Data Scientist Pharmaceutical Sciences

Do you have expertise in, and passion for, deriving knowledge from data and modelling? Would you like to apply your expertise to impact the digital transformation in a company that follows the science and turns ideas into life changing medicines? Then AstraZeneca might be of interest to you!

Pharmaceutical Sciences at AstraZeneca is developing a digital transformation strategy to drive innovation, optimization of the drug development process and data-driven decision making. Are you a highly skilled and motivated scientists that would like to specialise in the application of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) within the Pharmaceutical Sciences function? Then you might be interested in a role as Data scientist in Pharmaceutical Science placed in Gothenburg, Sweden.

What's in it for you? You will get the opportunity to engage with key internal and external stakeholders to identify and validate impactful solutions to provide scientific leadership and drive innovation using machine leaning, text mining, cheminformatics and first principal modelling. You will simply be at the forefront of the digital transformation within AstraZeneca turning ideas into life changing medicines for patients!

Who are you? We think that you who will accept the challenge have a PhD in a relevant area e.g. computational chemistry, data science, materials science, mathematics or similar. You have strong knowledge about chemoinformatic toolkits, good understanding of chemistry and/or material science and a strong track record of programming in Python and machine learning toolkits. At AstraZeneca you will fit right in if you thrive on team work, networking, communication and the ability to influence both people and science.

Would you like some more details about the role before applying? As a Data Scientist you will be working with the Pharmaceutical Sciences community to adopt a data-first culture. This means recognizing opportunities to utilise AI & ML to generate knowledge and innovation and work alongside scientific experts to design projects to optimize underlying data structure. The role will focus on data extraction, analysis and capture strategies to support data-driven decision making. As the lead Data Scientist in Data Science and Modelling department you will maintain awareness of state -of-the art applications of AI and engage with AstraZeneca leadership to design and influence strategic decisions.

We would like to know more about you. If you are interested, apply now!

Submit your CV and a short motivation why you are the best candidate for this job.

For more information please contact recruiting manager Anders Broo, PhD on +46 722 108177, anders.broo@astrazeneca.com

Welcome with your application no later than April 20, 2020

Additional information

Our Gothenburg site: https://www.astrazeneca.com/our-science/gothenburg.html

Life in Gothenburg: https://www.movetogothenburg.com/

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