Biotechnology Jobs

• Liverpool
• On-site
• Permanent

Perform method development and proof-of-concept validation on pharmaceutical raw materials, intermediates and drug substances, mainly APIs, using HPLC, GC and MS. Support technology transfers for novel substances, review data for compliance, investigate OOS/OOE results and document work to client procedures. Based on-site at a client facility as a managed PSS scientist, liaising with client representatives and supporting audits and continuous improvement.

HPLC · GC · MS +7

• Macclesfield
• Permanent

Provide analytical support for drug substance manufacturing and method development, running project analysis, forced degradation studies and proof-of-concept validation. Author and review Analytical Testing Plans, method protocols and validation protocols, using HPLC and GC within a GMP-regulated lab. Work independently and in a multidisciplinary team, communicating findings to internal and external stakeholders.

HPLC · GC · NMR +4

• London
• On-site
• Mid-level

Develops and optimises therapeutic delivery formulations, designing lab experiments to assess stability, physicochemical properties and in vitro performance. Works in a multidisciplinary biotech team, characterising formulations analytically and supporting scale-up and tech transfer towards manufacturing. Distinct for its blend of formulation science, experimental development and translational research.

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

Embedded with Chemical Manufacturing & Control teams, you take high-priority use cases from problem framing to working prototypes at days-to-weeks cadence, then hand proven solutions to a Solutions Engineer for scale-up. Work is AI-augmented: agent frameworks, multi-agent orchestration, MCP, and AI coding assistants are the default mode of building, turning manual lab and process workflows into agentic automation.

Claude Code · GitHub Copilot · Databricks AI Assistant +3

• Stevenage
• Hybrid · 2–3 days in office
• Senior

Embedded with Chemical Manufacturing & Control teams, you take high-priority use cases from problem framing to working prototypes at days-to-weeks cadence, then ship first production versions. Work is AI-augmented: agent frameworks, multi-agent orchestration, MCP and AI coding assistants handle routine coding while you supply judgement and validation, coaching BU engineers along the way.

Claude Code · GitHub Copilot · Databricks AI Assistant +3

• Church Stretton
• Senior

Technical lead role driving innovation in polymeric and silica particle technologies for chromatography, diagnostics and biopharma consumables. Involves independently designing and executing complex polymer synthesis, particle manufacture and surface functionalization, plus technology transfer from lab-scale prototypes to full production. Acts as internal consultant and escalation point for critical materials issues, mentors scientists and shapes long-term technology strategy.

• London
• Hybrid
• Director

Lead CMC regulatory strategy for UK-manufactured and UK-licensed mRNA products across development, registration and post-approval lifecycle. Act as primary point of contact with the MHRA, oversee submissions and manufacturing change assessments, and shape global regulatory approaches across cross-functional matrix teams.

MHRA · Generative AI

• London
• On-site
• Director
• Permanent

Leads CMC regulatory strategy for global submissions including IND, CTA, BLA and MAA, and oversees agency correspondence and compliance for mRNA products. Reviews submissions for readiness, drives health authority interactions, and advises manufacturing and quality teams on change controls and regulatory guidance across vaccines, oncology and rare disease programmes.

IND · CTA · BLA +1

• Swindon
• Lead · manages people

Leads a team of scientific officers performing GMP QC Chemistry analysis of incoming goods, in-process, intermediate, stability and finished product samples. Acts as first escalation point for technical, compliance and personnel issues, manages batch release, stability studies, documentation and audits, and deputises for the QC Manager. Requires extensive instrumental and traditional analytical experience plus 2+ years of team leadership.

• Loughborough
• On-site
• Entry level
• Permanent

Performs chemical, physical and microbiological testing of raw materials, in-process, finished and stability samples in a GMP pharmaceutical QC lab. Uses wet chemistry techniques, auto titrators, Karl Fischer, FTIR and UV-Vis, plus LIMS, with instrument calibration, COSHH risk assessments and 6S housekeeping duties.

LIMS · Microsoft Office · Auto Titrators +4

• Guildford
• Mid-level
• Permanent

Hands-on laboratory role analysing pharmaceutical samples including APIs, medicines, herbal products and packaging for MHRA Laboratories. Uses HPLC, GC, GC/LC-MS, IR, Raman, UV, dissolution and wet chemistry, with responsibility for drafting reports, validating data, equipment calibration and maintaining an ISO/IEC 17025 quality system. Works within a team of around 30 analytical scientists, independently coordinating project workloads.

Microsoft Word · Microsoft Excel

• 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.

• Cambridge, United States
• Hybrid · 3 days in office
• Director

Lead end-to-end clinical trial material planning, vendor management, packaging, labeling, inventory and global distribution for an AI-first drug discovery company. Act as the clinical supply authority within a lean Pharmaceutical Sciences & CMC team, building scalable systems and vendor networks while partnering closely with Clinical Operations and CROs.

IRT · RTSM