Welcome to Next Phase Recruitment! Please see below our current jobs that match your search criteria. For a broader job search please visit the home page or call us on 01403 216216 to discuss career options in other areas of Life Science and Technology.

Welcome to Next Phase Recruitment! Please use the above link to see our current jobs that match your search criteria. For a broader job search please visit the home page or call us on 01403 216216 to discuss career options in other areas of Life Science and Technology.

Technical Lead

Technical Leads in life sciences oversee the delivery of complex software, engineering, or scientific projects. They provide hands-on technical leadership, mentor teams, and ensure solutions meet both performance requirements and compliance standards.

Core responsibilities:

  • Architecting systems or processes – Whether in bioinformatics, digital health, lab automation, or manufacturing, the Technical Lead defines structure and strategy.

  • Coordinating multidisciplinary teams – Bridging developers, scientists, QA, and stakeholders to align project execution.

  • Providing code or design reviews – Ensuring robustness, efficiency, and alignment with regulatory expectations.

  • Driving delivery excellence – Managing project milestones while maintaining technical depth and quality.

  • Staying ahead of technology trends – Recommending improvements and new tools in line with business needs and scalability.

Ideal candidates are senior technologists with strong leadership, domain-specific expertise, and cross-functional communication skills.​

Bedfordshire

Bedfordshire is a county in the East of England region to the north of London and within commuting distance.  Major towns and cities in Bedfordshire include Luton, Bedford and Leighton Buzzard.

In earlier centuries Bedfordshire’s economy was based around agriculture, wool and lacemaking.   However, current day Bedfordshire is home to a number of UK and international companies in the aerospace, automotive, logistics, service and high tech industries.  EasyJet, Monarch Airlines and Thomson Airways which are and all based in Luton, close to the airport.

Bedfordshire is steeped in history; it was the birthplace of the Church of England (at The Priory Church of St Peter Dunstable) and during the second World War it provided a safe haven for exiled royalty from Europe as well as airfields from which spy planes departed for sorties behind enemy lines.  Popular tourist attractions in Bedfordshire include Whipsnade Zoo and Woburn Safari Park.

Famous people from Bedfordshire:  Ronnie Barker – comedian and Carola Vorderman – TV presenter