Life Sciences
Life sciences professions we recruit.
Actionus recruits across pharmaceutical, biotechnology, medical device, diagnostics and CRO organisations, covering laboratory scientists and analysts, clinical research staff, regulatory affairs, quality assurance and GMP manufacturing professionals. Select a profession to see live vacancies matched to it.
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Latest life sciences vacancies.
- Life SciencesBiopharmaceuticals
Validation and Compliance Specialist
Validation and Compliance Specialist required for a permanent role based in Manchester. This position involves overseeing quality compliance and validation protocols within a busy biopharmaceuticals environment. The successful candidate will ensure all processes meet strict industry regulations while supporting ongoing facility improvements.
Manchester£50,000 to £70,000 per annumPermanentVIEW ROLE → - Life SciencesBiopharmaceuticals
MSAT Scientist
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a MSAT Scientist to join a leading organisation in Oxford on a permanent basis. This role is focused on advanced therapies, providing technical expertise for process development and manufacturing scale-up. The successful candidate will play a pivotal role in bridging the gap between research and clinical production within a state-of-the-art facility.
Oxford£50,000 to £85,000 per annumPermanentVIEW ROLE → - Life SciencesBiopharmaceuticals
Senior Quality Assurance Manager
We are recruiting a Senior Quality Assurance Manager for a permanent position in Stevenage within a GMP manufacturing environment. This lead role focuses on maintaining rigorous quality standards and ensuring regulatory compliance for life sciences production. The successful candidate will oversee the quality management system and drive continuous improvement across the manufacturing site.
Hertfordshire£75,000 to £100,000 per annumPermanentVIEW ROLE → - Life SciencesBiopharmaceuticals
Senior CMC and Quality Leader
This Senior CMC and Quality Leader role is a permanent position based in West London prime location, London, at a new gene therapy and stem cell laboratory. You will lead the regulatory strategy and quality systems for biologics and cell and gene therapy products, taking projects from early development through to clinical stages within a sterile manufacturing environment.
West London£80,000 to £100,000 per annumPermanentVIEW ROLE → - Life SciencesBiopharmaceuticals
Head of Quality Control
This Head of Quality Control role is a permanent position based in West London, overseeing QC operations for a stem cell therapy manufacturing facility. You will be responsible for scaling a new team and ensuring final product release under an MHRA Manufacturer Specials licence. The successful candidate will lead environmental monitoring programmes and validate QC systems for advanced therapy manufacturing.
Greater London£80,000 to £100,000 per annumPermanentVIEW ROLE → - Life SciencesBiopharmaceuticals
Quality Control Lead
This Quality Control Lead role offers a permanent position in West, London, overseeing QC operations for a stem cell therapy manufacturing facility. You will be responsible for scaling a new team, quality control and final product release under an MHRA Manufacturer Specials licence, ensuring full compliance with GMP Annex 1 and HTA requirements. The successful candidate will establish approved licence status, environmental monitoring programmes and validate QC systems for advanced therapy manufacturing.
West London£80,000 to £100,000 per annumPermanentVIEW ROLE →
Professions
Life Sciences roles we recruit.
Life sciences hiring tracks study start ups, product launches, regulatory submissions, audit readiness and manufacturing campaigns. That creates heavy demand for contract and project specialists who can join a validated environment quickly, alongside permanent growth hiring in R&D and quality.
Life Sciences
Bioprocessing and Manufacturing jobs
Pharmaceutical and cell and gene therapy manufacturing sites run to strict batch schedules, so operator, technician and engineering shortages are felt immediately. Actionus supplies manufacturing operatives, process technicians and engineers for shift, contract and permanent work.
- Aseptic processing
- Upstream and downstream
- Cleanroom operations
- Process engineering
Life Sciences
Clinical Research jobs
Clinical research delivery spans NHS research and development teams, contract research organisations and sponsor companies, with study startup and recruitment targets driving hiring. Actionus places research nurses, coordinators, monitors and managers into contract, fixed-term and permanent roles.
- Research nursing
- Clinical trial coordination
- Monitoring (CRA)
- Data management
Life Sciences
Laboratory Science jobs
Laboratory teams across analytical, QC, R&D and diagnostics settings need scientists and technicians who can work to GLP, GMP and UKAS standards from day one. Actionus supplies laboratory staff for shift, contract and permanent roles across industry and research.
- Analytical chemistry
- Microbiology
- Molecular biology
- Cell culture
Life Sciences
Pharmacovigilance jobs
Drug safety and pharmacovigilance functions carry continuous case processing and signal detection obligations, so cover for peaks, audits and inspections is routinely outsourced. Actionus places case processors, safety scientists and QPPV support into contract and permanent roles.
- Case processing
- Signal detection
- Aggregate reporting
- Medical information
Life Sciences
Quality and Compliance jobs
Quality assurance, quality control and compliance roles protect GMP, GDP and ISO accreditation across manufacturing and distribution sites, and interim cover is common around audits and remediation. Actionus places QA officers, auditors and QP support into contract and permanent roles.
- GMP
- GDP
- Deviations and CAPA
- Internal audit
Life Sciences
Regulatory Affairs jobs
Regulatory affairs teams keep products licensed and compliant across MHRA, EMA and FDA routes, and post-Brexit dual submissions have kept demand high. Actionus supplies regulatory officers, managers and consultants for contract and permanent roles in pharma, biotech and medical devices.
- Submissions and dossiers
- Labelling
- Medical devices (MDR)
- CMC
Working with Actionus
What you get as a candidate.
Weekly pay against approved timesheets
Submit your hours in the online timesheet portal. Your manager approves by email link, so there is an auditable record of every hour.
Compliance completed before the first shift
Registration, DBS or PVG, right to work, references and occupational health are evidenced before you are put forward.
One consultant throughout
The person who briefs you on the role stays with you through booking, extension and rebooking.
Referral scheme
Refer someone you have worked with and we will keep you updated on their placement.
How it works
- Step 1
Register
Send your CV or register online. A consultant calls you back to confirm what you want and where you can travel.
- Step 2
Get compliant
We complete registration checks, DBS or PVG, right to work, references, occupational health and training evidence before you are put forward.
- Step 3
Start work
You are booked, briefed and working. Hours go into the online timesheet portal and your manager approves them by email link.
Contract types
How life sciences roles are engaged.
- Contract
- Day rate or PAYE contracts tied to a study, submission, validation or audit programme.
- Project
- Fixed scope work such as tech transfer, method validation or remediation.
- Temporary
- Laboratory and manufacturing cover for peak workload, shutdown or absence.
- Permanent
- Substantive scientific, quality and regulatory appointments.
Locations we serve
- —Cambridge and the East of England
- —Oxford and the Thames Valley
- —London and the South East
- —Manchester, Macclesfield and the North West
- —Yorkshire and the North East
- —Scotland: Edinburgh, Glasgow, Dundee
- —Wales: Cardiff, Swansea, Deeside
- —Northern Ireland: Belfast, Craigavon
- —Ireland: Dublin, Cork, Galway, Limerick
Compliance you will need
- —Right to work, ID and verified employment history
- —Degree and professional qualification verification where the role requires it
- —GxP experience evidence (GMP, GLP, GCP) as relevant to the role
- —DBS where the work touches patient samples or clinical sites
- —Site specific induction, health surveillance and safety training
Questions
Life Sciences jobs, answered.
- Do you place contract as well as permanent life sciences staff?
- Yes. We work on day rate and PAYE contracts, fixed scope project assignments and permanent appointments across R&D, quality, regulatory and manufacturing.
- Is GxP experience essential?
- It depends on the role. Regulated manufacturing, QA and clinical research roles usually require demonstrable GMP, GLP or GCP experience. Early career laboratory roles often do not.
- Are life sciences roles inside or outside IR35?
- The status is set by the end client. We confirm the determination on the brief before you interview so there is no ambiguity about how you would be engaged.