At the Ellison Institute of Technology (EIT), we're on a mission to translate scientific discovery into real world impact. We bring together visionary scientists, technologists, engineers, researchers, educators and innovators to tackle humanity's greatest challenges in four transformative areas: Health, Medical Science & Generative Biology Food Security & Sustainable Agriculture Climate Change & Managing CO Artificial Intelligence & Robotics This is ambitious work - work that demands curiosity, courage, and a relentless drive to make a difference. At EIT, you'll join a community built on excellence, innovation, tenacity, trust, and collaboration, where bold ideas become real-world breakthroughs. Together, we push boundaries, embrace complexity, and create solutions to scale ideas from lab to society. Welcome to the Generative Biology Institute: Led by Founding Director Jason Chin, the Generative Biology Institute (GBI) at the Ellison Institute of Technology is tackling the key challenges in making biology engineerable, and thereby unlocking the unrivalled power of biology for the benefit of humanity. The vision of the GBI is to lay the foundations for engineering biology, and unlock its potential for good. To achieve this, we must overcome two key challenges. First, we need the ability to write in the natural language of biology, enabling the rapid and scalable synthesis of entire genomes with precision. Second, we must understand what to write - determining which DNA sequences will generate biological systems that perform the desired functions. Addressing these challenges will allow us to harness the full power of biology to create transformative solutions across health, agriculture, clean energy and more. The Generative Biology Institute commenced operations in 2025, occupying newly renovated bespoke space in the Oxford Science Park. The team will later move to a purpose made facility in the Oxford Science Park, currently under construction. Once complete, this state of the art facility will include more than 40,000 m of research laboratory and office space. It will house over 30 groups and up to 600 employees at scale, focused on solving the two critical challenges in making biology engineerable and applying the solutions to addressing the global challenges encapsulated in EIT's Humane Endeavours. The Zuercher Lab We are seeking ambitious, creative, and highly skilled Postdoctoral Researchers to join the Zuercher Lab at GBI. The Zuercher Lab, led by Principal Investigator Jerome Zuercher, focuses on two interconnected areas, with many projects involving aspects of both topics (Genome synthesis and Genetic Isolation). Genetic Isolation A direct consequence of the universality of the genetic code is the possibility for genetic information to be transferred between evolutionarily distant species. Such horizontal transfer of genetic information (as opposed to vertical genetic transfer, where information is passed on from an organism to its progeny) is common in nature and has shaped evolution over billions of years. In the context of genetic engineering, however, this type of genetic spillover is highly concerning. Prevention of interference of artificial genetic information with natural biology is critical to allow biotechnological progress to be both safe and ambitious. Furthermore, biotechnology will play a central role in addressing pressing challenges in food security, pharmaceutical development, sustainable fuel sources, and efficient carbon fixation. Thus, essential parts of the economy will increasingly rely on bioproduction facilities harbouring tailor made microbes. It is therefore critical that such facilities are extremely reliable. However, due to the universality of the genetic code, engineered organisms are just as susceptible to viral invasion as natural organisms. In fact, a single viral particle that finds its way into a bioproduction facility can force its operational shutdown. Altering the genetic code of a cell provides an opportunity to render natural and synthetic genetic information incompatible. This breakthrough offers a means to protect the environment from genetically engineered organisms and, vice versa, engineered organisms critical for bioproduction from viral invasion. Through concerted efforts in genome recoding and translational engineering, it was possible to create the first organism with a synthetic genetic code. Since this organism "speaks a different language" than organisms found in nature, it is genetically isolated; it can neither give nor receive genetic information from the environment. The lab continues the development of altered genetic codes to increase the safety of biotechnology and aims to rewrite even the most complex biological systems in alternative synthetic genetic codes. Genome synthesis Our ability to write DNA has recently expanded to the genomic scale. The possibility of defining every single base in the genome of a cell enables manipulation of the most fundamental cellular properties, such as the genetic code. However, current genome synthesis methods are slow, narrow in scope, and limited in scale. To date, the genomes of only two bacteria have been successfully synthesized. This project aims to develop methodologies to make the synthesis of model organism genomes (i.e. E. coli) more rapid and enable the synthesis of the genomes of non model bacteria to broaden the scope of genome synthesis. The ability to routinely synthesize the genomes of a diverse set of organisms will not only allow reprogramming of the genetic code but also facilitate testing of generative genome designs. Ultimately, the combination of microbial genome synthesis and artificial intelligence will enable biological design at the organism scale with implications in bioproduction, human health, agriculture, and beyond. Learn more at jzlab.bio How to Apply Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis. In your cover letter, please clearly explain your fit, interest, and relevant experience for joining the group. All applications must be submitted exclusively through the EIT job portal. If you would like to discuss this role in more detail, prior to submitting an application, please contact Jerome Zuercher at . Due to the volume of applications, the review and decision process may take 3-6 months. Key Responsibilities: Design, execute, and troubleshoot experiments, including the development of novel methodologies and adaptation of existing techniques to new applications. Analyse complex datasets using computational and statistical tools, interpreting results in the context of broader research goals. Contribute intellectually to the research direction by identifying opportunities for innovation and refining research questions. Prepare and publish high quality scientific papers, reports, presentations, and protocols. Present research at national and international conferences, seminars, and internal meetings. Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams within GBI, EIT, and external partners to advance complementary workstreams. Build and maintain research infrastructure, laboratory capabilities, and cutting edge technologies. Mentor and support junior researchers, including PhD students and research assistants. Translate research findings into commercial or translational opportunities in alignment with EIT's mission. Identify and pursue opportunities for intellectual property generation and protection. Ensure research activities comply with EIT's policies, legal requirements, and best scientific practice. This list is not exhaustive and the role holder may be required to undertake additional tasks and duties commensurate with the role. Essential and Desirable Knowledge, Skills and Experience: Completed a PhD in a relevant field (e.g., synthetic biology, computational biology and AI, microbial, plant and human cell biology, genomics, robotics and automation, and nucleic acids chemistry). Track record of delivering ambitious research projects to a high standard. Strong track record in research, ideally in molecular biology, synthetic biology, or related fields. Skilled in data analysis and interpretation; experience with genomic analysis, automation, or computational tools desirable. Proven ability to work independently, think creatively, and solve complex experimental problems. Experience publishing in high impact journals and presenting at international conferences. Excellent organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple concurrent projects. Strong written and verbal communication skills, with experience collaborating in multidisciplinary teams. Capacity to build and sustain productive collaborations internally and externally. Resilience, adaptability, and enthusiasm for working in a fast paced, high growth research environment. Our Benefits: Salary: Competitive + travel allowance + bonus Enhanced holiday pay Pension Life AssuranceIncome Protection Private Medical Insurance Hospital Cash Plan Therapy Services Perk Box Electric Car Scheme Working Together - What It Involves: You must be eligible to work in the UK with a willingness to travel as necessary. We are open to sponsoring employment visas for this role; however sponsorship is not available for all visa types or in all circumstances . click apply for full job details
May 30, 2026
Full time
At the Ellison Institute of Technology (EIT), we're on a mission to translate scientific discovery into real world impact. We bring together visionary scientists, technologists, engineers, researchers, educators and innovators to tackle humanity's greatest challenges in four transformative areas: Health, Medical Science & Generative Biology Food Security & Sustainable Agriculture Climate Change & Managing CO Artificial Intelligence & Robotics This is ambitious work - work that demands curiosity, courage, and a relentless drive to make a difference. At EIT, you'll join a community built on excellence, innovation, tenacity, trust, and collaboration, where bold ideas become real-world breakthroughs. Together, we push boundaries, embrace complexity, and create solutions to scale ideas from lab to society. Welcome to the Generative Biology Institute: Led by Founding Director Jason Chin, the Generative Biology Institute (GBI) at the Ellison Institute of Technology is tackling the key challenges in making biology engineerable, and thereby unlocking the unrivalled power of biology for the benefit of humanity. The vision of the GBI is to lay the foundations for engineering biology, and unlock its potential for good. To achieve this, we must overcome two key challenges. First, we need the ability to write in the natural language of biology, enabling the rapid and scalable synthesis of entire genomes with precision. Second, we must understand what to write - determining which DNA sequences will generate biological systems that perform the desired functions. Addressing these challenges will allow us to harness the full power of biology to create transformative solutions across health, agriculture, clean energy and more. The Generative Biology Institute commenced operations in 2025, occupying newly renovated bespoke space in the Oxford Science Park. The team will later move to a purpose made facility in the Oxford Science Park, currently under construction. Once complete, this state of the art facility will include more than 40,000 m of research laboratory and office space. It will house over 30 groups and up to 600 employees at scale, focused on solving the two critical challenges in making biology engineerable and applying the solutions to addressing the global challenges encapsulated in EIT's Humane Endeavours. The Zuercher Lab We are seeking ambitious, creative, and highly skilled Postdoctoral Researchers to join the Zuercher Lab at GBI. The Zuercher Lab, led by Principal Investigator Jerome Zuercher, focuses on two interconnected areas, with many projects involving aspects of both topics (Genome synthesis and Genetic Isolation). Genetic Isolation A direct consequence of the universality of the genetic code is the possibility for genetic information to be transferred between evolutionarily distant species. Such horizontal transfer of genetic information (as opposed to vertical genetic transfer, where information is passed on from an organism to its progeny) is common in nature and has shaped evolution over billions of years. In the context of genetic engineering, however, this type of genetic spillover is highly concerning. Prevention of interference of artificial genetic information with natural biology is critical to allow biotechnological progress to be both safe and ambitious. Furthermore, biotechnology will play a central role in addressing pressing challenges in food security, pharmaceutical development, sustainable fuel sources, and efficient carbon fixation. Thus, essential parts of the economy will increasingly rely on bioproduction facilities harbouring tailor made microbes. It is therefore critical that such facilities are extremely reliable. However, due to the universality of the genetic code, engineered organisms are just as susceptible to viral invasion as natural organisms. In fact, a single viral particle that finds its way into a bioproduction facility can force its operational shutdown. Altering the genetic code of a cell provides an opportunity to render natural and synthetic genetic information incompatible. This breakthrough offers a means to protect the environment from genetically engineered organisms and, vice versa, engineered organisms critical for bioproduction from viral invasion. Through concerted efforts in genome recoding and translational engineering, it was possible to create the first organism with a synthetic genetic code. Since this organism "speaks a different language" than organisms found in nature, it is genetically isolated; it can neither give nor receive genetic information from the environment. The lab continues the development of altered genetic codes to increase the safety of biotechnology and aims to rewrite even the most complex biological systems in alternative synthetic genetic codes. Genome synthesis Our ability to write DNA has recently expanded to the genomic scale. The possibility of defining every single base in the genome of a cell enables manipulation of the most fundamental cellular properties, such as the genetic code. However, current genome synthesis methods are slow, narrow in scope, and limited in scale. To date, the genomes of only two bacteria have been successfully synthesized. This project aims to develop methodologies to make the synthesis of model organism genomes (i.e. E. coli) more rapid and enable the synthesis of the genomes of non model bacteria to broaden the scope of genome synthesis. The ability to routinely synthesize the genomes of a diverse set of organisms will not only allow reprogramming of the genetic code but also facilitate testing of generative genome designs. Ultimately, the combination of microbial genome synthesis and artificial intelligence will enable biological design at the organism scale with implications in bioproduction, human health, agriculture, and beyond. Learn more at jzlab.bio How to Apply Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis. In your cover letter, please clearly explain your fit, interest, and relevant experience for joining the group. All applications must be submitted exclusively through the EIT job portal. If you would like to discuss this role in more detail, prior to submitting an application, please contact Jerome Zuercher at . Due to the volume of applications, the review and decision process may take 3-6 months. Key Responsibilities: Design, execute, and troubleshoot experiments, including the development of novel methodologies and adaptation of existing techniques to new applications. Analyse complex datasets using computational and statistical tools, interpreting results in the context of broader research goals. Contribute intellectually to the research direction by identifying opportunities for innovation and refining research questions. Prepare and publish high quality scientific papers, reports, presentations, and protocols. Present research at national and international conferences, seminars, and internal meetings. Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams within GBI, EIT, and external partners to advance complementary workstreams. Build and maintain research infrastructure, laboratory capabilities, and cutting edge technologies. Mentor and support junior researchers, including PhD students and research assistants. Translate research findings into commercial or translational opportunities in alignment with EIT's mission. Identify and pursue opportunities for intellectual property generation and protection. Ensure research activities comply with EIT's policies, legal requirements, and best scientific practice. This list is not exhaustive and the role holder may be required to undertake additional tasks and duties commensurate with the role. Essential and Desirable Knowledge, Skills and Experience: Completed a PhD in a relevant field (e.g., synthetic biology, computational biology and AI, microbial, plant and human cell biology, genomics, robotics and automation, and nucleic acids chemistry). Track record of delivering ambitious research projects to a high standard. Strong track record in research, ideally in molecular biology, synthetic biology, or related fields. Skilled in data analysis and interpretation; experience with genomic analysis, automation, or computational tools desirable. Proven ability to work independently, think creatively, and solve complex experimental problems. Experience publishing in high impact journals and presenting at international conferences. Excellent organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple concurrent projects. Strong written and verbal communication skills, with experience collaborating in multidisciplinary teams. Capacity to build and sustain productive collaborations internally and externally. Resilience, adaptability, and enthusiasm for working in a fast paced, high growth research environment. Our Benefits: Salary: Competitive + travel allowance + bonus Enhanced holiday pay Pension Life AssuranceIncome Protection Private Medical Insurance Hospital Cash Plan Therapy Services Perk Box Electric Car Scheme Working Together - What It Involves: You must be eligible to work in the UK with a willingness to travel as necessary. We are open to sponsoring employment visas for this role; however sponsorship is not available for all visa types or in all circumstances . click apply for full job details
Ellison Institute, LLC is seeking a Senior Legal Counsel to support legal affairs in Oxford. The role requires a fully qualified lawyer with at least 7 years PQE, commercial or general in-house experience, and strong skills in legal advice and contract negotiation. You will work closely with the Legal Director and contribute to strategic decisions while ensuring compliance. Benefits include a competitive salary, generous leave, private medical insurance, and a pension scheme.
May 30, 2026
Full time
Ellison Institute, LLC is seeking a Senior Legal Counsel to support legal affairs in Oxford. The role requires a fully qualified lawyer with at least 7 years PQE, commercial or general in-house experience, and strong skills in legal advice and contract negotiation. You will work closely with the Legal Director and contribute to strategic decisions while ensuring compliance. Benefits include a competitive salary, generous leave, private medical insurance, and a pension scheme.
Join us at EIT: At the Ellison Institute of Technology (EIT), we're on a mission to translate scientific discovery into real world impact. We bring together visionary scientists, technologists, engineers, researchers, educators and innovators to tackle humanity's greatest challenges in four transformative areas: Health, Medical Science & Generative Biology Food Security & Sustainable Agriculture Climate Change & Managing CO Artificial Intelligence & Robotics This is ambitious work - work that demands curiosity, courage, and a relentless drive to make a difference. At EIT, you'll join a community built on excellence, innovation, tenacity, trust, and collaboration, where bold ideas become real world breakthroughs. Together, we push boundaries, embrace complexity, and create solutions to scale ideas from lab to society. Explore more at . Your Role: As Senior Legal Counsel, you will work closely with the Director of Legal to support all aspects of EIT's legal affairs. You will provide commercially focused, pragmatic legal advice across a broad range of matters, helping the organisation navigate risk while enabling growth and innovation. Partnering with colleagues across the business, you will play a key role in supporting innovative programmes and platforms, influencing legal strategy, and ensuring advice is timely, practical, and aligned with EIT's objectives. You will also champion the use of technology and new ways of working to deliver efficient, modern legal services. Your Responsibilities: Excellence in providing legal advice to all areas in the organisation, influencing strategic decision making Draft, review, and negotiate major and critical contracts, including customer agreements, vendor contracts, partnership agreements, procurement and materials and data acquisitions Ensure the organisation's compliance with all applicable laws, regulations, and standards in the areas in which it operates Design, build and improve legal processes and service delivery models Recruitment and development of junior members of the Legal Department Management of outside counsel Essential Skills, Qualifications & Experience: Fully qualified lawyer with a minimum of 7 years PQE Commercial or general in house experience Demonstrated ability to manage a broad range of legal matters Ability to translate complex legal concepts into actionable advice Desirable Knowledge, Skills and Experience: Experience in an organisation focused on health, science or energy Medical device or pharma regulatory experience is desirable but not essential Our Benefits: Competitive salary + travel allowance + bonus Enhanced holiday pay. Our annual leave allowance is 25 days plus 8 bank holidays and an additional 3 days between Christmas and New Year. You will also have the opportunity to purchase an additional 5 days annual leave in January and July Pension - Employer contribution 7.5%, minimum employee contribution 5% Life Assurance Income Protection Private Medical Insurance as standard for you, your partner and any dependents. Including hospital Cash Plan Employee discounts Electric car scheme Nursery Salary Sacrifice scheme Cycle to Work Scheme Family Planning Neurodiversity support including advise and assessments Coaching & Therapy services Working Together - What It Involves: You must have the right to work permanently in the UK with a willingness to travel as necessary. In certain cases, we can consider sponsorship, and this will be assessed on a case by case basis. You will live in, or within easy commuting distance of, Oxford (or be willing to relocate).
May 30, 2026
Full time
Join us at EIT: At the Ellison Institute of Technology (EIT), we're on a mission to translate scientific discovery into real world impact. We bring together visionary scientists, technologists, engineers, researchers, educators and innovators to tackle humanity's greatest challenges in four transformative areas: Health, Medical Science & Generative Biology Food Security & Sustainable Agriculture Climate Change & Managing CO Artificial Intelligence & Robotics This is ambitious work - work that demands curiosity, courage, and a relentless drive to make a difference. At EIT, you'll join a community built on excellence, innovation, tenacity, trust, and collaboration, where bold ideas become real world breakthroughs. Together, we push boundaries, embrace complexity, and create solutions to scale ideas from lab to society. Explore more at . Your Role: As Senior Legal Counsel, you will work closely with the Director of Legal to support all aspects of EIT's legal affairs. You will provide commercially focused, pragmatic legal advice across a broad range of matters, helping the organisation navigate risk while enabling growth and innovation. Partnering with colleagues across the business, you will play a key role in supporting innovative programmes and platforms, influencing legal strategy, and ensuring advice is timely, practical, and aligned with EIT's objectives. You will also champion the use of technology and new ways of working to deliver efficient, modern legal services. Your Responsibilities: Excellence in providing legal advice to all areas in the organisation, influencing strategic decision making Draft, review, and negotiate major and critical contracts, including customer agreements, vendor contracts, partnership agreements, procurement and materials and data acquisitions Ensure the organisation's compliance with all applicable laws, regulations, and standards in the areas in which it operates Design, build and improve legal processes and service delivery models Recruitment and development of junior members of the Legal Department Management of outside counsel Essential Skills, Qualifications & Experience: Fully qualified lawyer with a minimum of 7 years PQE Commercial or general in house experience Demonstrated ability to manage a broad range of legal matters Ability to translate complex legal concepts into actionable advice Desirable Knowledge, Skills and Experience: Experience in an organisation focused on health, science or energy Medical device or pharma regulatory experience is desirable but not essential Our Benefits: Competitive salary + travel allowance + bonus Enhanced holiday pay. Our annual leave allowance is 25 days plus 8 bank holidays and an additional 3 days between Christmas and New Year. You will also have the opportunity to purchase an additional 5 days annual leave in January and July Pension - Employer contribution 7.5%, minimum employee contribution 5% Life Assurance Income Protection Private Medical Insurance as standard for you, your partner and any dependents. Including hospital Cash Plan Employee discounts Electric car scheme Nursery Salary Sacrifice scheme Cycle to Work Scheme Family Planning Neurodiversity support including advise and assessments Coaching & Therapy services Working Together - What It Involves: You must have the right to work permanently in the UK with a willingness to travel as necessary. In certain cases, we can consider sponsorship, and this will be assessed on a case by case basis. You will live in, or within easy commuting distance of, Oxford (or be willing to relocate).
At the Ellison Institute of Technology (EIT), we're on a mission to translate scientific discovery into real world impact. We bring together visionary scientists, technologists, engineers, researchers, educators and innovators to tackle humanity's greatest challenges in four transformative areas: Health, Medical Science & Generative Biology Food Security & Sustainable Agriculture Climate Change & Managing CO Artificial Intelligence & Robotics This is ambitious work - work that demands curiosity, courage, and a relentless drive to make a difference. At EIT, you'll join a community built on excellence, innovation, tenacity, trust, and collaboration, where bold ideas become real-world breakthroughs. Together, we push boundaries, embrace complexity, and create solutions to scale ideas from lab to society. Explore more at . Welcome to the Pathogen Project: Within this ecosystem, the Pathogen Mission exemplifies EIT's commitment to transformative science. It aims to revolutionise the diagnosis and treatment of infectious diseases by leveraging whole genome sequencing (WGS)-based metagenomic and pathogen-specific analytical tools. This remit includes the development of a decentralised, sample-to-answer sequencing diagnostic platform for infectious diseases, enabling rapid and accurate analysis of patient samples without prior assumptions. Supported by Oracle Inc.'s cloud computing scale and security infrastructure, the Pathogen Mission is progressing towards certified diagnostic products for deployment in laboratories, hospitals, and public health organisations worldwide. Your Role: At EIT we are seeking an experienced and detail oriented Senior Scientist/Scientist to join a small, fast moving team developing next generation metagenomic diagnostics for bloodstream infections. Bloodstream infection diagnostics remain heavily reliant on culture based methods, which are often slow, can miss fastidious or non culturable pathogens, and may be impacted by prior antibiotic treatment. These limitations can delay appropriate therapy and negatively affect patient outcomes, highlighting the need for faster, more sensitive, and culture independent approaches. In this role, you will apply and develop molecular biology driven approaches to build novel sample to sequencing workflows, tackling key challenges in sample preparation, pathogen enrichment, and highly efficient nucleic acid extraction and amplification from complex biological samples. You will work closely with an experienced, multidisciplinary team spanning metagenomics, microbiology and diagnostics development, with the opportunity to shape experimental approaches from an early stage. Key Responsibilities: Design, develop, and optimise end to end sample to sequencing workflows for pathogen detection from blood Develop and improve sample preparation methods, including: Removal of inhibitors present in blood Pathogen concentration and enrichment High efficiency nucleic acid extraction Develop sequencing compatible workflows, with a focus on long read / nanopore sequencing Troubleshoot and solve complex challenges in low biomass biological systems Design experiments, interpret results, and iterate rapidly based on data Contribute to additional projects within the team, including development of workflows for respiratory infections and antimicrobial resistance (AMR) applications Maintain clear, reproducible experimental records and contribute to SOP development Contribute new ideas and approaches to improve performance, robustness and scalability of workflows Collaborate closely with device team, bioinformatics and data platform / pathogen database teams Essential Knowledge, Skills and Experience: PhD in molecular biology, microbiology, genomics, biochemistry or related field Strong hands on molecular biology experience (e.g. PCR, qPCR, nucleic acid extraction, library preparation) Experience developing or optimising experimental workflows (not just executing established protocols) Demonstrated ability to troubleshoot and improve complex assays Strong experimental design and data interpretation skills Excellent organisation, record keeping and communication skills Desirable Knowledge, Skills and Experience: Experience working with bacteria, microbiology or infectious disease systems Familiarity with sequencing technologies, particularly long read platforms (e.g. Oxford Nanopore) Experience working with complex or low input samples (e.g. blood or clinical samples) Biochemistry experience (e.g. enzyme optimisation, reaction conditions, assay development) Exposure to metagenomics workflows Experience in an industry or translational research environment Experience in assay development Key Attributes: Curious, hands on and motivated by solving difficult experimental problems Comfortable working in a fast paced, early stage research environment Strong sense of ownership and accountability Collaborative and proactive, with a willingness to contribute beyond immediate responsibilities Able to balance scientific rigour with speed and iteration Why Join You will be part of a small, high impact team on the cutting edge of infectious disease diagnostics. This role offers the opportunity to work on technically challenging problems, contribute to the development of novel diagnostic approaches, and directly influence the direction of a growing programme. Our Benefits: Salary: Competitive + travel allowance + bonus Enhanced holiday pay Pension Life Assurance Income Protection Private Medical Insurance Hospital Cash Plan Therapy Services Perk Box Electric Car Scheme Working Together - What It Involves: You must have the right to work permanently in the UK with a willingness to travel as necessary. In certain cases, we can consider sponsorship, and this will be assessed on a case by case basis. You will live in, or within easy commuting distance of, Oxford (or be willing to relocate). This is a Lab based, fully onsite role
May 29, 2026
Full time
At the Ellison Institute of Technology (EIT), we're on a mission to translate scientific discovery into real world impact. We bring together visionary scientists, technologists, engineers, researchers, educators and innovators to tackle humanity's greatest challenges in four transformative areas: Health, Medical Science & Generative Biology Food Security & Sustainable Agriculture Climate Change & Managing CO Artificial Intelligence & Robotics This is ambitious work - work that demands curiosity, courage, and a relentless drive to make a difference. At EIT, you'll join a community built on excellence, innovation, tenacity, trust, and collaboration, where bold ideas become real-world breakthroughs. Together, we push boundaries, embrace complexity, and create solutions to scale ideas from lab to society. Explore more at . Welcome to the Pathogen Project: Within this ecosystem, the Pathogen Mission exemplifies EIT's commitment to transformative science. It aims to revolutionise the diagnosis and treatment of infectious diseases by leveraging whole genome sequencing (WGS)-based metagenomic and pathogen-specific analytical tools. This remit includes the development of a decentralised, sample-to-answer sequencing diagnostic platform for infectious diseases, enabling rapid and accurate analysis of patient samples without prior assumptions. Supported by Oracle Inc.'s cloud computing scale and security infrastructure, the Pathogen Mission is progressing towards certified diagnostic products for deployment in laboratories, hospitals, and public health organisations worldwide. Your Role: At EIT we are seeking an experienced and detail oriented Senior Scientist/Scientist to join a small, fast moving team developing next generation metagenomic diagnostics for bloodstream infections. Bloodstream infection diagnostics remain heavily reliant on culture based methods, which are often slow, can miss fastidious or non culturable pathogens, and may be impacted by prior antibiotic treatment. These limitations can delay appropriate therapy and negatively affect patient outcomes, highlighting the need for faster, more sensitive, and culture independent approaches. In this role, you will apply and develop molecular biology driven approaches to build novel sample to sequencing workflows, tackling key challenges in sample preparation, pathogen enrichment, and highly efficient nucleic acid extraction and amplification from complex biological samples. You will work closely with an experienced, multidisciplinary team spanning metagenomics, microbiology and diagnostics development, with the opportunity to shape experimental approaches from an early stage. Key Responsibilities: Design, develop, and optimise end to end sample to sequencing workflows for pathogen detection from blood Develop and improve sample preparation methods, including: Removal of inhibitors present in blood Pathogen concentration and enrichment High efficiency nucleic acid extraction Develop sequencing compatible workflows, with a focus on long read / nanopore sequencing Troubleshoot and solve complex challenges in low biomass biological systems Design experiments, interpret results, and iterate rapidly based on data Contribute to additional projects within the team, including development of workflows for respiratory infections and antimicrobial resistance (AMR) applications Maintain clear, reproducible experimental records and contribute to SOP development Contribute new ideas and approaches to improve performance, robustness and scalability of workflows Collaborate closely with device team, bioinformatics and data platform / pathogen database teams Essential Knowledge, Skills and Experience: PhD in molecular biology, microbiology, genomics, biochemistry or related field Strong hands on molecular biology experience (e.g. PCR, qPCR, nucleic acid extraction, library preparation) Experience developing or optimising experimental workflows (not just executing established protocols) Demonstrated ability to troubleshoot and improve complex assays Strong experimental design and data interpretation skills Excellent organisation, record keeping and communication skills Desirable Knowledge, Skills and Experience: Experience working with bacteria, microbiology or infectious disease systems Familiarity with sequencing technologies, particularly long read platforms (e.g. Oxford Nanopore) Experience working with complex or low input samples (e.g. blood or clinical samples) Biochemistry experience (e.g. enzyme optimisation, reaction conditions, assay development) Exposure to metagenomics workflows Experience in an industry or translational research environment Experience in assay development Key Attributes: Curious, hands on and motivated by solving difficult experimental problems Comfortable working in a fast paced, early stage research environment Strong sense of ownership and accountability Collaborative and proactive, with a willingness to contribute beyond immediate responsibilities Able to balance scientific rigour with speed and iteration Why Join You will be part of a small, high impact team on the cutting edge of infectious disease diagnostics. This role offers the opportunity to work on technically challenging problems, contribute to the development of novel diagnostic approaches, and directly influence the direction of a growing programme. Our Benefits: Salary: Competitive + travel allowance + bonus Enhanced holiday pay Pension Life Assurance Income Protection Private Medical Insurance Hospital Cash Plan Therapy Services Perk Box Electric Car Scheme Working Together - What It Involves: You must have the right to work permanently in the UK with a willingness to travel as necessary. In certain cases, we can consider sponsorship, and this will be assessed on a case by case basis. You will live in, or within easy commuting distance of, Oxford (or be willing to relocate). This is a Lab based, fully onsite role
A leading research organization in Oxford is seeking a Senior Scientist/Scientist to develop next-generation metagenomic diagnostics for bloodstream infections. The ideal candidate will have a PhD in molecular biology or related field and strong hands-on experience in molecular biology techniques. Responsibilities include designing workflows for pathogen detection and collaborating with a multidisciplinary team. This onsite role offers competitive salary, bonuses, and extensive benefits including private medical insurance and enhanced holiday pay.
May 29, 2026
Full time
A leading research organization in Oxford is seeking a Senior Scientist/Scientist to develop next-generation metagenomic diagnostics for bloodstream infections. The ideal candidate will have a PhD in molecular biology or related field and strong hands-on experience in molecular biology techniques. Responsibilities include designing workflows for pathogen detection and collaborating with a multidisciplinary team. This onsite role offers competitive salary, bonuses, and extensive benefits including private medical insurance and enhanced holiday pay.
A leading research institute in Oxford is seeking a highly motivated Postdoctoral Researcher in Plant Molecular Biology. The successful candidate will contribute to the Biological Nitrogen Fixation program aimed at improving crop yields and reducing reliance on synthetic fertilizers. Responsibilities include designing experiments, optimizing plant transformation techniques, and collaborating across multidisciplinary teams. Required qualifications include a PhD and expertise in microscopy and molecular biology. This position offers a collaborative environment at the forefront of plant science research.
May 29, 2026
Full time
A leading research institute in Oxford is seeking a highly motivated Postdoctoral Researcher in Plant Molecular Biology. The successful candidate will contribute to the Biological Nitrogen Fixation program aimed at improving crop yields and reducing reliance on synthetic fertilizers. Responsibilities include designing experiments, optimizing plant transformation techniques, and collaborating across multidisciplinary teams. Required qualifications include a PhD and expertise in microscopy and molecular biology. This position offers a collaborative environment at the forefront of plant science research.
Join us at EIT: At the Ellison Institute of Technology (EIT), we're on a mission to translate scientific discovery into real world impact. We bring together visionary scientists, technologists, engineers, researchers, educators and innovators to tackle humanity's greatest challenges in four transformative areas: Health, Medical Science & Generative Biology Food Security & Sustainable Agriculture Climate Change & Managing CO Artificial Intelligence & Robotics This is ambitious work - work that demands curiosity, courage, and a relentless drive to make a difference. At EIT, you'll join a community built on excellence, innovation, tenacity, trust, and collaboration, where bold ideas become real-world breakthroughs. Together, we push boundaries, embrace complexity, and create solutions to scale ideas from lab to society. Explore more at . Your Role: EIT is seeking a strategic and hands on Head of Application Integration Services (AIS), to shape and deliver the enterprise application and integration landscape at EIT. This is a senior leadership role with accountability for the strategy, prioritisation, design, and delivery of business critical systems, supporting central operations such as Finance, HR, Supply Chain, and Facilities, and enabling EIT's growth beyond the scale up phase to an organisation of 5,000+ employees. With a strong emphasis on Oracle first, cloud native platforms, you will lead a blended function of internal teams and Tier 1 system integrators, ensuring that applications and data platforms are secure, scalable, interoperable, and fit for the future. Your Responsibilities: Strategic Leadership & Governance Define and execute the AIS strategy, roadmap, and delivery priorities. Lead and develop a multidisciplinary team of Systems and Functional Leads, providing mentorship, training, and clear direction. Establish and continuously improve frameworks, policies, and governance for application development and integration. Set standards for API management, data integration, and interoperability. Collaboration & Stakeholder Engagement Partner closely with business, IT, and research leaders to capture requirements and shape solutions. Support senior leadership in evaluating, selecting, and implementing enterprise systems aligned to organisational need. Lead effective programme governance, reporting, and communication across stakeholders and delivery partners. Technical Architecture & Delivery Oversee the design and delivery of cloud native application architectures within an Oracle first ecosystem. Ensure robust integration across ERP, CRM, PLM, core data platforms, and specialist applications. Provide clear technical direction while enabling teams to deliver effectively. Operational Excellence & Risk Management Ensure high availability, performance, and security of live integration services. Lead a strong "in life" support and continuous improvement model. Identify and mitigate risks relating to data integrity, system performance, and regulatory compliance. Essential Skills, Qualifications & Experience: Demonstrable experience successfully leading application integration initiatives within an enterprise environment Exceptional people leadership skills, with experience developing and scaling delivery teams. Strong experience managing complex product and system backlogs across multiple business domains. Demonstrated success delivering against structured delivery lifecycles and governance frameworks. Experience with leading cloud based enterprise platforms (e.g. Oracle Fusion, OCI, Salesforce, Atlassian). Excellent stakeholder engagement, communication, and leadership skills. Desirable Skills, Qualifications & Experience: Deep experience with Oracle cloud-based solutions (Fusion, AnalyticsData Platform, Supply Chain, Oracle Integration Cloud, etc.) Experience within research and innovation environments. Scaleup experience - building teamsthattakeorganisationsto the next level. Anunderstanding of data governance, security protocols, and regulatory compliancewithin a scientificenvironment. Role specific qualifications (e.g.SAFe,TOGAF, PMP, ITIL, etc.). Salary: Dependent on experience + Travel allowance + bonus Once onboarded, you can enjoy and opt into the following benefits: Enhanced holiday pay Pension Life Assurance Income Protection Private Medical Insurance as standard for you, your partner and any dependents. Including hospital Cash Plan Employee discounts Electric car scheme Nursery Salary Sacrifice scheme Cycle to Work Scheme Family Planning Neurodiversity support including advice and assessments Coaching & Therapy services
May 29, 2026
Full time
Join us at EIT: At the Ellison Institute of Technology (EIT), we're on a mission to translate scientific discovery into real world impact. We bring together visionary scientists, technologists, engineers, researchers, educators and innovators to tackle humanity's greatest challenges in four transformative areas: Health, Medical Science & Generative Biology Food Security & Sustainable Agriculture Climate Change & Managing CO Artificial Intelligence & Robotics This is ambitious work - work that demands curiosity, courage, and a relentless drive to make a difference. At EIT, you'll join a community built on excellence, innovation, tenacity, trust, and collaboration, where bold ideas become real-world breakthroughs. Together, we push boundaries, embrace complexity, and create solutions to scale ideas from lab to society. Explore more at . Your Role: EIT is seeking a strategic and hands on Head of Application Integration Services (AIS), to shape and deliver the enterprise application and integration landscape at EIT. This is a senior leadership role with accountability for the strategy, prioritisation, design, and delivery of business critical systems, supporting central operations such as Finance, HR, Supply Chain, and Facilities, and enabling EIT's growth beyond the scale up phase to an organisation of 5,000+ employees. With a strong emphasis on Oracle first, cloud native platforms, you will lead a blended function of internal teams and Tier 1 system integrators, ensuring that applications and data platforms are secure, scalable, interoperable, and fit for the future. Your Responsibilities: Strategic Leadership & Governance Define and execute the AIS strategy, roadmap, and delivery priorities. Lead and develop a multidisciplinary team of Systems and Functional Leads, providing mentorship, training, and clear direction. Establish and continuously improve frameworks, policies, and governance for application development and integration. Set standards for API management, data integration, and interoperability. Collaboration & Stakeholder Engagement Partner closely with business, IT, and research leaders to capture requirements and shape solutions. Support senior leadership in evaluating, selecting, and implementing enterprise systems aligned to organisational need. Lead effective programme governance, reporting, and communication across stakeholders and delivery partners. Technical Architecture & Delivery Oversee the design and delivery of cloud native application architectures within an Oracle first ecosystem. Ensure robust integration across ERP, CRM, PLM, core data platforms, and specialist applications. Provide clear technical direction while enabling teams to deliver effectively. Operational Excellence & Risk Management Ensure high availability, performance, and security of live integration services. Lead a strong "in life" support and continuous improvement model. Identify and mitigate risks relating to data integrity, system performance, and regulatory compliance. Essential Skills, Qualifications & Experience: Demonstrable experience successfully leading application integration initiatives within an enterprise environment Exceptional people leadership skills, with experience developing and scaling delivery teams. Strong experience managing complex product and system backlogs across multiple business domains. Demonstrated success delivering against structured delivery lifecycles and governance frameworks. Experience with leading cloud based enterprise platforms (e.g. Oracle Fusion, OCI, Salesforce, Atlassian). Excellent stakeholder engagement, communication, and leadership skills. Desirable Skills, Qualifications & Experience: Deep experience with Oracle cloud-based solutions (Fusion, AnalyticsData Platform, Supply Chain, Oracle Integration Cloud, etc.) Experience within research and innovation environments. Scaleup experience - building teamsthattakeorganisationsto the next level. Anunderstanding of data governance, security protocols, and regulatory compliancewithin a scientificenvironment. Role specific qualifications (e.g.SAFe,TOGAF, PMP, ITIL, etc.). Salary: Dependent on experience + Travel allowance + bonus Once onboarded, you can enjoy and opt into the following benefits: Enhanced holiday pay Pension Life Assurance Income Protection Private Medical Insurance as standard for you, your partner and any dependents. Including hospital Cash Plan Employee discounts Electric car scheme Nursery Salary Sacrifice scheme Cycle to Work Scheme Family Planning Neurodiversity support including advice and assessments Coaching & Therapy services
Ellison Institute, LLC in Oxford is seeking a strategic and hands-on Head of Application Integration Services to shape the enterprise application landscape. This senior role involves leading cross-functional teams and managing cloud-native platforms in an Oracle-first environment. Key responsibilities include defining AIS strategy, overseeing application design, and driving collaboration with stakeholders. The position offers competitive salary and excellent benefits including private medical insurance, pension, and enhanced holiday pay.
May 29, 2026
Full time
Ellison Institute, LLC in Oxford is seeking a strategic and hands-on Head of Application Integration Services to shape the enterprise application landscape. This senior role involves leading cross-functional teams and managing cloud-native platforms in an Oracle-first environment. Key responsibilities include defining AIS strategy, overseeing application design, and driving collaboration with stakeholders. The position offers competitive salary and excellent benefits including private medical insurance, pension, and enhanced holiday pay.
At the Ellison Institute of Technology (EIT), we're on a mission to translate scientific discovery into real world impact. We bring together visionaryscientists, technologists, engineers, researchers, educators and innovators to tackle humanity's greatest challenges in four transformative areas: Health, Medical Science & Generative Biology Food Security & Sustainable Agriculture Climate Change & Managing CO Artificial Intelligence & Robotics This is ambitious work - work that demands curiosity, courage, and a relentless drive to make a difference. At EIT, you'll join a community built on excellence, innovation, tenacity, trust, and collaboration, where bold ideas become real-world breakthroughs. Together, we push boundaries, embrace complexity, and create solutions to scale ideas from lab to society. Explore more at . Welcome to the Pathogen Project: Within this ecosystem, the Pathogen Project exemplifies EIT's dedication to ground-breaking science. It seeks to transform pathogen risk management, detection and response by leveraging Whole Genome Sequencing (WGS)-based metagenomic and pathogen-specific analytical tools. The goal is to power metagenomic devices using long-read sequencing technologies by building a comprehensive database of pathogen information to inform response. Enabled by Oracle Inc.'s cloud-computing scale and security, the Pathogen Project is advancing toward certified diagnostic tools for deployment in laboratories, hospitals, and public health organisations worldwide. Your Role: At EIT, we're seeking an experienced and detail orientated Senior Scientist, Biotechnology, to contribute to the early stage development of a device based metagenomic pathogen detection platform within EIT Oxford's Pathogen Programme. This work focuses on establishing proof of concept for a modular workflow enabling infectious disease diagnosis at or near the point of care. In this laboratory based role, you will design and execute hypothesis led experiments to interrogate and iteratively refine nucleic acid extraction, purification, and manipulation workflows within a fluidic device architecture. You will apply quantitative characterisation, controlled comparisons, and mechanistic insight to drive system level improvements and systematically reduce technical uncertainty through disciplined, evidence based experimentation. You will bring strong expertise and demonstrable experience developing nucleic acid handling or enzyme based systems. Experience with surface chemistry, microfluidic environments, polymer or material interfaces, or low input nucleic acid workflows is advantageous. You should be comfortable operating in an exploratory, data driven research environment, using structured experimentation, quantitative analysis, and rapid, evidence guided iteration to navigate ambiguity and progress early stage technology development. Key Responsibilities: Designing and executing statistically robust, hypothesis-driven experiments with appropriate controls to isolate key variables and generate reproducible, decision informing data. Applying structured experimental design approaches (e.g. factorial design, parameter sweeps, sensitivity analysis) to systematically explore design space and identify critical performance drivers. Investigating the physicochemical principles underlying nucleic acid adsorption, elution, surface interactions, and partitioning within device materials and reagent systems. Characterising enzyme-substrate interactions under non ideal conditions, including the effects of inhibitors, ionic strength, crowding, and surface chemistry on catalytic efficiency and fidelity. Developing and applying quantitative analytical frameworks to define performance metrics, establish baselines, and guide iterative optimisation across workflow stages. Systematically identifying sources of variability and technical risk, quantifying their impact, and prioritising mitigation strategies based on experimental evidence and expected effect size. Translating mechanistic findings into clear design recommendations that inform workflow architecture, reagent formats, surface treatments, and fluid handling strategies during iterative prototype development. Working closely with engineers to align biochemical and chemical requirements with device design constraints and integration priorities. Essential Knowledge, Skills and Experience: PhD (or equivalent experience) in Biochemistry, Chemistry, Chemical Biology, Bioengineering, Biotechnology, or a closely related discipline. Deep expertise in characterising biomolecular systems, including quantitative analysis of enzyme kinetics, binding interactions, and nucleic acid chemistry under non ideal or constrained conditions. Demonstrated ability to design controlled experiments that distinguish mechanistic effects from artefact in complex, multi variable systems. Experience with surface functionalisation and bioconjugation strategies, including immobilisation of polynucleotides, enzymes, antibodies, or other biomolecules onto solid supports or device relevant materials. Strong understanding of nucleic acid purification, separation, and manipulation, including the chemical principles governing adsorption, elution, and stability. Hands on experience in assay development and analytical method development using quantitative performance criteria, reproducibility standards, and data driven decision making. Desirable Knowledge, Skills and Experience: Experience quantifying non nucleic acid chemical species (e.g. inhibitors, contaminants, residual reagents) within multi step laboratory workflows. Demonstrated ability to interrogate the physicochemical behaviour of polynucleotides, enzymes, and related analytes within complex or miniaturised systems. Familiarity with library preparation chemistries and sequencing workflows, including Oxford Nanopore and other next generation sequencing platforms, with awareness of upstream chemical constraints affecting downstream performance. Experience working with microfluidic systems, polymer interfaces, or material-biomolecule interactions. Key Attributes: Scientific and Technical Expertise Proven ability to design, implement, and troubleshoot bioconjugation and surface based assays within integrated workflows. Experience quantifying and mitigating chemical carryover, inhibitory species, or cross contamination in complex, multi stage processing systems. Familiarity with biosafety practices and sterile technique for handling human derived or high pathogen environmental samples. Evidence of innovation and technical leadership in early stage technology development (e.g. patents, publications, translational research contributions, or commercial product development). Team Working and Project Management Ability to define experimental workstreams, set measurable technical objectives, and deliver clear outputs aligned with programme milestones. Experience communicating quantitative and mechanistic findings in a manner that informs engineering and architectural decisions. Demonstrated cross disciplinary collaboration across biology, chemistry, engineering, data science, or related fields. Soft Skills Strong analytical and problem solving mindset with a disciplined, evidence led experimental approach. Excellent verbal and written communication skills for technical and non technical audiences. Ability to prioritise work based on impact, manage multiple parallel investigations, and operate effectively in a rapidly evolving research environment. Our Benefits: Salary: Competitive + travel allowance + bonus Enhanced holiday pay Pension Life Assurance Income Protection Private Medical Insurance Hospital Cash Plan Therapy Services Perk Box Electric Car Scheme Working Together - What It Involves: You must have the right to work permanently in the UK with a willingness to travel as necessary. In certain cases, we can consider sponsorship, and this will be assessed on a case by case basis. For this role we would expect someone to be fully on site in Oxford You will live in, or within easy commuting distance of, Oxford (or be willing to relocate).
May 29, 2026
Full time
At the Ellison Institute of Technology (EIT), we're on a mission to translate scientific discovery into real world impact. We bring together visionaryscientists, technologists, engineers, researchers, educators and innovators to tackle humanity's greatest challenges in four transformative areas: Health, Medical Science & Generative Biology Food Security & Sustainable Agriculture Climate Change & Managing CO Artificial Intelligence & Robotics This is ambitious work - work that demands curiosity, courage, and a relentless drive to make a difference. At EIT, you'll join a community built on excellence, innovation, tenacity, trust, and collaboration, where bold ideas become real-world breakthroughs. Together, we push boundaries, embrace complexity, and create solutions to scale ideas from lab to society. Explore more at . Welcome to the Pathogen Project: Within this ecosystem, the Pathogen Project exemplifies EIT's dedication to ground-breaking science. It seeks to transform pathogen risk management, detection and response by leveraging Whole Genome Sequencing (WGS)-based metagenomic and pathogen-specific analytical tools. The goal is to power metagenomic devices using long-read sequencing technologies by building a comprehensive database of pathogen information to inform response. Enabled by Oracle Inc.'s cloud-computing scale and security, the Pathogen Project is advancing toward certified diagnostic tools for deployment in laboratories, hospitals, and public health organisations worldwide. Your Role: At EIT, we're seeking an experienced and detail orientated Senior Scientist, Biotechnology, to contribute to the early stage development of a device based metagenomic pathogen detection platform within EIT Oxford's Pathogen Programme. This work focuses on establishing proof of concept for a modular workflow enabling infectious disease diagnosis at or near the point of care. In this laboratory based role, you will design and execute hypothesis led experiments to interrogate and iteratively refine nucleic acid extraction, purification, and manipulation workflows within a fluidic device architecture. You will apply quantitative characterisation, controlled comparisons, and mechanistic insight to drive system level improvements and systematically reduce technical uncertainty through disciplined, evidence based experimentation. You will bring strong expertise and demonstrable experience developing nucleic acid handling or enzyme based systems. Experience with surface chemistry, microfluidic environments, polymer or material interfaces, or low input nucleic acid workflows is advantageous. You should be comfortable operating in an exploratory, data driven research environment, using structured experimentation, quantitative analysis, and rapid, evidence guided iteration to navigate ambiguity and progress early stage technology development. Key Responsibilities: Designing and executing statistically robust, hypothesis-driven experiments with appropriate controls to isolate key variables and generate reproducible, decision informing data. Applying structured experimental design approaches (e.g. factorial design, parameter sweeps, sensitivity analysis) to systematically explore design space and identify critical performance drivers. Investigating the physicochemical principles underlying nucleic acid adsorption, elution, surface interactions, and partitioning within device materials and reagent systems. Characterising enzyme-substrate interactions under non ideal conditions, including the effects of inhibitors, ionic strength, crowding, and surface chemistry on catalytic efficiency and fidelity. Developing and applying quantitative analytical frameworks to define performance metrics, establish baselines, and guide iterative optimisation across workflow stages. Systematically identifying sources of variability and technical risk, quantifying their impact, and prioritising mitigation strategies based on experimental evidence and expected effect size. Translating mechanistic findings into clear design recommendations that inform workflow architecture, reagent formats, surface treatments, and fluid handling strategies during iterative prototype development. Working closely with engineers to align biochemical and chemical requirements with device design constraints and integration priorities. Essential Knowledge, Skills and Experience: PhD (or equivalent experience) in Biochemistry, Chemistry, Chemical Biology, Bioengineering, Biotechnology, or a closely related discipline. Deep expertise in characterising biomolecular systems, including quantitative analysis of enzyme kinetics, binding interactions, and nucleic acid chemistry under non ideal or constrained conditions. Demonstrated ability to design controlled experiments that distinguish mechanistic effects from artefact in complex, multi variable systems. Experience with surface functionalisation and bioconjugation strategies, including immobilisation of polynucleotides, enzymes, antibodies, or other biomolecules onto solid supports or device relevant materials. Strong understanding of nucleic acid purification, separation, and manipulation, including the chemical principles governing adsorption, elution, and stability. Hands on experience in assay development and analytical method development using quantitative performance criteria, reproducibility standards, and data driven decision making. Desirable Knowledge, Skills and Experience: Experience quantifying non nucleic acid chemical species (e.g. inhibitors, contaminants, residual reagents) within multi step laboratory workflows. Demonstrated ability to interrogate the physicochemical behaviour of polynucleotides, enzymes, and related analytes within complex or miniaturised systems. Familiarity with library preparation chemistries and sequencing workflows, including Oxford Nanopore and other next generation sequencing platforms, with awareness of upstream chemical constraints affecting downstream performance. Experience working with microfluidic systems, polymer interfaces, or material-biomolecule interactions. Key Attributes: Scientific and Technical Expertise Proven ability to design, implement, and troubleshoot bioconjugation and surface based assays within integrated workflows. Experience quantifying and mitigating chemical carryover, inhibitory species, or cross contamination in complex, multi stage processing systems. Familiarity with biosafety practices and sterile technique for handling human derived or high pathogen environmental samples. Evidence of innovation and technical leadership in early stage technology development (e.g. patents, publications, translational research contributions, or commercial product development). Team Working and Project Management Ability to define experimental workstreams, set measurable technical objectives, and deliver clear outputs aligned with programme milestones. Experience communicating quantitative and mechanistic findings in a manner that informs engineering and architectural decisions. Demonstrated cross disciplinary collaboration across biology, chemistry, engineering, data science, or related fields. Soft Skills Strong analytical and problem solving mindset with a disciplined, evidence led experimental approach. Excellent verbal and written communication skills for technical and non technical audiences. Ability to prioritise work based on impact, manage multiple parallel investigations, and operate effectively in a rapidly evolving research environment. Our Benefits: Salary: Competitive + travel allowance + bonus Enhanced holiday pay Pension Life Assurance Income Protection Private Medical Insurance Hospital Cash Plan Therapy Services Perk Box Electric Car Scheme Working Together - What It Involves: You must have the right to work permanently in the UK with a willingness to travel as necessary. In certain cases, we can consider sponsorship, and this will be assessed on a case by case basis. For this role we would expect someone to be fully on site in Oxford You will live in, or within easy commuting distance of, Oxford (or be willing to relocate).
A leading research organization in Oxford is seeking a Senior Scientist in Biotechnology. This role focuses on developing metagenomic pathogen detection platforms through hypothesis-led experiments. Candidates will need a PhD and strong expertise in nucleic acid handling. The position involves collaboration across disciplines and offers competitive salary with various benefits including enhanced holiday pay and private medical insurance.
May 29, 2026
Full time
A leading research organization in Oxford is seeking a Senior Scientist in Biotechnology. This role focuses on developing metagenomic pathogen detection platforms through hypothesis-led experiments. Candidates will need a PhD and strong expertise in nucleic acid handling. The position involves collaboration across disciplines and offers competitive salary with various benefits including enhanced holiday pay and private medical insurance.