Associate Scientist, Drug Product Manufacture, AstraZeneca

Job description
AstraZeneca (AZ) is a major international healthcare business engaged in the research, development, manufacture and marketing of prescription pharmaceuticals and the supply of healthcare services. But we're more than one of the world's leading pharmaceutical companies. At AZ, we're proud to have a unique workplace culture that inspires innovation and collaboration. Here, employees are empowered to express diverse perspectives - and are made to feel valued, energized and rewarded for their ideas and creativity.

Pharmaceutical Sciences is accountable for the design and development of synthetic routes, preclinical and phase I/II formulations, analytical methods and CMC project leadership needed to support early clinical trials, encompassing both small molecules and new modalities such as microRNA, messenger RNA and antisense oligonucleotides, across the whole range of AZ’s therapeutic areas.

EPDM (Early Product development and manufacture) Manufacturing Teams are situated in Gothenburg and manufacture investigational products (oral solution/suspension, parenteral solutions, capsules, tablets and inhalers). We supply AZ clinical studies (mainly phase I/II) around the globe and is a vital part of the Pharmaceutical Sciences organisation.

Responsibilities
At EPDM, in the Manufacturing Teams, you will make an important contribution in delivering clinical results in the development of new medicines. This role revolves around the manufacturing of drug product according to regulatory requirements in a full GxP setting where all activities below will have a significant impact on the speed, quality and cost of the AZ development portfolio.

We expect the successful candidate to:
Ensure that SHE (Safety Health and Environment) and GMP standards are upheld and ensure AZ Policies and Standards are understood and followed.
Collaboratively support ongoing manufacting activities, working hands on with the product in appointed manufacturing steps according to internal standards and regulations.
Flexibly shift between different tasks and projects in the manufacturing area supporting prioritized activities.
Understand and act on the responsibility/accountability associated with working in a GxP setting under a regulatory framework. Recording manufacturing and validation data accurately according to GxP.
Work with material management, supporting ongoing manufacting activities, and upholding the right level of available consumables. This by performing transactions in Warehouse Management System through the associated IT-systems.
Have the potential to work with documentative and administrative tasks. Updating documents and guidelines under supervision by coworkers.
Identify improvement initiatives or work with appointed tasks to improve flexibility and efficiency.


Qualifications
We are looking for an Associate Scientist with excellent communication and collaboration skills with the ability to operate both independently and in teams to strongly contribute to the delivery of a vast portfolio of investigational medicinal products.

Experience from pharmaceutical development or working in a manufacturing, supply chain or health care organisation or with GxP or similar framework is a strong merit. You display excellent verbal communication and documentative skills, both in English and Swedish. You thrive In a collaborative team setting, you are very thorough in your work and quality driven.

For us, it is important that all competence and skills in the labor market are utilized. We welcome all applicants and strive for diversity.

Application
2021-06-15, selection and interviews will be ongoing. The position may be filled before the last day of application, therefore, apply as soon as possible.


For more information: Linnea Öster linnea.oster@randstad.se or Eleonor Ehrman +46733434109

About the company
Randstad Life Sciences is specialized in competences within Life Science. As a consultant with us, you get a competitive salary, benefits and collective agreements. Your consultant manager is always there for you and ensures that you get varying and developing assignments at different companies, within different industries. At Randstad Life Sciences, your personal development is in focus, and you are offered a large network and many social activities.

Randstad Life Sciences is part of Randstad, the world leader in recruitment and consulting with operations in 38 countries. With this global network, in combination with our strong local foundation, we can offer a wide range of varied and developing assignments and jobs for you who are a specialist in life science. Our mission is to help you reach your true potential with your career in focus!