Job Description

Ref Number

B04-06896

Professional Expertise

Research and Research Support

Department

UCL BEAMS (B04)

Location

London

Working Pattern

Full time

Salary

43,981-52,586

Contract Type

Fixed-term

Working Type

On site

Available for Secondment

No

Closing Date

19-Dec-2025

About us

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This role offers a springboard to a career in both industry and academia to postgraduates and postdocs interested in combining advanced technical work with significant stakeholder engagement and practical commercial application. The successful candidate will get to apply their skills in programming and their machine learning expertise on a daily basis to a project that will seek to significantly enhance the production of Monoclonal antibodies in a Bioreactor system via the use of Process Analytical Technology, leading to higher quality products and lower costs to patients.

About the role

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This is an exciting opportunity for someone with a postgraduate/doctoral degree in a subject area of Bioprocess Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Biotechnology or a related field. The post holder will lead a cutting-edge innovation project in chemical engineering in a brand new way to the pharmaceuticals industry. Based at the GSK's Stevenage Office, the KTP Associate will connect computational models to Raman spectroscopy systems for real-time data collection and ensure machine learning algorithms run efficiently for real-time bioreactor control. This will involve building an Automated Pipeline to Pre-Process and Integrate GSK's Historical Data for initial Machine Learning Model Development, as well as developing machine learning models to predict critical process parameters and collecting additional experimental data and gaining hands-on experience with GSK's bioreactor operations to enhance the accuracy and contextual understanding of machine learning models. Plus, the successful candidate will be part of the prestigious 50-year-old national Knowledge Transfer Partnership programme offering a dedicated professional development budget, a network of fellow Associates from many disciplines and training and mentoring opportunities. The Associate will also have the opportunity to write publications about their work alongside the academic and company team.

About you

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Strong communication skills, a collaborative and self-motivated attitude, and good project management skills will ensure the KTP Associate fully enjoys the benefits of their unique position at the interface between industry and academia. Find out more about KTPs here: https://www.ktp-uk.org/graduates/

What we offer

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As well as exciting opportunities this role presents, we also offer some great benefits some of which are below: o 41 Days holiday (27 days annual leave 8 bank holiday and 6 closure days) o Additional 5 days' annual leave purchase scheme o Defined benefit career average revalued earnings pension scheme (CARE) o Cycle to work scheme and season ticket loan o Immigration loan o Relocation scheme for certain posts o On-Site nursery o On-site gym o Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption pay o Employee assistance programme: Staff Support Service o Discounted medical insurance Visit https://www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/rewards-and-benefits to find out more.

Our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

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As London's Global University, we know diversity fosters creativity and innovation, and we want our community to represent the diversity of the world's talent. We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where we all belong. We therefore particularly encourage applications from candidates who are likely to be underrepresented in UCL's workforce. These include people from Black, Asian and ethnic minority backgrounds; disabled people; LGBTQI+ people; and for our Grade 9 and 10 roles, women. Our department holds an Athena Swan Gold award in recognition of our commitment and demonstrable impact in advancing gender equality. You can read more about our commitment to Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion here: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/equality-diversity-inclusion/