Biotechnology Jobs

CureAge Therapeutics · London

Lead the computationally guided design of a lipid nanoparticle delivery platform, applying chemical and biophysical principles to optimise LNP composition and formulation. Use AI-enabled chemistry, cheminformatics, predictive models and molecular modelling to prioritise formulation components, working closely with the experimental team and founding team in a small start-up.

Alloy Therapeutics UK Ltd · Cambridge · £45,000 – £50,000 pa

Design and build large-scale synthetic gene loci and transgenic platforms for antibody discovery, using CRISPR/Cas9, RMCE and site-specific integrases. Hands-on molecular biology including PCR, NGS, plasmid construction and flow-cytometric immunophenotyping, within a small multidisciplinary team working from dry-lab design to wet-lab validation.

EMBL-EBI · Saffron Walden

Combines hands-on development of production bioinformatics services like Job Dispatcher with scientific and technical leadership, shaping product strategy, roadmaps and backlog priorities. Works with scientists, engineers and infrastructure teams on HPC, Nextflow, SLURM and containerised tools, and represents services in committee meetings.

EMBL-EBI · Saffron Walden · £3,452 pm

Designs and develops software and APIs for the UniProt protein data services and website, serving a global scientific community. Also handles design, maintenance and monitoring of the website's cloud infrastructure, with a focus on scalability, well-tested code and distributed big-data processing. Works in a dynamic interdisciplinary team of engineers and bioinformaticians alongside biologists.

Altos Labs · Cambridge

Hands-on laboratory role supporting a state-of-the-art multiomics facility, running Illumina and Nanopore sequencing, bulk RNA/DNA library prep and single-cell workflows such as 10x Genomics and Parse Bio. The post also covers lab automation, instrument maintenance, SOPs, purchasing and advising researchers on experimental design within a collaborative core-facility team.

Vertex Pharmaceuticals · London

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

Join the International Nephrology marketing team for a 12-month industrial placement, supporting commercial launch strategies for a potential rare kidney disease medicine. You'll work cross-functionally on tactical marketing plans, build product and disease knowledge, and manage vendors and budgets, gaining hands-on pharma launch experience.

Moderna · Oxford

Serve as engineering owner for GMP manufacturing equipment at Moderna's Harwell facility, supporting the Norwood (MA) network. Provide hands-on floor support, troubleshoot complex mechanical and process issues, lead CAPAs and change controls, and drive continuous improvement and tech transfer for mRNA production. Requires close cross-functional work with equipment SMEs and end users.

Thermo Fisher Scientific · Manchester

Conducts multiple ongoing clinical trials, handling informed consent, screening, vital signs, ECGs and protocol procedures while ensuring subject safety and accurate data capture. Engages across site operations including recruitment, enrolment and retention, working with research site and interdepartmental teams under FDA/GCP and ICH regulations.

SRG · Loughborough · £14 – £15 ph

Perform analytical testing for batch release, stability studies and complaint investigations in a GMP/GLP-regulated pharmaceutical lab, using techniques such as HPLC and UV spectroscopy. Support OOS/OOT investigations, maintain Good Documentation Practices, review and issue GMP documentation, and help with calibration and equipment maintenance. A 12-month temp contract within a cross-functional QC team.

EMBL-EBI · Saffron Walden

Develops FAIR infrastructure connecting proteomics evidence (XL-MS, CF-MS, AP-MS) with structural restraints, predicted structures and integrative models. Builds data models, APIs, conversion and validation tools with PRIDE and wwPDB, extending community standards for structural interactomics and linked deposition workflows.

EMBL-EBI · Saffron Walden · £3,452 – £3,861 pm

Develops and maintains Python and Java data pipelines for ChEMBL releases, plus other chemogenomics services like SureChEMBL, UniChem and ChEBI. Involves cheminformatics tooling (RDKit, Open Babel, InChI, SMILES), SQL databases, Linux and Git-based workflows, with cross-team work on data quality and integration of external resources such as PubChem and BindingDB.

EMBL-EBI · Saffron Walden · £3,452 pm

Develops the user-facing Europe PMC service, building fast, accessible interfaces for searching and navigating a corpus of over 47 million biomedical publications. Works with UX, product, back-end and data science colleagues to create reusable components, integrate REST APIs and JSON data, and improve performance, accessibility and maintainability within an Agile team.

EMBL-EBI · Saffron Walden · £3,452 pm

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.

EMBL-EBI · Saffron Walden

Lead solution architecture for digital experience initiatives spanning web applications, APIs, content platforms and AI-enabled services, remaining hands-on through discovery, prototyping and architectural development. Bridge UX and engineering, translating user needs into accessible, sustainable architectures while providing technical direction and people management to the development team. Focus on LLMs, retrieval-augmented generation, agents and semantic search.

Vertex Pharmaceuticals · London

A 12-month industrial placement within an international Medical Affairs team, supporting the planning and execution of medical projects in assigned therapeutic areas. The role involves project management, monthly dashboard reporting, managing external agencies, monitoring budgets for medical education events and advisory boards, and liaising with cross-functional and external stakeholders.