Junior Drug Delivery Scientist at AstraZeneca

We are looking for a Junior Drug Delivery Scientist to join the R&D site at AstraZeneca in Gothenburg!

Are you interested in developing your career in pharmaceutical science? Are you a drug delivery scientist with strong expertise in the formulation and analytical sciences? Then this is the role for you! AstraZeneca is looking for a Junior Drug Delivery Scientist: Formulation – Analytical to their vibrant R&D site in Gothenburg, Sweden. Apply today!

Purpose, Offer and Benefits

At AstraZeneca, we are proud to have a unique workplace culture that inspires innovation and collaboration. Here, employees are empowered to express diverse perspectives and are made to feel valued, energized and rewarded for their ideas and creativity. Working here means being entrepreneurial, thinking big, and working together to make the impossible a reality. If you are willing to collaborate, and curious about what science can do, then you´re our kind of person.   

Your Responsibilities

In this role you will be responsible for:

• design and characterisation of formulations for the delivery of nucleic acids.
• working with advanced drug delivery platforms such as lipid nanoparticles and working in close collaboration with peers in the advanced drug delivery group.
• improving our end-to-end formulation design, characterisation and testing capabilities.
• hands-on, lab-based position where you will work with different teams.

The Bigger Picture

Pharmaceutical Sciences is a department within AstraZeneca Biopharmaceutical R&D. The Pharmaceutical Sciences´ mission is to transform molecules into investigational medicines, meeting the unmet needs of patients. Advanced Drug Delivery is a department in Pharmaceutical Sciences. Our portfolio of projects spans from traditional small molecules, proteins, oligonucleotides to RNA-based therapeutics across all AstraZeneca´s therapeutic areas

This position is a consulting assignment that will last until 31/12/2023. You will be employed by TNG during this time.

Please note that the selection process is ongoing!

Our Expectations

Essential for the role:

• Master´s degree in pharmaceutical sciences, biology, chemistry, or a related discipline
• Experience in formulating colloidal products such as lipid nanoparticles, polymeric delivery vehicles, other nanoparticle technologies
• Strong technical knowledge of nucleic acid-based drug delivery technologies
• Experience in analytical instrumentations used to characterize various formulations (particle size, zeta potential, pKa determination etc.)
• Practical skills with cell-based in vitro assays to assess the performance of nanomedicines
• Understanding of principles, applications and management of Safety Health and Environment (SHE)

Since you will work with diffrent teams, you should be a good communicator.