Senior Scientist - Biologics Engineering

Location: Cambridge, UK

Salary: Competitive with excellent benefits

Make a more meaningful impact to patients’ lives around the globe

Do you have expertise in, and passion for protein engineering and computational structural biology? Would you like to play a pivotal role that impacts the delivery of novel biologics drugs for oncology, respiratory, and cardiovascular diseases in a company that follows the science and turns ideas into life-changing medicines? Then AstraZeneca might be for you!

The Biologics Engineering team is responsible for the discovery and optimisation of biological candidate drugs to support all therapy area drug discovery pipelines and for the development of in-house biologics discovery platforms and novel drug modalities to support future drug discovery efforts. Central to this effort are the Augmented Biologics Discovery and Design team who are building on existing technologies to advance learning from the large and sophisticated data sets we generate and excitingly the team is growing to meet this challenge. This role provides the opportunity for a dedicated and motivated protein engineer with computational structural biology skills.

What you’ll do

Join our innovative team and help develop a ground-breaking biologics discovery and design platform in the Biologics Engineering team. You will work collaboratively with data and drug discovery scientists to establish structural analytics workflows for biologics discovery and drive innovative structural and machine learning methods for the analysis and design of therapeutic proteins.

You will assist in testing and verifying in silico tools and pipelines with collaborators from AZ. You will also communicate complex concepts to non-experts in scientific meetings.

At AstraZeneca, we work together to provide medicines that make a real difference in patient care. A place with a daring and collaborative culture, where you'll feel valued and rewarded for your ideas and contributions.

Essential Skills/Experience

PhD in relevant field (e.g. Protein Engineering, Structural Biology, Structural Informatics)

Knowledge of computational biology and proven application of data analysis methods

Experience with Python and analysis of structural, sequence, and experimental data.

Experience with structural modelling platforms (e.g. Schrodinger, Rosetta etc)

Capability of successfully managing multiple simultaneous projects

Strong, professional communication skills and excellent attention to detail, capable of developing good working relationships with diverse individuals

Experience working within a team environment

Acts with integrity and does the right thing

Desirable Skills/Experience

Knowledge of Generative AI, machine learning, and deep learning for protein design and optimisation

Experienced in use of biologics databases (e.g. Genedata Biologics)

Awareness of data requirements for machine learning to model biological data

Why AstraZeneca?

Make a more meaningful impact to patients’ lives around the globe

At AstraZeneca, we thrive in an environment where the brightest minds come together in an inclusive culture. Here, every voice is heard, and we are consistently expanding our horizons by working side-by-side with academia and innovating with biotech. By sharing our knowledge, we empower ourselves to be the best we can be and accelerate progress. We are committed to making a difference by fusing data and technology with scientific innovations to achieve breakthroughs that can treat, prevent, modify, or even cure some of the world's most sophisticated diseases.

So, what’s next?

Are you already imagining yourself joining our team? Good, because we can’t wait to hear from you!

To be considered for this great opportunity, please complete the full application at your earliest convenience – it is the only way that our Recruiter and Hiring Manager can know that you feel well qualified for this opportunity.

Welcome with your application no later than 21st November 2024

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We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.

Date Posted

13-Nov-2024

Closing Date

21-Nov-2024

Our mission is to build an inclusive and equitable environment. We want people to feel they belong at AstraZeneca and Alexion, starting with our recruitment process. We welcome and consider applications from all qualified candidates, regardless of characteristics. We offer reasonable adjustments/accommodations to help all candidates to perform at their best. If you have a need for any adjustments/accommodations, please complete the section in the application form.