Biotechnology Jobs

• 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

• Cambridge
• On-site
• Entry level
• Contract

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.

Illumina · Nanopore · 10x Genomics +3

• Cambridge
• Senior

Acts as subject matter expert for stem cell culture technologies, leading development, optimisation and delivery of cellular systems for drug discovery. Manages multiple cell culture programmes, supplies high-quality cell batches for high-throughput screening, and troubleshoots assays while ensuring biological safety compliance. Collaborates with multidisciplinary teams and external partners across global sites.

Automated Liquid Handling Platforms · High-Throughput Screening

• United Kingdom
• Remote

Serves as a trusted technical advisor to customers, delivering pre- and post-sales support through product demonstrations, hands-on training, troubleshooting and technical consultation on high-content imaging and screening platforms. Works closely with sales and cross-functional teams, developing and optimising fluorescence-based cell assays and quantitative image analysis. Requires frequent travel across the UK and Ireland, with occasional international trips.

Microsoft Office

• Buckinghamshire
• On-site
• £34,000 – £35,000 pa

Combines technical applications support with outbound sales for a Life Sciences SME supplying cell biology and recombinant protein products. You'll troubleshoot customer issues, recommend products, follow up leads and quotations, and proactively develop new business by phone and email, working in a small team.

• Edinburgh
• Lead

Designs, delivers and interprets complex molecular and cellular biology studies for drug discovery and translational research, combining hands-on lab work with technical direction across client programmes. Provides scientific leadership on multiple projects, evaluates new technologies and supports colleagues, working with mammalian cell cultures and advanced cellular systems.

• Cambridge
• On-site
• £20 – £24 ph
• Mid-level
• Temporary

Undertake routine and specialist microbiological and molecular investigations across bacteriology, Containment Level 3, serology, chlamydia and molecular diagnostics, interpreting and reporting results. Operate and maintain automated analysers, manage consumables and lab IT systems, and contribute to quality management, audits and SOP development. Based at Addenbrooke's Hospital within UKHSA's Public Health Microbiology team.

UKAS · HSE

• Cambridge
• Senior
• Temporary

Hands-on upstream process development role delivering mammalian cell culture studies, including CHO-based fed-batch and perfusion processes, media and feed optimization, and bioreactor operation from ambr systems to bench-scale stirred tanks. Works under minimal supervision within a matrix CMC team, applying DoE and statistical analysis, supporting scale-up and tech transfer to GMP and CMO partners, and providing day-to-day technical coordination to technicians and operators.

ambr · ambr250 · Stirred-Tank Bioreactors +6

• Taunton
• On-site
• £49,387 – £56,515 pa
• Lead · manages people
• Permanent

Lead a team of Biomedical Scientists and support staff across Bacteriology, Parasitology, Virology, Molecular and Mycology, rotating through all areas. Responsibilities include training, appraisals, quality management, policy development, clinical trials and senior management on-call, with lone working on evening and weekend shifts.

LIMS · Q-Pulse · Kiestra

• United Kingdom
• £55,000 – £70,000 pa

This role involves leading in-vitro toxicology studies within a regulated preclinical environment, focusing on assay development and execution for product safety assessment. The scientist will apply advanced cell-based methods including Neutral Red, Ames, and micronucleus assays, interpret complex biological data, and support regulatory submissions. Collaboration with internal teams and external partners is key, alongside method validation and scientific reporting in a quality-assured laboratory setting.

• Cambridge
• Lead · manages people

Lead scientific strategy for cardiac electrophysiology and translational ion channel research, acting as scientific lead across multiple integrated drug discovery programmes. Guide experimental design using automated patch clamp (Qube/Sophion), MEA systems and hIPSC-derived cardiomyocytes, while serving as primary client contact and mentoring scientists.

Qube · MEA Systems · Sophion

• 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
• Remote
• £60,000 – £80,000 pa

Remote customer-facing scientific role supporting users of super-resolution imaging instruments after installation, covering onboarding, training and troubleshooting across sample prep, image acquisition and data analysis. You will build training resources, drive adoption and renewals, and feed customer insight back to product teams, travelling across the UK and Europe roughly 25% of the time.

• Cambridge
• Remote
• £60,000 – £80,000 pa

Serve as the primary scientific resource for customers after instrument installation, guiding onboarding, training and ongoing use of advanced super-resolution imaging workflows. Troubleshoot sample preparation, image acquisition and data analysis issues, develop training materials, and feed customer insights back to product and commercial teams. Remote-based with roughly 25% travel across the UK and Europe for installations.

Super-Resolution Imaging

• 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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