Closing Date: 20/02/2026
Location: Babraham Research Campus, Cambridge
Type: Full time, permanent / Start: Immediate
Salary: Competitive / Hours: 40 p/w
Site/Lab Based Position (Cambridge)
This role does not meet the minimum salary requirements for UK skilled worker sponsorship. Candidates must already have the right to work in the UK or must not require sponsorship for a Skilled Worker visa.
Your role in our team
* Lead the manufacture of a diverse range of ioCell type products and execute production runs for a range of ioCell type products.
* Maintain the highest standards of laboratory techniques while delivering production outputs.
* Manage your own schedule to balance the delivery of multiple cell types to meet commercial stock goals.
* Collaborate with Product & Process Development (PPD) and Quality Control (QC) teams to optimise production protocols for new cell types, including scale-up of culture conditions, cryopreservation, thawing & QC.
* Lead the transfer of new SOPs into the team as the production group representative.
* Drive validation of new cell culture systems and equipment to support expanded manufacturing output.
* Design and execute experiments to deliver data on manufacturing consistency to inform production process improvements.
* Present data to the team lead to support decisions on process improvements.
* Support junior team members with intellectual and practical guidance.
* Promote a proactive, continual improvement culture and systems to maintain high standards of service and good practice; identify opportunities to improve operations.
* Maintain a clean and organised laboratory space, including cleaning and maintenance as required.
* Compile data from experiments for review by the wider team and present findings in small forums.
* Collaborate with team members and other departments to achieve project goals; communicate proactively to support effective team dynamics.
Qualifications and experience
* Hold a minimum Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) in a relevant field of Biological Science.
* Demonstrate scientific rigour, operational skill and high work standards; process oriented with experience in developing, optimising and implementing workflows, protocols, procedures and resources in a quality management environment.
* Essential experience:
o Extensive process development experience in a relevant industry.
o Human induced pluripotent stem cell biology, characterisation and culture systems.
o Experience with a range of iPSC-derived cell types.
o Process tech transfer experience.
o Excellent time management, organisation and communication skills.
* Desirable experience (optional):
o Cell phenotyping and functional endpoint analysis (e.g., flow cytometry, qPCR, ICC, MEA).
o Expertise in continuous improvement (LEAN, 5S) and working within a quality management system.
o Automation and bioreactor operation experience.
o Experience in regulated environments to GLP, GMP or similar.
For more information and to apply, please visit https://www.bit.bio/open-roles
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