Biotechnology Jobs in Colchester

• Cambridge
• On-site
• £45,000 – £50,000 pa
• Senior
• Permanent

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.

CRISPR/Cas9 · Recombinase-Mediated Cassette Exchange · Bxb1 +3

• Edinburgh
• Hybrid · 2–3 days in office
• £31,000 – £36,000 pa
• Mid-level
• Contract

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.

Benchling · QIAgility

• Stevenage
• Hybrid
• £26,000 – £40,000 pa
• Mid-level
• Permanent

Field-based role installing, maintaining and servicing nano-flow cytometry instruments at customer sites across the UK and Europe, plus remote phone and email troubleshooting of hardware, software and reagents. Involves preventative maintenance scheduling, service documentation, spare parts inventory and coordinating service contracts with the sales team, following training with senior technical staff.

Nano-flow Cytometry · nFCM

• Cambridge
• Hybrid · 2 days in office
• £65,000 – £80,000 pa
• Senior
• Permanent

Lead regulatory strategy for a cardiology device company expanding into the US, UK, EU and Middle East, owning FDA, CE and UKCA submissions from Class I to Class II/III. Drive an audit-ready QMS (ISO 13485, 21 CFR Part 820, ISO 14971) and advise senior leadership on regulation, quality and clinical governance, working directly with the FDA, MHRA and notified bodies.

FDA · MHRA · UKCA +2

• Oxford
• On-site
• £40,000 pa
• Senior
• Permanent

Develops and optimises LC-MS workflows for low-input and single-cell proteomics and/or metabolomics, supporting researchers across the institute with experiment design, method development, data acquisition and interpretation. Works closely with bioinformatics, scientific computing and AI/ML teams, and helps build SOPs and training material for single-cell MS capability.

LC-MS · Flow Cytometry · Sequencing +5