DESCRIPTION

Salary Levels: c.£68,000, c.£85,000, c.£99,000 (eventual offers will be based on benchmarked experience levels in combination with our selection criteria)
Location: Kings X, London; Tues - Thurs (3 days) at HQ, Monday + Friday, anywhere
Employment Type: Full-time
Contract: 3 years fixed-term (with the possibility for extension)
Closing Date: 24.08.25

MEET NATHAN WOLFE

Nathan Wolfe is a member of ARIA’s second cohort of Programme Directors. He is a biologist and scientific entrepreneur known for launching high-risk, high-impact initiatives at the intersection of life sciences, technology, and global health. He advises and invests in early stage technology companies and has worked with governments and philanthropic foundations on transformative science.
Nathan is leading an ARIA programme to make the mitochondrial genome programmable - developing a toolkit for reading, writing, and regulating mitochondrial DNA in vivo.
Find out more about what they’re working on here.
“We’re not just looking for a mitochondrial expert—we’re looking for a builder. If you want to be a part of a team shaping a critical new scientific capability from the ground up, we’d love to work with you.”
Nathan Wolfe, Programme Director

QUALIFICATIONS

You have a Scientific qualification, with a preference for PhD or other deeper technical experience, in mitochondrial biology.

ROLE SUMMARY

As an ARIA Technical Specialist, you will have the rare chance to catalyse breakthroughs that could change the world. You’ll sit alongside Programme Director Nathan Wolfe and their Programme Specialist on ARIA’s Precision Mitochondria programme. You’ll be exposed to every aspect of the programme’s technical management from design through approval, project selection, and delivery.
We’re looking for an adaptable team-oriented technical professional who’s strongly motivated by the opportunity to catalyse a technological step change. You’ll be working in a bold, talented & agile team, funding projects (’Creators’) across the entire R&D ecosystem, from startups to universities, in the pursuit of groundbreaking advancements that will shape the future of science & technology.

WHAT YOU’LL DO

The scope of the role will evolve as ARIA continues to grow, but will broadly involve the following: