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Greater London, England, United Kingdom
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Salary for this Role:
From £47,080 per annum with benefits, subject to skills and experience.
Job Title:
Senior Laboratory Research ScientistReports to:
Manuela NatoliClosing Date:
10/Jun/2026 23.59 GMTJob Description:
Senior Laboratory Research Scientist – Cell Science STP
Reporting to: Manuela Natoli, Head of Cell Science
Contract term: This is a full-time permanent position on Crick terms and conditions of employment.
Salary for this Role: From £47,080 with benefits, subject to skills and experience
About us
The Francis Crick Institute is Europe’s largest biomedical research institute under one roof. Our world-class scientists and staff collaborate on vital research to help prevent, diagnose and treat illnesses such as cancer, heart disease, infectious diseases and neurodegenerative conditions.
The Crick is a place for collaboration, innovation and exploration across many disciplines. A space where the brightest minds can pursue big and bold ideas and discover answers to crucial scientific questions. We support them in a dynamic environment which fosters excellence with state-of-the-art infrastructure, cutting-edge facilities, and a creative and curious culture. We’ve removed traditional boundaries of departments, divisions and disciplines and instead have an open approach that supports every researcher. This gives us the freedom to take risks and carry out high-quality, pioneering research. Creating a space for discovery without boundaries helps us to turn our science into benefits for human health and the economy.
About the Cell Science STP
There are 19 Science Technology Platforms (STPs) at the Crick, providing scientists with unparalleled support to help streamline research and accelerate discovery.
The Cell Science STP is a unique facility delivering cell lines, large-scale cell culture production and tissue culture services to researchers across the institute. By providing high-quality, consistent and rigorously controlled cell culture support, the team enables scientists to focus on their research while ensuring robust and reproducible experimental standards.
Working closely with research groups and other STPs, the team combines deep technical expertise with a collaborative service focused approach. The platform continually evolves its capabilities by introducing new technologies, adapting to scientific advances and proactively responding to the changing needs of Crick science.
About the role
We are seeking a Senior Laboratory Research Scientist (SLRS) to support the scientific, operational and technical delivery of the Cell Science STP.
Working closely with the STP Lead, Deputy Head and Principal Laboratory Research Scientist (PLRS), you will play a key role in the management and development of large-scale cell culture production, ensuring the platform continues to deliver an outstanding service to researchers across the institute.
This is an exciting opportunity for an experience scientist with strong expertise in tissue culture and large-scale cell production who enjoys combining hands-on scientific work with mentoring, troubleshooting, collaboration and continuous improvement.
See the full job description here.
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Please note you must meet the essential criteria listed within the Role Profile, to have your application reviewed.
We reserve the right to withdraw this advert at any given time due to the number of applications received.