Job Description

VYRONIS

is a space-biotech venture incubated at the

ESA BIC UK

(Higgs Centre for Innovation, Edinburgh). Our flagship programme,

GENORA

, is developing astronaut-health countermeasures that translate into terrestrial healthcare solutions.

VIONIX

is a pharma-tech company transforming generics, R&D, and clinical data systems through our platform

PHARMORIS(TM)

.

Together, we are building a global ecosystem at the frontier of space biomedicine and pharmaceutical innovation.

The Role

We are seeking a

Scientist & Project Lead

to become the technical backbone across both

VYRONIS

and

VIONIX

. You will lead the scientific and technical execution of our

ESA BIC

incubation programme

(GENORA)

whilst also contributing to pharmaceutical data systems and clinical validation streams at

VIONIX.

This is a rare opportunity to shape two pioneering ventures, work directly with

ESA/STFC

facilities, and represent the companies at key events and conferences (company-funded). This opportunity will be predominately hybrid/remote until deeper into the incubation period.

Responsibilities

Lead

design

,

prototyping

, and validation of

GENORA

through

ESA/STFC

analogue environments (clinostats, drop tower, parabolic flights). Manage

scientific work packages

and milestones for ESA BIC (M1-M3), ensuring deliverables are met to unlock incentive tranches. Support

PHARMORIS platform development

at

VIONIX

:

data pipelines

,

validation studies

, and

scientific dossiers

for regulatory and market access.

Generate and analyse validation data

for ethics/IRB submissions, pilots, and IP filings. Collaborate with the wider team: including PR, Marketing, Design, and Admin Managers, aligning scientific milestones with communications and operations. Act as

technical representative

at

ESA BIC

reviews and other funded industry events/conferences (UK/EU/global). Contribute to

IP strategy

with attorneys (design filings, validation updates, FTO review). Identify dual-use applications (space ? pharma ? terrestrial healthcare) and support pilot/customer engagement.

Requirements

Strong background in

space-medicine

,

biomedical engineering

,

oncology

,

physiology

,

regenerative medicine

, or

applied data science

in healthcare. Experience in

research design, prototyping, or validation

(lab, clinical, or analogue environments). Ability to

manage projects and deliverables

under fixed timelines. Confident communicator;

able to present science to both technical and non-technical audiences.

Ambitious, entrepreneurial mindset; comfortable in a lean, high-pressure start-up environment. Experience with

microgravity research / analogue environments

(clinostat, drop tower, parabolic flights). Knowledge of

astronaut countermeasures, immune/musculoskeletal health,

or

wound healing.

Familiarity with

ESA, NASA, NIHR

, or

Innovate UK

programmes.

What We Offer

Flexible

part-time/contractor

role with potential to scale into a senior leadership position.

Company-funded travel

to

ESA BIC

reviews and other

major industry events.

Access to

ESA/STFC facilities and expert networks.

Opportunity to be the scientific and technical anchor for two disruptive ventures at the intersection of space and pharma

.

To apply, send your most recent CV (or equivalent track record), short statement of interest, and any publications/portfolio to: varuncruz@vyronis.co

Job Types: Part-time, Permanent, Fixed term contract, Freelance, Internship
Contract length: 24 months

Pay: Up to 40,000.00 per year

Expected hours: 8 - 20 per week

Benefits:

Flexitime Gym membership Work from home
Application question(s):

Have you previously managed a scientific or technical project with defined milestones and deliverables? Tell us about it. Can you analyse datasets with Python or R (pandas/numpy/statsmodels/scikit-learn/ggplot/dplyr) without supervision? Describe one project that proves you can design, execute, and validate a biomedical or space-biomed study. Include your role, hypotheses, endpoints, statistics, outcome, and what failed. Detail any direct experience with ESA/NASA/NIHR/Innovate UK proposals or reporting (work packages, milestones, TRLs, deliverables, evidence). Summarise your contribution to IRB/REC or MHRA/NIHR/ISO-14155 work. What documents did you author? What typical reviewer questions did you pre-empt? Which astronaut-health countermeasure (immune, musculoskeletal, wound healing, circadian, vestibular, etc.) do you understand best? Outline the mechanism, candidate intervention, and a Phase-0/bench validation plan. Have you contributed to an IRB/REC/ethics submission or been named on an approved protocol? (Yes/No) Can you guarantee ?4 hours overlap with 09:00-18:00 UK time, Mon-Fri? (Yes/No) Expected contract day rate (8h) in GBP. Nearest major airport, name + distance (km). Provide a brief analysis plan for a small pre/post intervention (n?20): power assumptions, model choice, missing-data handling, and result visualisation. Specify platform(s) used (clinostat/RPM/drop tower/parabolic), protocol length, artifacts mitigated (e.g., shear, temperature, bubbles), and how you validated ground controls. What lab/compute/tools do you already have (e.g., laptop specs, lab access, MATLAB licenses, wet-lab capability)? Can you attend in-person sessions in Edinburgh/Oxford/Harwell with ?14 days' notice? (Yes/No)
Work Location: Hybrid remote in Edinburgh EH9 3HJ