Drug Delivery Senior Scientist at AstraZeneca

We have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Drug Delivery Scientist to join the R&D site at AstraZeneca located in Gothenburg!

Would you like to advance your career in pharmaceutical science? If you´re a drug delivery scientist with extensive knowledge in formulation and analytical sciences, we have an exciting opportunity for you! AstraZeneca is seeking a Senior Drug Delivery Scientist: Formulation-Analytical to join their dynamic R&D facility located in Gothenburg, Sweden. Don´t wait, apply today!

Purpose, Offer and Benefits

At AstraZeneca, we are 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. Working here means being entrepreneurial, thinking big, and working together to make the impossible a reality. If you are willing to collaborate, and curious about what science can do, then you´re our kind of person.

Your Responsibilities

In this role you will be responsible for:

• design and characterisation of formulations for the delivery of nucleic acids.
• working with advanced drug delivery platforms such as lipid nanoparticles and working in close collaboration with peers in the advanced drug delivery group.
• improving our end-to-end formulation design, characterisation and testing capabilities.
• hands-on, lab-based position where you will work with different teams

The Bigger Picture

Pharmaceutical Sciences is a department within AstraZeneca Biopharmaceutical R&D. The Pharmaceutical Sciences´ mission is to transform molecules into investigational medicines, meeting the unmet needs of patients. Advanced Drug Delivery is a department in Pharmaceutical Sciences. Our portfolio of projects spans from traditional small molecules, proteins, oligonucleotides to RNA-based therapeutics across all AstraZeneca´s therapeutic areas
This position is a consulting assignment that will last until 31/12/2023. You will be employed by TNG during this time.
Please note that the selection process is ongoing!

Our Expectations

Essential for the role:

• PhD degree in pharmaceutical sciences, biology, chemistry, or a related discipline
• Experience in formulating colloidal products such as lipid nanoparticles, polymeric delivery vehicles, other nanoparticle technologies
• Strong technical knowledge of nucleic acid-based drug delivery technologies
• Experience in analytical instrumentations used to characterize various formulations (particle size, zeta potential, pKa determination etc.)
• Practical skills with cell-based in vitro assays to assess the performance of nanomedicines
• A working knowledge of CRISPR-related biology
• Hands on flow cytometry
• Understanding of principles, applications and management of Safety Health and Environment (SHE)

Interested?
This is a staffing assignment which means that you are employed by TNG, but work for one of our customers. If you are interested in this position, apply right now! The selection process is ongoing and the position can be filled before the last apply-date. If you have any questions, please contact the recruiter.