We are partnering with a venture-backed biotechnology company in London, building a discovery platform grounded in deep immunology. This role sits at the heart of target identification and biological validation, with a strong focus on T-cell-driven immune pathways and inflammatory disease.
You will join a small, highly technical team where primary biology informs platform strategy, portfolio decisions and the creation of new therapeutic programmes.
What you will be doing
* Driving target discovery efforts centred on T-cell biology and adaptive immune dysfunction
* Designing and executing mechanistic studies to validate novel immune targets and pathways
* Building and refining cellular and functional assays to interrogate immune activation, differentiation and signalling
* Applying advanced immunology techniques, including flow cytometry, cytokine profiling and cell-based readouts
* Integrating experimental data with external datasets and literature to strengthen target hypotheses
* Contributing to go or no-go decisions at the earliest stages of programme development
* Working closely with leadership and platform scientists to shape scientific direction and pipeline strategy
* Presenting data and biological rationale clearly for internal decision-making and investor-level discussions
What we are looking for
* PhD or equivalent experience in immunology or a closely related field
* Deep expertise in T-cell biology and inflammatory immune pathways
* Strong background in target discovery, early validation or mechanism-driven research
* Hands-on experience with cellular immunology assays and functional immune models
* Ability to think strategically about biology beyond individual experiments
* Comfortable operating in an early-stage, VC-backed environment with high scientific accountability
Why this role
This is a rare opportunity to work at the intersection of discovery science and company creation. You will have direct influence on how targets are selected, how programmes are built and how a platform evolves from first principles.
If you are motivated by ownership, scientific depth and long-term impact, this role offers exactly that.