Healthcare & Biotech

Liquid Biopsy Specialist

Detects cancer and disease from a blood sample rather than surgery

£50k-£100k Bioscience boom

What it involves

Develops and interprets cfDNA, circulating tumour cell and exosome assays that detect cancer early, monitor treatment response and identify resistance mutations from a simple blood draw.

Skills & knowledge needed

Molecular diagnosticsNGSCancer biologyClinical validationBioinformatics

Why it's emerging now

Liquid biopsy is the most transformative cancer diagnostic advance in a generation — tests are entering clinical use.

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