We’re currently supporting Sussex pathology services to secure x5 Biomedical Scientists (Band 6–7) across Blood Sciences — with work available at RSCH, PRH, Worthing, or SRH, depending on your experience. This is a full-time role (37.5 hours/week) running from 29th September 2025 to 29th September 2026, with a starting rota of Monday to Friday, 9am–6pm. Once trained, you’ll move into...
Tripod Nursing
Brighton
Biomedical Scientist Team Manager- Haematology
Job Title: Biomedical Scientist Team Manager- Haematology Location: Taunton Salary: £47,810 - £54,710 per annum Job Type: Full Time, Permanent Southwest Pathology Services (SPS) in Somerset has an exciting opportunity for a band 7 Team Manager who wants to lead the Haematology section in the hospital essential service laboratories (ESLs). We are seeking for an individual who is dedicated to...
Synlab
Taunton
Biomedical Engineer
Bio-medical Engineer Contractor Location: Hammersmith Hospital Duration: 12 months Rate: Negotiable Inside IR35 Purpose of the Role To provide on-site support for the maintenance, repair, and management of medical devices. The role ensures equipment reliability, compliance with safety and regulatory standards, and contributes to high levels of customer satisfaction through effective communication and service delivery. Key Responsibilities Perform preventive and...
Manpower UK Ltd
College Park and Old Oak
Biomedical Scientist - Biochemistry
About Us Pure Healthcare are the UK’s leading healthcare recruitment agency, committed to delivering service excellence. We have many years of framework healthcare recruitment experience. We have built up a wide network of contacts, clients and resources within our business to support clinicians throughout their professional career whilst also supporting healthcare organisations with their gaps in service to ensure patient...
Pure Healthcare Group Ltd
Bristol
Biomedical Scientist - Microbiology
About Us Pure Healthcare are the UK’s leading healthcare recruitment agency, committed to delivering service excellence. We have many years of framework healthcare recruitment experience. We have built up a wide network of contacts, clients and resources within our business to support clinicians throughout their professional career whilst also supporting healthcare organisations with their gaps in service to ensure patient...
Pure Healthcare Group Ltd
Swindon
Biomedical Validation Technician - Medical Devices
Role: Validation Technician - Medical Devices Location: Queens Hospital, Romford Start Date ASAP Duration: 01 December 2025 Pay Rate: £15-£20 P/hr PAYE Overview: My client is one of the country's leading providers of medical equipment services, everything from life saving infusion devises, vital sign monitors, ECG machines, electrosurgical equipment, ventilators all the way from purchase to installation to commissioning and...
Summary: UK biotechnology hiring has shifted from title-led CV screens to capability-driven assessments that emphasise validated lab results, documentation, GxP/QA/RA awareness, data literacy, digital biology tools & measurable impact from bench to bedside. This guide explains what’s changed, what to expect in interviews & how to prepare—especially for wet-lab scientists, bioprocess/CMC engineers, QC/QA specialists, RA/clinical professionals, bioinformatics/data scientists & platform engineers.
Who this is for: Biologists, biochemists, biotechnologists, cell & gene therapy scientists, upstream/downstream processing engineers, QA/QC analysts, validation engineers, regulatory affairs specialists, clinical trial professionals, bioinformaticians, data scientists & biotech product/operations managers targeting roles in the UK.
Biotechnology once meant pipettes, lab benches & research reports. But in today’s UK job market, biotech careers are no longer confined to wet labs or sequencing centres. As the sector expands into gene therapies, synthetic biology, personalised medicine, agricultural biotech, and bioinformatics, professionals are expected to integrate not just biology & chemistry, but also law, ethics, psychology, linguistics & design.
This change reflects a broader truth: biotechnology doesn’t happen in isolation. It impacts people’s health, the environment, food supply & society at large. That means careers in biotech now require more than scientific knowledge — they demand legal awareness, ethical reasoning, patient empathy, clear communication, and user-centred design.
In this article, we’ll explore why biotech careers in the UK are becoming multidisciplinary, how law, ethics, psychology, linguistics & design are shaping job descriptions, and what job-seekers & employers need to do to succeed in this transformed landscape.
Biotechnology is a fast-moving, highly interdisciplinary sector that spans research, development, clinical trials, manufacturing, regulatory affairs, and commercialisation. In the UK, biotech firms, pharmaceutical companies, academic spin-outs, and contract research organisations (CROs) are collaborating more than ever, leading to the creation of complex teams with specialised roles. To deliver safe, effective, and compliant biotech products — whether diagnostics, biologics, gene therapies, environmental biotech, or agricultural innovations — it's vital to know who does what.
This article will map out the structure of a modern biotech department. We’ll define the key roles, how they interact across the product lifecycle, what skills are required in the UK, typical career paths, salary expectations, and examples of how startups versus large firms organise themselves. Whether you are a hiring manager or a job seeker, this will help you understand the landscape of biotechnology jobs in the UK.
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