Biotech jobs in the United Kingdom: science, engineering and data roles
897 open roles at 200 biotech, pharma and life science companies in the United Kingdom: Research science (171), Clinical, regulatory and drug development (171), Process and manufacturing engineering (106), Lab and field technicians (94), Data, AI and bioinformatics (65), Software and IT (84), Product, operations and leadership (189). None of them states a citizenship or security-check demand. 35 mention relocation support.
Roche is a Swiss healthcare group founded in Basel in 1896 and is unusual in operating two large divisions of comparable importance: prescription medicines and in vitro diagnostics. The pharmaceutical business is built on oncology, neurology, immunology, ophthalmology and haemophilia, with products such as Ocrevus, Hemlibra, Perjeta and Vabysmo, while the diagnostics division supplies laboratory analysers, molecular tests and sequencing systems to hospitals worldwide. The group owns the American biotechnology company Genentech outright and the Japanese firm Chugai in majority, is controlled by a family shareholder pool, and spends among the largest research budgets in the industry.
lgcgroup.com • HQ: London, United Kingdom • Laboratory Equipment • Testing, Inspection & Certification • 1001-5000 employees • Est. 1996 • Trust B • Hiring 76, 11 new
HQ: London, United Kingdom • Laboratory Equipment • Testing, Inspection & Certification • 1001-5000 employees • Est. 1996 • Trust B • Hiring 76, 11 new
LGC is a British life science tools company that supplies reference materials, proficiency testing schemes, genomics reagents and instruments, and assay components to pharmaceutical, diagnostics, food, agricultural and environmental testing laboratories. It grew out of the Laboratory of the Government Chemist, privatised in 1996, is owned by private equity investors and runs manufacturing and laboratory sites across Europe, North America and Asia, including large operations in Germany and the United States. The company is headquartered in London, England, United Kingdom.
modernatx.com • HQ: Cambridge, United States • Vaccines • Infectious Disease Therapeutics • Prescription Drugs • 1001-5000 employees • Est. 2010 • NASDAQ: MRNA • Trust B • Hiring 217, 23 new
HQ: Cambridge, United States • Vaccines • Infectious Disease Therapeutics • Prescription Drugs • 1001-5000 employees • Est. 2010 • NASDAQ: MRNA • Trust B • Hiring 217, 23 new
Moderna is a global pharmaceutical and biotechnology enterprise pioneering messenger RNA therapeutics and vaccines. The company focuses on discovering and developing mRNA-based medicines to prevent and treat infectious diseases, immuno-oncology, and rare conditions. Headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts, it operates advanced research, development, and manufacturing networks worldwide to advance preventive and therapeutic health solutions.
gsk.com • HQ: London, United Kingdom • Oncology Therapeutics • Infectious Disease Therapeutics • Vaccines • Prescription Drugs • 1001-5000 employees • Est. 2000 • Trust B • Hiring 559, 195 new
HQ: London, United Kingdom • Oncology Therapeutics • Infectious Disease Therapeutics • Vaccines • Prescription Drugs • 1001-5000 employees • Est. 2000 • Trust B • Hiring 559, 195 new
GSK is a British multinational pharmaceutical company that develops and manufactures prescription medicines and vaccines, with research focused on infectious diseases, HIV, respiratory and immunology, and oncology. It was formed in 2000 through the merger of Glaxo Wellcome and SmithKline Beecham and spun off its consumer healthcare business as Haleon in 2022. Listed in London and New York, it runs research, manufacturing and commercial operations worldwide. The company is headquartered in London, England, United Kingdom.
emdgroup.com • HQ: Darmstadt, Germany • Advanced Materials • Laboratory Equipment • Prescription Drugs • 5000+ employees • Est. 1668 • Trust A • Hiring 555, 85 new
HQ: Darmstadt, Germany • Advanced Materials • Laboratory Equipment • Prescription Drugs • 5000+ employees • Est. 1668 • Trust A • Hiring 555, 85 new
EMD Group is the name used in the United States and Canada by Merck KGaA, the science and technology group headquartered in Darmstadt, Germany, whose businesses cover healthcare, life science and electronics. Founded in 1668 and still majority-owned by the Merck family, the group operates in North America through EMD Serono, MilliporeSigma and EMD Electronics, with major sites in Burlington and Billerica in Massachusetts and Saint Louis in Missouri. Its board lists manufacturing technicians, process and quality engineers, data engineers and scientists, finance analysts and shared-service roles in Bengaluru, Manila and Tokyo.
merckgroup.com • HQ: Darmstadt, Germany • Advanced Materials • Chemical Manufacturing • Laboratory Equipment • Prescription Drugs • 5000+ employees • Est. 1668 • Trust A • Hiring 557, 85 new
HQ: Darmstadt, Germany • Advanced Materials • Chemical Manufacturing • Laboratory Equipment • Prescription Drugs • 5000+ employees • Est. 1668 • Trust A • Hiring 557, 85 new
Merck Group is a global science and technology company headquartered in Darmstadt, Germany. The company operates across three primary business sectors: Healthcare, Life Science, and Electronics, delivering innovative medicines, laboratory solutions, and advanced materials. Through its focus on research and technology, it advances medical treatments, supports biopharmaceutical production, and drives key innovations in semiconductor manufacturing worldwide.
Companies whose main business is biotechnology, drug discovery and development, cell and gene therapy, genomics, contract research and manufacturing (CRO, CDMO) or life science tools - and every role whose title names biotech work at any employer. Their sales, finance and office roles are left out: these pages list the science, engineering, data and IT roles.
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Thermo Fisher Scientific
GSK
Danaher
Veeva Systems
IQVIA
AstraZeneca
Almac Group
Roche
Ipsen
Lonza
Moderna
Fortrea
Mytos
Tradebe
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