotely, liaising with CRAs and study teams on site preparedness, document collection, vendor trackers and remote monitoring tasks. Handles essential documents, site payments, reconciliations and centralized monitoring reviews in line with SOPs and ICH GCP. Suits an early-career life sciences graduate seeking a UK-based remote clinical research role.

EMR · EHR · CTMS +2

• Paisley
• Hybrid
• Mid-level
• Permanent · Flexible

Provide technical support for conventional and spectral flow cytometry, helping researchers design and troubleshoot panels via phone, email and web. Document interactions in CRM, contribute to knowledge bases and training materials, and collaborate on international cross-functional projects. Office-based with partial remote option across several European sites.

CRM Systems

• London
• Hybrid · 2–3 days in office
• Senior · manages people

Leads a team of risk and compliance business partners supporting GSK's R&D technology, covering clinical, discovery and regulatory systems. Combines hands-on cyber risk consulting and assurance with team leadership, owning the risk register, GxP/SOX compliance, audit readiness and stakeholder engagement across Ware and London sites.

ServiceNow

• Newcastle upon Tyne
• On-site
• Entry level
• Permanent

Graduate-level role in a cancer diagnostics R&D team, generating and evaluating antibodies and detection methods for in vitro diagnostic assays on manual and automated staining systems. Involves laboratory work, literature and competitor reviews, and contributing to product development, verification and validation in a regulated environment, with training in histopathology and immunohistochemistry.

Automated Staining Systems · Manual Staining Systems

• Saffron Walden
• Hybrid · 2 days in office
• £3,452 pm
• Mid-level
• Contract

Maintains microbial genomes in Ensembl, loading new annotations, coordinating releases and diagnosing data issues. Develops functional annotation and pangenome pipelines, evaluates taxon-specific annotation tools, and builds Nextflow or Snakemake workflows with Python, relational databases and HPC or cloud infrastructure.

Nextflow · Snakemake · MySQL +7

• London
• On-site
• Lead · manages people
• Permanent

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.

Illumina · Ultima · PacBio +3

• London
• Mid-level

Mid-level individual contributor on GSK's Enterprise AI Forward Deployed Engineering team, embedded with business unit teams to prototype AI proofs of concept at a days-to-weeks cadence. Works under senior FDEs using AI coding assistants and multi-agent workflows as the default mode of building, then hands proven solutions off cleanly for productionisation.

Claude Code · GitHub Copilot · Databricks AI Assistant +3

• Saffron Walden
• Hybrid
• £4,395 pm
• Senior · manages people
• Contract

Lead solution architecture for digital experience initiatives spanning web applications, APIs, content platforms and AI-enabled services. Remain hands-on through discovery, prototyping and architectural development while providing technical direction, mentoring and people management to the development team. Bridges UX and engineering, shaping LLM, retrieval-augmented generation and agentic patterns into accessible, sustainable services.

React · Angular · Drupal +7

• High Wycombe
• Hybrid
• Mid-level

Independent clinical quality-risk leadership role translating risk signals into proactive mitigation, escalation and inspection readiness across trials and programs. Involves maintaining Clinical Quality Plans, driving risk monitoring reviews, advising on CAPA plans, and leading pre-submission quality portfolio reviews and mock inspections. Combines hands-on risk ownership with cross-functional influence and coaching of team members.

Microsoft Office · Tableau · Spotfire

• London
• On-site
• Junior

Hands-on lab role in a biology team, running experiments across process development, product testing and platform R&D, maintaining iPSC lines and differentiation cultures, and sharing lab operations duties. Data generated feeds directly into how processes and platforms evolve, with structured training from SOP-based work towards independent execution.

Excel · GraphPad Prism

• 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

• Harrogate
• On-site
• Entry level

Supports a necropsy laboratory through stock control, reagent preparation, labelling and archiving of animal samples in line with study paperwork and SOPs. Involves general housekeeping, possible assistance with postmortems and foetal sectioning, all within a GLP environment. Training is provided, making it a route into the industry.

Excel · Word

• London
• On-site
• £27,500 – £30,000 pa
• Entry level
• Temporary

Processing blood and other biofluids from volunteer donors in a research services lab, including centrifugation, buffy coat and PBMC separation, reagent preparation and microbiological/viral testing of urine. Work follows Human Tissue Act, ISO 9001 and internal safety standards, with responsibility for maintaining laboratory records. Suited to someone starting out who has some blood or accredited lab experience.