Training Generalist, AstraZeneca Gothenburg

Job description
Training Generalist

At AstraZeneca, all of our employees make a difference to patients’ lives every day. We operate in more than 100 countries around the world and are one of Sweden’s most important export companies.
 
With more than 2,400 employees from 50 countries, the vibrant Gothenburg site helps to support the entire life-cycle of AstraZeneca medicines, from drug discovery and clinical trials, to global commercialisation and product maintenance. Gothenburg is one of AstraZeneca’s three strategic, global R&D centres, alongside Cambridge and Gaithersburg, and plays a central role in our mission to deliver life-changing medicines to patients.

Responsibilities
The main responsibilities of this role will be:
support the organisation of instructor-led training courses offered by the R&D Data Science Learning & Development Team (DS&AI); the current portfolio includes courses on basic programming (R and Python), statistical analysis, machine learning, coding best practices and analytical pipelines for ‘omics data (mainly transcriptomics and proteomics);
contribute to the development of new courses, in bioinformatics and data science related topics, in response to the needs of AZ stakeholders;
contribute to the development of training materials for both online and in person training and
conduct technical training on one or more of the above mentioned topics where/if appropriate.


Additionally, they will be involved in:
supporting our existing trainers in curriculum planning, development and delivery, as appropriate for different courses,
running training needs analysis to identify unmet gaps and consequently develop training solutions to address such gaps and
training course evaluation through analysis of trainees’ feedback.


Working hours
Location: 100% remote - Normal work hours, with some flexibility to adhere to other time zones, UK, East Coast US and Central Europe.

Qualifications
Essential:
A degree in life sciences, statistics or computer science
Highly self-motivated
Excellent organisation, communication and interpersonal skills
Ability to work well as part of a team.
Ability to work to tight deadlines is essential.

Desirable:
Experience in scientific training and education and/or instructional design
Familiarity with using bioinformatics / data science approaches to solve biological problems
Experience in training scientists to use bioinformatics / data science tools and/or in the development of training materials or documentation
Programming experience in either R or Python would be an asset but is not essential.


Application
Deadline 2021-11-10,  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: Kerstin Karlsson kerstin.karlsson@randstad.se or Veronika Knudsen veronika.knudsen@randstad.se

About the company
Randstad Life Sciences specializes in the field of science and 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!