Associate Principal Scientist - Peptide analysis

At AstraZeneca, we turn ideas into life changing medicines and strive to continuously meet the unmet needs of patients worldwide. Working here means being entrepreneurial, thinking big, and working together to make the impossible a reality. If you are swift to action, confident to lead, willing to collaborate, and curious about what science can do, then you're our kind of person.



Pharmaceutical Sciences at AstraZeneca delivers the therapies of the future through scientific leadership in drug delivery, design of synthetic routes, and manufacturing of Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (API) and drug products. Our portfolio of projects spans traditional small molecules, peptides, oligonucleotides to RNA based therapeutics across AstraZeneca's therapy areas. Advanced Drug Delivery (ADD) resides within Pharmaceutical Sciences with a mission to provide novel products to AstraZeneca's clinical pipeline.



We are now recruiting a talented and motivated Associate Principle Scientist to join our New Modality GMP Analytics team within the Advanced Drug Delivery (ADD) function in Gothenburg, Sweden.



What you will do

This is an exciting role where you will act as a key member of various project teams and provide your scientific expertise into analytical development and strategies within peptides drug projects. You will be responsible for the analytical deliveries from candidate drug nomination over phase II clinical trials including strong contribution to CMC (Chemistry, Manufacturing, Control) aspects and deliveries. In addition, you will develop and lead outscoring activities and strategies. As such, we are looking for a candidate with previous experience in supporting peptide projects in clinical phase from an analytical perspective and who also has an extensive understanding of drug delivery in the peptide area. The role will be expected to work cross-functionally supporting drug projects from early to late clinical phase and be involved with science & technology initiatives.



We are looking for you, who together with your team will make a difference for patients' lives every day. This through your ability to independently lead and motivate your team to achieve set goals within budget, time and to the right quality.



Essential Requirements

* 5+ years of industrial experience of analytical work with peptide therapeutics and MSc or PhD degree in a relevant scientific field (e.g. Analytical Chemistry, Biochemistry or Biotechnology).
* In-depth knowledge of analytical development work and CMC deliveries of peptides drug projects
* Thorough understanding of principles and applications of GMP and remain up to date with regulatory and compliance guidelines as related to the role
* Ability to effectively communicate, network and build collaborative relationships with stakeholders across disciplines and cultures, internally and externally and independently lead and influence projects
* Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, and the ability to discuss complex ideas in a simple, easy to understand way
* Good understanding of the overall drug discovery and development process and an appreciation of how Pharmaceutical Sciences disciplines contribute to R&D
* Track record of scientific excellence in terms of publications, presentations and networking activities. Capable of, and desire for continuing to develop yourself in this area
* Innovative, with a passion driving scientific excellence and a continuous improvement mind-set
* Ability to communicate and write proficiently in English
* Thorough understanding of principles, applications and management of Safety, Health and Environment (SHE)



This is an exciting opportunity for professional growth in areas of drug development, science, and leadership. If you're inspired by the possibilities of science to make a difference and ready to discover what you can do - join us!



For more information, please contact: Gunilla Nilsson, Team Leader, +46725821648

Gunilla.a.nilsson@astrazeneca.com

Welcome with your application no later than November 4th, 2020.



Why AstraZeneca?

At AstraZeneca when we see an opportunity for change, we seize it and make it happen, because any opportunity no matter how small, can be the start of something big. Delivering life-changing medicines is about being entrepreneurial - finding those moments and recognising their potential. Join us on our journey of building a new kind of organisation to reset expectations of what a bio-pharmaceutical company can be. This means we're opening new ways to work, pioneering cutting edge methods and bringing unexpected teams together. Interested? Come and join our journey.