As an enthusiastic, talented and motivated scientific research technician you will support accelerated aging translational work as part of NIHR Leeds BRC Haematology theme. The main focus of this workstream is furthering the understanding of the biology of the relationship between myeloma and frailty. Your role will encompass processing patient samples for clinical validation studies and participating in the analysis of those samples.

Working in the team of Professor Gordon Cook, you will be directly supervised by Dr Claire Taylor. The research team comprises clinical academics and scientists with expertise in immune profiling; developing clinical, radiological and MedTech frailty assessments in both clinical trials and real-world settings.

Salary Requirements of the Skilled Worker Visa Route

Please note that due to Home Office visa requirements, this role is not suitable for first-time Skilled Worker visa applicants. Information on other visa options is available at: https://www.gov.uk/browse/visas-immigration/work-visas

What we offer in return 

• 26 days holiday plus approx.16 Bank Holidays/days that the University is closed by custom (including Christmas) – That’s 42 days a year!
• Generous pension scheme options plus life assurance
• Health and Wellbeing: Discounted staff membership options at The Edge, our state-of-the-art Campus gym, with a pool, sauna, climbing wall, cycle circuit, and sports halls.
• Personal Development: Access to courses run by our Organisational Development & Professional Learning team.  All FMH staff are entitled to ten days staff development per year (pro rata). Please speak to your Line Manager about how you can utilise these.
• Access to on-site childcare, shopping discounts and travel schemes are also available.

And much more!   

To explore the post further or for any queries you may have, please contact:

Claire Taylor, BRC Fellow

Email : medcft@leeds.ac.uk

Closing Date: 05 Nov 2026

Section: Technical Support

Salary: £29,588 to £33,002 per annum

The Pathology Clinical Trials group includes of technical staff, pathologists, clinical academic trainees and PhD students with an internationally recognised track record of clinical trials support. The team currently supports 12 ongoing clinical trials and have contributed to the delivery or translational research on over 40 clinical trials since the 1990’s. Our primary interest is in improving outcomes for patients with colorectal cancer where we have accumulated the largest collection of bowel cancer clinical trial materials in the world (https://www.virtualpathology.leeds.ac.uk/clinical). We work closely with a number of clinical trials units across the UK and beyond and also national/international multidisciplinary clinicians and scientists to deliver the core trial protocol and support a wide programme of translational work on accumulated samples to inform the next generation of clinical trials.

You will be responsible for overseeing pathology support for a number of clinical trials and associated translational projects including liaising with trials units, multidisciplinary clinicians/scientists, ensuring material transfer agreements and other contracts[AM1]  are in place and updated, GCP/HTA/MHRA requirements, project audits, research ethics committee oversight, budget management, new method development and equipment maintenance. You will be able to negotiate best value purchasing and timely delivery of reagents and will have relevant laboratory research and supervisory experience as well as the requisite knowledge and experience of running large projects with a flexible approach to work. You will directly line-manage and support grade 6 and below technicians within the group and supervise post-graduate and undergraduate research students and clinical academic trainees undertaking projects within the laboratory. You will attend internal and external scientific meetings to promote the group activities as required and also arrange and chair local meetings including the regular GCP/HTA/MHRA meetings.

What we offer in return 

• 26 days holiday plus approx.16 Bank Holidays/days that the University is closed by custom (including Christmas) – That’s 42 days a year!
• Generous pension scheme options plus life assurance
• Health and Wellbeing: Discounted staff membership options at The Edge, our state-of-the-art Campus gym, with a pool, sauna, climbing wall, cycle circuit, and sports halls.
• Personal Development: Access to courses run by our Organisational Development & Professional Learning team.  All FMH staff are entitled to ten days staff development per year (pro rata). Please speak to your Line Manager about how you can utilise these.
• Access to on-site childcare, shopping discounts and travel schemes are also available.

And much more!   

To explore the post further or for any queries you may have, please contact:

Nicholas West, Professor of Pathology

Email: N.P.West@leeds.ac.uk

Closing Date: 05 Nov 2026

Section: Professional & Managerial

Salary: £41,064 to £48,822 per annum

Research is focussed on the understanding the mechanisms that drive platelet hyperactivity in cardiometabolic disease. The current post is a British Heart Foundation funded project that will examine the role of phosphodiesterases in platelets. It is based in the research group of Professor Khalid Naseem who leads a research group that seeks to identify novel biochemical and molecular mechanisms that contribute to the regulation of blood platelet activity and thrombosis. A range of techniques will be used in this project including the isolation of blood platelets, immunoblotting and immunoprecipitation, and the development of in vivo models of thrombosis and vascular inflammation.

Main Duties and Responsibilities

What does the role entail? 

As Research Fellow your main duties will include:

• Working with and in support of Prof Naseem’s research grant to ensure the project is successfully completed;
• Generating and pursuing original research ideas in the appropriate subject area;
• Developing research objectives and proposals and contributing to setting the direction of the research project and team including, where appropriate preparing proposals for funding in collaboration with colleagues; 
• Evaluating methods and techniques used and results obtained by other researchers and to relate such evaluations appropriately to your own work;
• Communicating or presenting research results through publication or other recognised forms of output; 
• Preparing papers for publication in leading international journals and independently writing reports;
• Working both independently and also as part of a larger team of researchers, engaging in knowledge-transfer activities where appropriate and feasible;
• Maintaining your own continuing professional development and acting as a mentor to less experienced colleagues as appropriate;
• Contributing to the research culture of the School, where appropriate;
• Contributing to the training of both undergraduate and postgraduate students, where appropriate, including assisting with the supervision of projects in areas relevant to the project. 

These duties provide a framework for the role and should not be regarded as a definitive list. Other reasonable duties may be required consistent with the grade of the post.

To explore the post further or for any queries you may have, please contact:

Professor Khalid Naseem, Leeds Institute for Cardiovascular and Metabolic Medicine

Tel: +44 (0)113 343 1560

Email: k.naseem@leeds.ac.uk

Closing Date: 30 Oct 2026

Section: Research

Salary: £41,064 to £48,822 per annum