Job description

AstraZeneca is a major international healthcare business engaged in the research, development, manufacture and marketing of prescription pharmaceuticals and the supply of healthcare services. AstraZeneca is proud to offer a unique workplace culture that inspires innovation and collaboration. Co-workers are empowered to express diverse perspectives - and are made to feel valued, energized and rewarded for their ideas and creativity.

The arena:

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 swift to action, confident to lead, willing to collaborate, and curious about what science can do, then you’re our kind of person.

Inhalation Product Development (IPD) at AstraZeneca is a multinational organization that combines decades of experience in inhalation technology whether it is nebulization, pMDI or DPI. Our vision is to develop and provide to patients best-in-class, innovative and sustainable products to deliver medicine via inhalation.

AstraZeneca is one of the world’s most exciting bio-pharmaceutical companies. From scientists to sales, lab techs to legal, we’re on a mission to turn ideas into life-changing medicines that improve patients’ lives and benefit society. We need great people who share our passion for science and have the drive and determination to meet the unmet needs of patients around the world.

This is a consulting assignment with Randstad Life Sciences. 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.

Deadline: 2024-06-14, selection and interviews will be ongoing. For more information: Please contact Malin Fridholm, [email protected]

Responsibilities

We are seeking an Analytical Scientist to join our dynamic Analytical Sciences team, focusing on the characterization of inhaled molecules within Inhalation Product Development in Gothenburg. This is a unique opportunity to play a pivotal role in the development of inhaled products for AstraZeneca. You will be part of a highly collaborative team of analytical experts within the inhalation area, contributing to analytical development and characterization of both small and large molecules.

Responsibilities:

This job includes lab-based responsibilities, where you are expected to work collaboratively with colleagues in daily analytical deliveries, utilizing both manual and automated analytical techniques to develop and deliver innovative inhaled medicines to patients.

You will apply your analytical expertise with large and/or small molecules to specific drug projects, contributing to the analytical development and strategy within the inhaled project.

You will be contributing significantly to Chemistry, Manufacturing, Control (CMC) aspects in the project, working closely with formulation scientists, device engineers, biopharmaceutic and process engineers in IPD Gothenburg as well as globally with the colleagues in IPD North Carolina.

To be successful in this role you will need a strong analytical background in working with different types of molecules combined with excellent communication skills and the ability to engage and collaborate cross-functionally. We are looking for a candidate that possesses a fair understanding of the overall drug development process and has an enthusiasm for laboratory-based work as well as solving technical challenges and problems.

Qualifications

Essential requirements:

• Degree in Analytical Chemistry or other relevant scientific discipline (Biochemistry, Biotechnology). (PhD or Bsc/Msc with extensive experience).
• Experience with analytical separation techniques such as liquid chromatography (UPLC) for large and/or small molecules. If experience with large molecules it would also be beneficial. Proficiency in method development and validation of analytical methods. Experience with analytical methodologies for oligonucleotides, peptide and proteins characterisation (e.g., capillary electrophoresis, ion-exchange chromatography, ELISA, SDS-PAGE) is highly desirable.
• Strong data analysis skills, with the ability to interpret results and communicate findings effectively to stakeholders and along with proven ability to solve technical challenges and problems. Insights into the use of statistical analysis software would be great. Familiarity with working and communicating within a global, cross-functional project environment is desirable. Understanding of analytical development work and CMC deliveries projects.
• Experience working in a GMP environment and knowledge of corresponding instrument/equipment maintenance procedures as well as knowledge of the overall drug development process from discovery through to launch would be beneficial. Experience in aerosol characterization techniques used for inhaled products, such as impactor analysis would be a bonus.
• Excellent communication skills in English, both oral and written.

About the company

Randstad

At Randstad, we see the possible in people. With business all over Sweden and in all areas of expertise, we help people find work that feels good, where they get the opportunity to develop and realize their true potential.

With close to 600 000 employees in 38 countries, Randstad is the global leader in the HR services industry. Our mission is to become the world’s most valued working life partner. By combining our passion for people with the power of today’s technology, we support people and organizations in realizing their true potential. We call it Human Forward.