Careers

We have an exciting opportunity for a passionate and dedicated Senior Scientist to join Cancer Research Horizons (CRH) in the Mechanistic Pharmacology team. In this role, you will provide lab‑based scientific leadership and intellectual input across the design, development, execution, and analysis of biochemical experiments. You will characterise target mechanisms, drive hit‑identification campaigns, generate high-quality SAR/SKR data, and deliver compound mechanism‑of‑action studies.

We are looking for a proactive and organised Portfolio Assistant to join our portfolio team at Cancer Research Horizons. This is an exciting opportunity to join Cancer Research Horizons (CRH) at a time of significant innovation and growth.

As Portfolio Assistant, you'll be at the heart of our Therapeutic Innovation (TI) portfolio team, helping to coordinate governance, reporting and portfolio management activities that support the development of ground-breaking cancer treatments.

If you’re a motivated life sciences student, with an interest in oncology drug discovery, then this is your opportunity to gain valuable experience working within the pharmaceutical sector.

The successful applicant will form an integral part of the CRH-TI team working within the Biosciences group and will develop a broad understanding of cancer cell biology and its application within oncology drug discovery. The successful applicant will work with cancer cell lines and will learn a range of in vitro techniques. In addition, they will develop skills in analytical techniques for validating assays, scientific writing, and presentation of results to multi-disciplinary teams.

This placement will contribute to the overarching mission of Cancer Research Horizons to discover novel cancer therapeutics that ultimately benefit patients. The successful applicant will undertake a laboratory-based research project designed to expand the technical capabilities of the Mechanistic Pharmacology team while addressing challenges relevant to drug discovery.