Sr Scientist Drug Delivery

AstraZeneca is a global, innovation-driven biopharmaceutical business that focuses on the discovery, development and commercialization of prescription medicines for some of the world’s most serious diseases. 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.

About the position
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.

We are looking for a drug delivery scientist with strong expertise in the formulation and analytical sciences. The position is based at our vibrant R&D site in Gothenburg, Sweden.

Responsibilities
In this role you will be responsible for design and characterisation of formulations for the delivery of nucleic acids. This will involve working with advanced drug delivery platforms such as lipid nanoparticles and working in close collaboration with peers in the advanced drug delivery group. You will work on improving our end-to-end formulation design, characterisation and testing capabilities. This is a hands-on, lab-based position where you will work with different teams, so you should be a good communicator. If you are committed to developing your career in the pharmaceutical sciences – this is the role for you!

Your profile
• 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)

About the organisation
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 willing to collaborate, and curious about what science can do, then you’re our kind of person.

This is a consultant assignment until 2023-12-31 at AstraZeneca in Göteborg. During this time you will be hired by us at QRIOS.