Latest Biotech Research Scientist Jobs

Research Leader / Senior Scientist (In vitro / Cellular Pharmacology), Cambridge, MA

Lead in vitro and cellular pharmacology strategy for small-molecule drug design programs, defining screening cascades and guiding biophysical, biochemical and cell-based assays from hit identification to candidate selection. Bridge computational AI/ML predictions with laboratory validation, managing CRO partnerships and collaborating with chemistry, structural biology and translational teams.

Isomorphic Labs Cambridge, United States

Hybrid

Research Leader / Senior Scientist (In vivo Pharmacology & Translational Sciences), Cambridge, MA

Designs and implements translational strategies for small molecule oncology and immunology programs, from early discovery through candidate selection and clinical phase. Oversees CRO activities, PK/PD and safety assessments, and biomarker strategies, bridging computational predictions with laboratory validation. Some roles include managing 2-3 in vivo pharmacologists.

Isomorphic Labs Cambridge, United States

Hybrid

Software Development Project Lead

Lead the engineering team behind Europe PMC, a large open-science biomedical literature platform, providing technical leadership for backend and database developers. Define technical strategy and roadmaps, oversee large-scale data ingestion pipelines, and ensure reliability of production services built mainly with Java, Spring, SQL/NoSQL and Solr. Work with product, ML and data science teams on AI-powered research services.

EMBL-EBI Saffron Walden

Hybrid Contract

Bioinformatician – Structural Proteomics & Integrative Modelling

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

Hybrid Contract

Director, Respiratory Innovation, Global Epidemiology and RWE

Leads respiratory epidemiology and real-world evidence programmes that inform vaccine development, designing and overseeing complex studies on disease burden, treatment patterns and safety. Partners with clinical development, safety, regulatory and external collaborators, and mentors junior staff. Requires deep RWE and pharmaco-epidemiology expertise in a global, matrixed environment.

GSK London £123,000 – £205,000 pa

Hybrid

Director, Respiratory Innovation, Global Epidemiology and RWE

Leads respiratory epidemiology and real-world evidence programs that inform vaccine development, owning the epidemiology plan for at least one asset or disease area. Designs and oversees complex observational studies using claims, EHR and registry data, advises clinical, safety and regulatory teams, and manages external partnerships while mentoring junior scientists.

GSK Wavre, Belgium €123,000 – €205,000 pa

Hybrid

Global Research Program Manager

Serves as connective tissue across Global Research, Data Science and Science teams, coordinating external sequencing vendors, research partnerships and publication timelines. Owns cross-functional process improvement and tooling oversight, ensuring training data stays synchronised with frontier AI model releases. Reports to the VP of Global Research with dotted-line alignment to the Founding TPM.

Basecamp Research 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

Scientist, Genetic Assays

Sole-contributor scientist developing and executing phase-appropriate genetic, biochemical and molecular biology assays for PK/PD analysis, including qPCR, ddPCR, RNA sequencing, MSD, ELISA and immunoblotting. Works with internal teams and external CROs to establish mRNA-based bioanalytical capability under GcLP compliance, with exposure to LIMS, automation and Generative AI tools.

Moderna Clinical Development

On-site

Senior Technical Specialist - Stem Cell

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.

IQVIA Cambridge

Junior/Mid Software Engineer

Contribute across a full-stack cloud product and IoT devices that interface with hardware automating human cell production. Work spans TypeScript, React, GraphQL frontends and Node.js/PostgreSQL backends, with cross-disciplinary collaboration alongside hardware engineers and biologists, including testing on prototype machines in the lab.

Mytos London

Hybrid

Senior Product Designer

Founding designer role owning all design at a biotech automation startup, from research and concepting through testing to pixel-perfect UI, plus defining company-wide design systems. Works closely with founders, product teams and lab biologists on software for setting up experiments, managing cell batches in real time and analysing data.

Mytos London

On-site Permanent

Manager / Senior Manager Genomics Hub

Leads day-to-day operations of a genomics hub, managing NGS workflows such as RNAseq, ATACseq and single cell genomics, plus SOPs, data management, equipment and budgets. Provides hands-on wet lab guidance and acts as subject matter expert on experimental design while training and supervising technical staff.

Altos Labs Cambridge £71,200 – £113,200 pa

Associate Director, Platform Engineering

Lead the team behind hybrid on-prem and cloud compute infrastructure, Kubernetes clusters, and scientific compute environments supporting ML and drug discovery. Own platform strategy, CI/CD maturity, observability, and security controls for sensitive patient-derived data, reporting to the VP of Engineering.

Relation Therapeutics London

Permanent

Firmware Engineer

Develops FPGA and embedded firmware for high-performance data acquisition and signal processing systems used in biomedical research products. Writes VHDL for FPGA design and C for low-level hardware control, integrating with interfaces such as SPI, I2C, UART, USB and Ethernet. Works alongside hardware and software engineers across the full product lifecycle, with real project ownership and a progression route to senior roles.

Platform Recruitment Cambridge £35,000 – £45,000 pa

Hybrid