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# Laboratory Technician at Basecamp Research

- **Company:** Basecamp Research
- **Location:** London, United Kingdom
- **Employment:** full-time
- **Work type:** onsite
- **Posted:** 2026-08-28
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-11
- **Apply:** https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/basecamp-research/4e5db84c-8629-4050-8df9-9e4d122f10d6

## Job description

## About Us

Basecamp Research is dedicated to solving major challenges in the life sciences by exploring Beyond Known Biology. Our teams build frontier AI models using BaseData, the world's largest ethically-sourced and globally representative biological dataset. Our Global Research Team collects and curates our own biological data through partnerships with more than 152 organisations in 28 countries, giving its AI access to genetic diversity that doesn't exist for models trained on public database sources. This enables Basecamp Research to design novel protein sequences and biological systems that can accelerate therapeutic research and development. In October 2024 we closed Series B and in January 2026 finalised pre-Series C investment from NVIDIA. With hubs both in London, UK as well as Boston, Massachusetts, USA and partners with biopharma companies and academic institutions worldwide, our work has been recognised with honours including Fast Company's Top 10 Most Innovative Companies in Biotech and the FT-backed Sifted AI100 list of Europe's leading AI startups. At Basecamp Research, we pride ourselves on being a diverse, exciting, fun, and flexible place to work. Our team of biologists, engineers, ML scientists, field explorers, and operations specialists are united by a sense of adventure and the belief that nature has already designed the solutions to our planet's greatest challenges - we just need to go out and discover them! If you feel passionate about the power of biology, data, and AI to build a better world, we'd love to hear from you.

## The Role & Key Responsibilities

The hands of the Trillion Gene Atlas. You will keep samples moving through our extraction, normalisation, and library preparation pipeline - precisely, reliably, and at pace.

- Run the daily sample processing pipeline. Execute DNA extraction, normalisation, and library preparation workflows across soil, faecal, and other environmental sample types - following validated SOPs with precision and consistency at high throughput.
- Operate and maintain laboratory automation.Work with automated liquid handling systems (including Myra9) and other platforms to process samples at batch scale. Perform routine maintenance, troubleshoot instrument issues, and flag deviations from expected performance.
- Maintain accurate records in LIMS. Log all sample processing steps, QC data, and observations in Benchling LIMS in real time. Ensure full traceability of every sample from receipt through to sequencing dispatch.
- Perform QC checks and flag anomalies. Carry out quantification, quality checks, and standard analytical assays at key pipeline stages. Identify out-of-specification results, escalate appropriately, and contribute to root cause investigations.
- Support R&D protocol testing. Assist the R&D team with comparative experiments, kit testing, and protocol optimisation runs as new methods are validated for production. A practical, hands-on contributor to continuous improvement.
- Maintain a safe, organised lab environment. Uphold high standards of lab hygiene, reagent management, and safety compliance including CL2 working practices. Help keep the lab stocked, organised, and ready to run at scale.

Required Skills and Experience

- Hands-on laboratory experience in a molecular biology or life sciences setting - academic, commercial, or both
- Practical experience with DNA extraction from biological or environmental samples using kit-based and automated methods
- Comfortable working at high throughput with strong attention to detail - precise pipetting, consistent technique, reliable record-keeping
- Experience using LIMS or equivalent electronic lab notebook for sample tracking and data recording
- Ability to follow SOPs accurately, identify deviations, and escalate clearly and promptly

Advantageous Skills and Experience

- Experience operating automated liquid handling platforms (Hamilton, Tecan, Bravo, or similar)
- Familiarity with NGS library preparation workflows - even a basic awareness of steps from DNA input to sequencing-ready library
- Experience with environmental or metagenomic sample types - soils, sediments, faecal, or other challenging matrices
- CL2 lab certification or prior experience working with GMOs in a contained environment
- A curiosity about sequencing technology and genuine interest in learning and growing within a fast-moving team

## What we offer in return

Impactful Mission: This is a rare chance to do work that genuinely matters. You'll join a talented, fast-moving team, access unique biological datasets at scale, and see your contributions shape real breakthroughs in AI and curative therapeutics. Collaborative Culture: You'll be surrounded by world-class engineers, scientists, and researchers who care deeply about their work and about each other. With offices in London and Boston, we've built a flexible, cross-functional environment where personal development and real ownership aren't just talking points. High Growth: We truly believe in investing in our people. We make coaching available to team members during steep growth journeys and we have twice-yearly promotion opportunities. People who are really successful here own it and go directly to solve problems at pace, and we ensure reward increases with impact. Comprehensive Benefits: We've built a benefits package people value. That means competitive salary, equity, and private healthcare with no medical history exclusions - so strong that most employees' family members opt into our plan over their own. We also offer Carrot Fertility with IVF stipend, salary sacrifice pension, bike-to-work scheme, life insurance, and more. We are committed to equal opportunity employment regardless of ethnic or national origin, race, religion, sex, age, citizenship, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, gender identity or any other basis. If you have a disability or additional need that needs accommodating do let us know.

## About Basecamp Research

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Basecamp Research is building general biological intelligence by discovering and designing proteins using AI trained on the world's largest proprietary dataset of novel biological sequences.
- **Entity Type**: Private (Series B)
- **Headquarters**: London, United Kingdom
- **Founded**: 2019
- **Founders**: Glen Gowers, PhD and Oliver Vince, PhD

## Core Business
- Primary industry/industries: Biotechnology, Artificial Intelligence, Drug Discovery & Therapeutic Design
- Target customers (B2B, B2C, Enterprise, SMB, etc.): B2B, targeting global pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies, as well as partners in food and industrial applications.
- Mission or purpose statement: To build biological intelligence by moving beyond known biology, designing programmable therapeutics and solutions for thousands of incurable diseases [basecamp-research.com](https://basecamp-research.com/).

## Products & Services
- **BaseData**: The world’s largest proprietary metagenomic dataset, featuring over 10 billion novel genes from more than 1 million previously unrecorded species, sourced through 200+ global biodiversity partnerships. Purpose-built to train large biological foundation models [cbinsights.com](https://www.cbinsights.com/company/basecamp-research).
- **EDEN Foundation Models**: A family of GPT-4-scale biology models (including EDEN-28B) trained on 9.7 trillion nucleotide tokens and 10 billion novel genes. These models can design therapeutics across multiple modalities—including protein engineering and genome editing—with greater novelty, precision, and control [basecamp-research.com](https://basecamp-research.com/).
- **Trillion Gene Atlas**: An ambitious scaling initiative to expand the proprietary dataset 1,000x beyond public data, enabling discovery of therapies for thousands of incurable diseases [basecamp-research.com](https://basecamp-research.com/).

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not publicly available.
- **Key Metric**: Total Funding: $79.9M across two rounds [linkedin.com](https://uk.linkedin.com/company/basecamp-research).
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Backed by leaders including Andy Conrad (former CEO of Google's Verily), André Hoffmann (Vice-Chairman of Roche), Feike Sijbesma (Chair of Royal Philips, former CEO of DSM), Paul Polman (former CEO of Unilever), Singular (led Series B), and Systemiq capital (led Series A) [basecamp-research.com](https://basecamp-research.com/). Co-produced a film with Microsoft and NVIDIA about their biodiscovery programme [basecamp-research.com](https://basecamp-research.com/).
- **Growth Signals**: Headcount grew 42% YoY to 57 employees. Active job postings increased 300% monthly. The company launched the EDEN preprint and announced the Trillion Gene Atlas in 2026 [linkedin.com](https://uk.linkedin.com/company/basecamp-research).

## Competitive Advantages
- **Proprietary Data Moat**: BaseData is 10x larger than comparable public databases and grows faster than any other dataset, capturing evolutionary and environmental context from 6 continents that public databases lack.
- **Global Biodiversity Supply Chain**: 200+ Access and Benefit Sharing partnerships across 31 countries, creating a defensible, legally-compliant source of novel biological sequences.
- **EDEN Foundation Models at GPT-4 Scale**: Trained on unique, proprietary data, EDEN can design programmable therapeutics across multiple modalities (gene editing, antimicrobials, etc.) from a single model, moving beyond the one-by-one optimisation of traditional directed evolution.
- **World-Class Team**: Alumni from NVIDIA, Google, Microsoft, the British Antarctic Survey, the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, and the University of Washington Institute for Protein Design [basecamp-research.com](https://basecamp-research.com/).

## Strategic Focus
- **Scaling the Trillion Gene Atlas**: Expand the proprietary dataset by 1,000x to design therapies for thousands of incurable diseases.
- **Programmable Therapeutics**: Move from protein engineering to a generalisable model of design, enabling "programmable medicines built on the underlying logic of life" [basecamp-research.com](https://basecamp-research.com/).
- **Commercialisation & Partnerships**: Expand business development and licensing with global pharma and biotech companies, as highlighted by the recent hires of a Chief Business Officer from Biogen and a Chief Scientific Officer from Intellia Therapeutics & Tome Biosciences.

## Why Work Here
- **Mission-Driven Work**: Directly contribute to solving humanity's greatest challenges, including incurable diseases, sustainable food supplies, and revolutionary manufacturing—all by exploring biodiversity.
- **High-Calibre, Interdisciplinary Team**: Work alongside explorers (Antarctic ice-divers, marine scientists), graph AI scientists, and biotech veterans from DeepMind, Synthesia, Biogen, and Intellia. The culture is built on "explorers, scientists and policy experts" [basecamp-research.com](https://basecamp-research.com/).
- **Rapid Growth & Impact**: 42% headcount growth YoY and a 300% increase in job postings signal that new hires will shape a fast-scaling company.
- **Global Presence**: HQ in London with offices in the United States, France, and Malta, offering opportunities for international collaboration. The team is split across the UK (45%) and US (31%) [linkedin.com](https://uk.linkedin.com/company/basecamp-research).
- **Culture & Perks**: The team values data-driven strategy with a human-first approach, focusing on high-performing, mission-led environments. The VP of People previously scaled teams at Google DeepMind and Synthesia [basecamp-research.com](https://basecamp-research.com/). Remote/hybrid policy is not publicly specified.

## Sources
1. [basecamp-research.com](https://basecamp-research.com/)
2. [linkedin.com](https://uk.linkedin.com/company/basecamp-research)
3. [cbinsights.com](https://www.cbinsights.com/company/basecamp-research)
4. [jobs.ashbyhq.com](https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/basecamp-research)
5. [builtin.com](https://builtin.com/company/basecamp-research)

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