At AstraZeneca we’re dedicated to being a Great Place to Work. Where you are empowered to push the boundaries of science and unleash your entrepreneurial spirit. There’s no better place to make a difference to medicine, patients and society. An inclusive culture that champions diversity and collaboration. Always committed to lifelong learning, growth and development.
Pharmaceutical Technology and Development (PT&D) is the organisation that turns brilliant science into actual medicines that help millions of people. We work across the entire value chain, designing and delivering active ingredients, formulations and devices for new medicines and providing expert technical support to all AstraZeneca’s commercial drug substances and products to ensure we successfully supply medicines to patients.
Global Product Development (GPD) sits within PT&D and is a multidisciplinary organisation that brings together scientific, technical, quality, operational, and support functions to develop and advance drug products throughout the development lifecycle.
The role
We are looking for a lab-based formulation senior scientist in late phase drug development to develop commercial oral or inhaled dosage forms and has a passion for application of digital tools. In this role, you will work closely with colleagues in a multiskilled environment to assess, design, develop, and deliver high-quality clinical and commercial drug product formulations and processes, while ensuring the work is appropriately documented.You can expect to contribute to programs of laboratory scale experiments with line of sight for commercial manufacture by using modelling and simulation approaches as first intent, combined with hands-on experimental work as needed.
We are looking for a candidate who thrives working in a high-paced environment and has an open-minded and flexible approach.
Typical responsibilities for this role:
Work hands-on to generate data as well as work collaboratively with other experimentalists with different backgrounds to identify/use/drive digital applications, as first intent, to strategically direct experimentation.
Manage your own work to achieve drug development and improvement project targets, in a timely fashion and to agreed quality standards, by applying technical knowledge and expertise as well as interpreting results and adapting investigations as appropriate.
Essential requirements
Desirable requirements for the role
When we put unexpected teams in the same room, we unleash bold thinking with the power to inspire life-changing medicines. In-person working gives us the platform we need to connect, work at pace and challenge perceptions. That’s why we work, on average, a minimum of three days per week from the office.
Are you ready to bring new ideas and fresh thinking to the table? Great! We welcome your application no later than 1st September 2026.
Date Posted
18-aug.-2026
Closing Date
27-aug.-2026
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.
