Analytical Chemist, AstraZeneca Gothenburg

Job description
Analytical Chemists – Early Product Development and Manufacturing

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.

Pharmaceutical Sciences at AstraZeneca deliver the therapies of the future through scientific leadership in drug delivery, design of synthetic routes, and manufacturing of Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (API) across all the AstraZeneca therapy areas.

Our vision is to be “pharmaceutical science leaders, creating innovative and cost-effective solutions, shaping the diverse therapies of the future”.
We’re looking for talented and motivated analytical chemist to join our analytical and solid state characterization team within Early Product Development and Manufacturing (EPDM) in Gothenburg.

You would join a highly collaborative team and together we will deliver the analytical science to product development within the early portfolio up to phase II.

Responsibilities
To be successful in this role you will need a strong scientific background with good skills in written and verbal communication and the ability to engage and collaborate across boundaries with a positive problem-solving attitude and delivery focus.

This is a lab-based role where you will work collaboratively with colleagues, documenting your experiments carefully and to the right quality. You will get the opportunity to apply your excellent analytical expertise to the drug projects you are working in, contributing to the progression of these projects and drive the scientific development within the field of analytical science at AstraZeneca.

Qualifications
Required Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
University degree (MSc, PhD) in relevant discipline, preferable with industry experience
Scientific knowledge within analytical science and technically skilled to use chromatography with relevant detection techniques for small molecules
You are a driven experimentalist, with a passion to deliver highly relevant and reliable data and with the ability to be influential in discussions in a wide set of communities and multi-disciplinary project teams
Excellent communication, collaboration, networking and leadership skills & ability to lead and inspire colleagues

If you also have experience in one or more of the following areas – great!
Industry experience of pharmaceutical development including oral solid dosage form development
Experience of CMC submissions and work according to GMP
Skilled in specific analytical techniques for small molecules, e.g. mass spectrometry, NMR, dissolution etc
Track record and keen interest of driving development within analytical science including championing new technologies and solutions


Application
Deadline: 2022-05-05, 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:
Please contact Petra Govik petra.govik@randstad.se or Veronika Knudsen veronika.knudsen@randstad.se

About the company
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 activities.

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!