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.​

Horsham

Horsham is an attractive market town in West Sussex in the South East of England, conveniently located approximately 20 miles from Worthing, Brighton and Guildford.  The attractive old area of Horsham centres around the tree-lined Horsham “Causeway” which is regarded as one of the finest streets in Sussex with its lovely, well maintained houses and a resident ghost!   The modern side of Horsham is to be found in its excellent transport links to and from Horsham, schools and recreational facilities which include a Horsham theatre, Horsham cinemas, Horsham park, Horsham sports facilities and great range of shops, restaurants and pubs.   Brewing, brick making and iron smelting were the industries which were the basis for Horsham’s prosperity, these have now been replaced by financial services, pharmaceuticals and IT. Horsham is also where Next Phase Recruitment is based!

Famous people born in Horsham: Catherine Howard (5th wife of Henry VIII) and  Harry Enfield – comedian, also born in Horsham.