Research Scientist Jobs (Biotech)

• Oxford
• Hybrid
• Mid-level
• Permanent

Research Scientist role in the Molecular Simulations and Design team, combining generative models, physical simulation and experimental data to accelerate biomolecule design, initially enzymes. Involves developing methods such as Boltzmann samplers, long-timestep molecular dynamics, machine-learned interatomic potentials and flow matching/diffusion, with full-stack work from pre-training to design-build-test loops.

• 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 · 3 days in office
• Senior · manages people

You will design and develop LLM applications for drug discovery, working with research scientists and engineers on model architectures, post-training, reasoning, agents and reinforcement learning. The role spans core ML research, scaling training and inference frameworks, and potentially leading standalone projects with technical mentorship.

JAX · PyTorch · TensorFlow +3

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

Builds greenfield machine learning models and algorithms for drug discovery, designing new architectures, running experiments and scaling training and inference frameworks. Works in an interdisciplinary team of ML scientists and domain experts, with opportunities to lead projects and mentor others depending on experience.

JAX · PyTorch · TensorFlow +3

• United Kingdom
• Remote
• Senior

Acts as independent Principal Investigator overseeing qualitative in-trial research studies, from design through delivery, for pharmaceutical clients. Applies methods like interviews and surveys to capture patient experience data, manages project budgets and timelines, and contributes to proposals and client development. Requires CAQDAS expertise and strong scientific writing.

Atlas.ti · NVivo · MAXQDA +1

• Oxford
• On-site
• Entry level

Postdoctoral researchers join an interdisciplinary team fabricating three-dimensional living, synthetic and hybrid tissues for disease modelling, therapeutic testing and organ repair. Openings span cell biology, electrophysiology, bioinformatics, hydrogel science and tissue engineering, combining stem cell biology, bioprinting and device engineering within a group of about 15 members.

Multielectrode Arrays · Calcium Imaging · Optogenetics +4

• London
• On-site
• Senior
• Permanent

Lead research on the capabilities and risks of frontier biological AI models, designing evaluations, red-teaming studies and threat models, and developing safeguards across training, model behaviour and access. Work sits inside the model-development team with direct access to proprietary genomic data and biological expertise, with scope to publish and shape research priorities.

EDEN · BaseData

• London
• On-site
• £37,735 pa
• Mid-level
• Permanent

Supports the In Vivo Imaging team by running PET and SPECT imaging and biodistribution studies for internal scientists and external collaborators. Manages the nuclear imaging suite day to day, including calibrating and servicing PET-MRI, SPECT-CT, gamma counter and SARRP irradiator, radioisotope logging, waste management, SOPs and training colleagues.

PET-MRI · SPECT-CT · Micro-CT +7