Operational Scientist, AstraZeneca Gothenburg

Job description
Operational Scientist, Drug Product Delivery

We are curious, creative, and open to new ideas and ways of working. Above all, we are passionate about science and driven to always put patients first.

Join AstraZeneca and apply your expertise in a company that are following the science and turn ideas into life changing medicines. We have an exciting opportunity for a talented operational Scientist to be based in Gothenburg on an 1 year long assignment.

Drug Product Delivery (DPD) within Pharmaceutical Technology & Development is the sole internal AstraZeneca department that packs, labels and distributes investigational medicinal products to clinical trial patients. We support launched, pre-launched and products under development within all our therapeutic areas. We work in a fast paced environment where flexibility and agility enable us to deliver high value to early phase clinical trials.

Responsibilities
The Operational Scientist role will be a flexible role within Drug Product Deliveries three operational skill areas, Material Management, Pack Label and Distribution. We work in an environment where flexibility and agility enable us to deliver high value to early phase clinical trials.

To complement our existing team, candidates with the following experiences might be of interest:
Newly trained engineer with the interested to work operational with the opportunity to drive improvement projects aiming for our vision, “Simplification and Automation”.
Logistic experience from a complex supply chain organization.
Deviation investigation experience with an analytical mindset used to not only solving the issue but finding the solution to prevent similar issues to reoccur.


Main Duties and Responsibilities
The role holder will contribute to the DPD organization applying their expertise in the complex and regulated GMP environment. The work is focused on being a flexible operational scientist within at least two skills. As a operational scientist you will:
Perform and document all the operational work according to written procedures and GMPs with manual and/or automated systems/equipment.
Be engaged in the development and improvement of internal processes and manage deviations.
Be responsible for writing of GMP procedures within own skill areas and will be responsible for related training and compliance activities.
As required maintain defined facilities or equipment according to GMP standards and be proactive to contribute to projects/activities through applying specialist knowledge within appropriate areas.


Qualifications
Essential requirements and skills
BSc/MSc in Engineering, Chemistry, Pharmacy, or equivalent experience.
Curious and innovative mindset with problem solving ability - resolve issues with minimal guidance.
Good written and verbal English communication and understanding.
Good skills in and experienced user of Excel.
Interest in and ability to quickly learn new IT systems and processes.

Beneficial requirements and skills
Manufacturing experience.
Demonstrated ability to work with teams in a culturally diverse, complex and changing environment most internally but to some extent externally.
Great Understanding of principles, applications and management of GMP.


Application
Deadline: 2022-01-14, 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 Kerstin Karlsson, kerstin.karlsson@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 social 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!