Senior Scientist (Bioscience - Translational Biology)
£41,700 - £51,300 plus benefits
Reports to: Principal Scientist
Directorate: Research & Innovation
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time 35 hours per week
Location: Babraham Research Campus, Cambridge (Lab Based - Low flex)
Closing date: Sunday 1st February January 23:55
Recruitment process: Competency based interview
Interview date: Approximately W/C 9th February 2026
At Cancer Research UK, we exist to beat cancer.
We're looking for a Senior Scientist to join us and play a key role in advancing our oncology and immuno‑oncology pipeline. You'll design and deliver critical gene‑perturbation and phenotypic studies, support innovative cell‑based assay development, and work closely with multidisciplinary teams to drive decision‑making in early discovery. This is an exciting opportunity for a proactive, detail‑driven scientist who thrives in a collaborative lab environment and is passionate about translating science into meaningful therapeutic progress.
Key Duties and Responsibilities
1. Design, perform and interpret gene perturbation studies using tool compounds, gene knockdown and gene editing approaches in cancer cell line...