Scientist I or II (In Vivo Drug Discovery)

Location: Babraham Research Campus, Cambridge, UK, with purposeful in-person collaboration

Company

hirify.global is a global biopharmaceutical company developing treatments for patients with serious and rare diseases.

What you will do

• Design, implement, and evaluate in vivo studies conducted internally and through CROs.
• Plan and execute laboratory studies involving mouse model characterization, behavioral and image-based analysis, efficacy testing, and small-scale PK/PD studies.
• Prepare study reports, summaries, regulatory documents, and electronic database entries.
• Develop in vivo project plans with program leads and senior leadership.
• Coordinate with vivarium staff, CROs, academic partners, and internal stakeholders to deliver study work packages.
• Lead workflow improvements, technology adoption, knowledge capture, and scientific coaching within the matrix-based team.

Requirements

• 4–5 years of relevant experience working with in vivo models and both internal and external partners.
• Current UK Home Office Licence or a dormant UK licence that can be reactivated is required.
• Hands-on experience with animal models, colony management, and generation of experimental cohorts.
• Experience planning and executing efficacy studies, including complex dosing routes such as IT, ICV, and ICM and repeat-dose cannulation in mice.
• Experience with mouse model characterization, behavioral phenotyping, image-based analysis, tissue collection, and sample processing.
• Strong analytical and statistical skills, attention to detail, and experience preparing reports and regulatory documentation.

Nice to have

• Experience in neurodegenerative, neuroinflammatory, or cardiovascular disease research.
• Understanding of genome engineering and transgenic technologies for animal model generation.
• Expertise in CNS tissue collection and histology preparation, including fixation and embedding.

Culture & Benefits

• Work in new laboratories and offices at the Babraham Research Campus.
• Collaborate with biologists, human geneticists, bioinformaticians, data scientists, and computational and synthetic chemists.
• Flexible work schedules with purposeful in-person collaboration and hybrid-friendly technology support.
• Competitive retirement benefits, global equity awards, and Employee Stock Purchase Plan participation.
• Career development through internal and external learning programs, role-specific training, and AI-powered learning tools.
• Global recognition programs and Employee Resource Groups.