517 jobs for “Research Associate”
Lypo Edinburgh £31,000 – £36,000 pa
Implement high-throughput plasmid assembly, colony PCR, Minipreps and pathway construction to build strains for hypothesis testing and model training. Work across disciplines in a lab-based, cross-pollinating team, with fortnightly research updates, mentorship and organised labbook/data keeping. Golden Gate assembly, Benchling in silico cloning and DNA sequencing are core.
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.
University of Cambridge Cambridge £37,694 – £46,049 pa
Conducts molecular virology research on viral cross-species transmission, using cell culture, molecular cloning, viral reverse genetics and functional infection assays. Plans and analyses experiments, maintains records and contributes to manuscripts within a collaborative team at CITIID. Fixed-term for one year in the first instance.
University of York York £38,448 – £46,970 pa
Lead an ARIA-funded project characterising engineered lipid nanoparticles that target lung-mediated immune regulation, with a focus on macrophage-driven innate immune mechanisms. Work spans mouse models, flow cytometry and fluorescence microscopy within a multi-university consortium, based at York with some remote working.
University of Sheffield Sheffield £39,560 – £41,885 pa
Contribute to a research programme analysing explanted polymeric medical devices, investigating how implant degradation, tissue responses and patient-specific factors drive complications. Establish experimental and sample-handling workflows, develop lab methods to characterise tissue and immune responses, and collaborate with academic, clinical, regulatory and patient partners including Sheffield Teaching Hospitals and Cambridge.
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.
Thermo Fisher Scientific United Kingdom
Independently manages basic project tasks including budgets, timelines and client correspondence, while supporting protocol and report development under senior supervision. Conducts qualitative data collection such as cognitive interviews and focus groups, performs literature reviews and data analysis, and assists with scientific publications. Requires 10-30% travel and works within a multidisciplinary patient-centered research team.
Thermo Fisher Scientific United Kingdom
Supports patient-centered research projects by conducting literature reviews, cognitive interviews and focus groups, managing data collection and coding, and assisting with analysis and reporting. Works within a multidisciplinary team spanning psychometrics, epidemiology and health sciences, with some independent project task management.
Novartis Field Force (England / Wales) £32,690 – £60,710 pa
Site-facing role managing Phase I–IV clinical trial sites, acting as the primary contact between the sponsor and sites. Responsibilities include site initiation visits, training, on-site and remote monitoring, risk assessment and mitigation, and closeout activities, working closely with cross-functional teams to ensure data integrity and compliance.
University of Cambridge Cambridge £38,448 – £46,970 pa
Primarily experimental wet-lab postdoc developing programmable nucleic-acid systems that sense defined human genomic sequences and convert molecular recognition into engineered DNA outputs, with applications to genetic privacy. Based in the Department of Genetics, the role involves hands-on design, construction and troubleshooting of novel molecular systems plus quantitative analysis of assay performance to guide experimental iterations.
The University of Manchester Manchester £38,448 – £46,970 pa
Lead mass spectrometry-based proteomics within a Wellcome Discovery Award consortium studying microbial competition and Type VI Secretion Systems. Design and run DIA proteomics experiments, maintain timsTOF and LC instrumentation, and apply R-based analysis pipelines, publishing findings as lead or co-author.
Imperial College London London £50,733 – £59,484 pa
Lead the harmonisation, integration and analysis of large-scale multi-omics datasets including single-cell transcriptomics, epigenomics and proteomics, building reproducible Nextflow or Snakemake pipelines on HPC or cloud infrastructure. Work with AI and mathematical modelling teams within a multidisciplinary consortium spanning Imperial, UCL and industry partners on an ARIA-funded programme studying innate immune protection against respiratory viral infections.
IQVIA Reading
Conducts site qualification, initiation, monitoring and close-out visits for a pharmaceutical sponsor as an embedded member of IQVIA's Clinical Functional Service Partnership team. Monitors patient safety, data integrity and protocol compliance, mentors junior staff, and travels up to 40-60% of the time within the region.
Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine Liverpool
Builds a computational decision platform for malaria peptide-based vaccine design, developing scalable local and cloud workflows for MHC class I/II prediction, multi-omics integration and candidate ranking. Works within the MalariaGEN team alongside international vaccine researchers, calibrating predictions against experimental data and producing reusable pipelines, datasets and publications.
Fortrea Leeds
On-site CRA role monitoring Phase I–Ib studies inside a 100-bed Leeds Clinical Research Unit, covering pre-study, initiation, routine monitoring and close-out visits. Works alongside clinic, pharmacy and lab teams during first-in-human dosing days, using integrated eSource and EDC systems to focus on data integrity and protocol compliance rather than mechanical SDV.
MSD London
Lead site performance and compliance for assigned clinical protocols across the South East, acting as primary site contact through all study phases. Conduct remote and on-site monitoring to ICH/GCP standards, manage regulatory documentation in CTMS and eTMF, and mentor junior CRAs. Involves roughly 65-75% domestic and international travel.
Moderna Oxford
Perform bioanalytical assays using molecular and cellular techniques such as ddPCR, qPCR, RT-qPCR and gel electrophoresis to quantify RNA in biological matrices. Support phase-appropriate assay development, qualification and validation within a GCLP-compliant clinical framework, partnering with internal and external labs and cross-functional teams. The role blends basic science research, bioanalysis and clinical development, with exposure to digital and automation tools.
