Latest Genetic Engineering Jobs

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Senior Computational Chemist, LNP Design

This role involves leading the computational design of lipid nanoparticles for nucleic acid delivery, using chemical and biophysical principles, AI tools, and molecular simulations. You will work closely with the experimental team to translate computational insights into testable strategies and refine formulations iteratively.

CureAge Therapeutics London

Hybrid Permanent Part-time

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Scientist I – Molecular Biology

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.

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

On-site Permanent

Scientist, Cell-Based Screening (Photosynthesis Pathway and Enzyme Engineering)

Lead the development of a plant cell-based screening platform to evaluate carbon fixation, using quantitative methods and CRISPR-based genome editing in suspension cultures. Apply iterative design-build-test-learn cycles to identify improved photosynthesis enzyme variants and engineered pathways, advancing promising candidates into whole plants. Contribute to IP generation and collaborate across multidisciplinary teams.

Ellison Institute of Technology Oxford

On-site Permanent

Postdoctoral Research Fellow (Zuercher Lab) - Generative Biology Institute

Postdoctoral role in the Zuercher Lab at the Generative Biology Institute, working on genome synthesis and genetic isolation. Involves designing and troubleshooting experiments, analysing complex datasets with computational and statistical tools, publishing papers, and mentoring junior researchers. Based at Oxford Science Park in a new bespoke facility.

Ellison Institute of Technology Oxford

On-site Permanent

Maintenance Engineering Manager - Packaging

Lead the implementation of a brand-new Label and Secondary Packaging operation at the Harwell site, providing technical leadership to establish it from the ground up before building a high-performing maintenance and engineering function. Work across engineering, manufacturing and global teams on capital projects, commissioning, qualification and validation, while developing preventative maintenance strategies and GMP-compliant systems.

Moderna Drug Manufacturing

Hybrid Permanent

Senior Engineering Maintenance Technician - Packaging

Hands-on maintenance of GMP manufacturing equipment at a new mRNA vaccine facility, including autoclaves, filling lines, isolators, TFF systems and chromatography skids. Acts as first responder to equipment failures, performing structured root-cause troubleshooting, preventative maintenance, CAPA work and cGMP documentation, while coordinating vendors and contractors. Includes on-call rotation for 24/7 operations and OJT delivery.

Moderna Oxford

On-site Clearance Required

Senior Scientist I

Lead the design, engineering, expression, purification and characterisation of complex biologic therapeutics including monoclonal, bispecific and multispecific antibodies. Acts as biologics scientific lead on client-facing drug discovery programmes, mentoring junior scientists and shaping project strategy within a multidisciplinary Protein Sciences team.

Evotec Macclesfield

On-site Permanent

Director, Data Strategy & Partnerships

Owns the data sourcing and partnerships framework, scanning the scientific landscape for new data modalities and cohorts, negotiating access and commercial terms with biobanks, health networks and TechBios, and building business cases for data investments. Works with engineering leadership to operationalise new data sources and partners with legal, commercial and scientific leadership. Requires deep population/statistical genetics expertise and experience leading multi-institutional consortia.

Genomics London

Hybrid Permanent

PhD Studentship: Functional Genomics of Sexually Antagonistic Selection

Investigate why sexually antagonistic genes persist, using Drosophila to identify consistent loci and validate their sex-specific fitness effects via CRISPR-Cas9 allele swaps. Combines bioinformatics, genome engineering and sequencing, with training across evolutionary genetics, statistics and functional genomics at Norwich Research Park.

University of East Anglia Norwich £21,805 pa

On-site Contract

Scientist

Early-career scientist role in a Life Sciences team, generating therapeutic hypotheses by mining in-house genomic data with statistical methods to identify and triage drug targets. Also develops and optimises polygenic risk score tools for patient stratification, working with omic data using statistical and AI/ML approaches and communicating findings to internal and external stakeholders.

Genomics London

Hybrid Permanent

Antibody Discovery Scientist

Lab-centric role leading the design and execution of experiments to identify and optimise antibodies and proteins, primarily using yeast-based and phage-display selection technologies combined with in silico design tools. The scientist designs antibody libraries, engineers therapeutic-grade leads, and may apply B-cell sorting, NGS and in vivo discovery approaches within matrix teams across multiple disease targets.

GSK Stevenage

Antibody Discovery Associate Scientist

Lab-centric role focused on antibody and protein discovery, integrating yeast-based and phage display selection platforms with in silico design tools. The scientist designs and executes experiments, engineers antibody libraries for therapeutic properties, and may use B-cell sorting, NGS and in vivo approaches within matrix teams. Predominantly lab-based with scientific communication and non-lab workstreams.

GSK Stevenage

Senior Production Engineer

Job Title: Senior Production EngineerLocation: Oxfordshire, UKEmployment Type: Full-time and fully on siteAbout the ClientA pioneer in advanced sensing and molecular analysis technology, delivering groundbreaking biological and genetic solutions globally across 120+ countries.Role SummaryHands-on Senior Production Engineer to lead manufacturing...

Morgan McKinley Oxfordshire CA$50,000 – CA$55,000 pa

Industrial Placement Student - STEAM Educator (12 Months)

A 12-month industrial placement within a biotechnology company's community affairs team, based at an Oxford learning lab dedicated to STEAM education. The role involves developing and delivering hands-on science lessons with local schools, preparing lab materials and reagents, managing supplies, and supporting volunteers and scientists. It combines science communication and outreach with practical lab and administrative duties.

Vertex Pharmaceuticals Oxford

Hybrid Internship

Research Assistant – Cell Biology (Contractor)

Contributes to the design and execution of cellular and biochemical assays, including arrayed CRISPR perturbation screens in established cell models, and maintains primary and immortalised mammalian cell lines with sample tracking and QC. Runs phenotypic readouts such as flow cytometry, RT-qPCR and ELISA, performs data analysis and quality assurance, and reports outcomes to cross-functional project teams. Based in London wet labs within a matrixed TechBio environment.

Relation Therapeutics London

On-site Permanent

Senior Research Engineer

Builds the data pipelines, distributed training infrastructure, model implementations and evaluation/inference systems behind frontier genomic AI models, working as a full member of the AI research team rather than in support of it. Spans petabyte-scale training data curation through to designed sequences partners can test in the lab, with evaluation treated as an open research problem.

Basecamp Research London

On-site Permanent