AI Platform Engineer
Do you have expertise in, and passion for, AI? Would you like to apply your expertise to impact a company that follows the science and turns ideas into life changing medicines? If so, AstraZeneca might be the one for you!
Company
AstraZeneca is a global, innovation-driven biopharmaceutical business that focuses on the discovery, development and commercialization of prescription medicines for some of the world's most serious diseases. But we're more than one of the world's leading pharmaceutical companies. At AstraZeneca, we're 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.
Role
The Enterprise AI Platforms and Operations Team are responsible for building and running the GxP (GmP, GlP, GdP, GcP) qualified platforms, tooling and infrastructure that powers AstraZeneca’s ambition to use AI in every step of the value chain, from discovering new compounds to patient safety systems.
We achieve this through a combination of technical leadership and agile focused development, continuously evaluating the fast-moving advancements in Machine Learning tooling for challenges across AstraZeneca’s R&D, Commercial and Operations domains. We deliver these tools through easy to access development environments that allow AstraZeneca’s Data Scientists and Machine Learning Engineers to focus on building groundbreaking solutions for patients at scale.
We are looking for a GXPAI Platform Engineer to join ourEnterprise AI Platforms and Operations Team. The ideal candidate will have industry-relevant experience deliveringat scale Machine Learning or Data Science in the AWS cloud ecosystem.
You will be part of a collaborative team of multidisciplinary engineers and together have the chance to create tools that will advance the standard of healthcare, improving the lives of millions of patients across the globe. Our data science platforms will support major AI initiatives such as clinical trial data analysis, knowledge graph analytics, patient safety systems, deep learning led drug discovery, software as a medical device system.
As anAI Platform Engineer with an interest in building complex systems, you will be responsible for inventing how we use technology, machine learning, and data to enable the productivity of AstraZeneca. You will help build, deploy and develop our next generation of platforms and tools at scale.
Key Accountabilities
Collaborate with Data Scientists and Machine Learning Engineers from across the company to understand their challenges and work with them to build the platform that underpins their research.
Lead and drive the design and continuous assurance of GXP Data Science and Machine Learning Environments within AstraZeneca
Be apart of a high performing agile team,continuously improving AstraZeneca’sMachine Learningdevelopment environments, platforms and tooling
Work closely and collaboratively with internal governance and compliance functions such as Cyber Security and Data Privacy to secure our estate without obstructing end-user productivity.
Adapt standard machine learning methods to best exploit modern parallel environments (e.g. distributed clusters, multicore SMP, and GPU).
Champion a “production first mindset” to ensure the necessary infrastructure and platforms are available to scale exploratory research to production.
Candidate Knowledge, Skills and Experience
Bsc/MSc/Ph.D degree in Computer Science or related quantitative or analytical field.
Experience developing GXP systems across the Software Delivery Lifecycle (preferably within the Machine learning and Data Science domain)
Experience working with Quality Managers around delivering validation packages for use within audited systems
Ability to describe and detail the GXP validation/qualification process to customers and act as a subject matter expert in productionising AstraZeneca’s AI strategy.
3+ or more years of demonstratable experience working with AWS or equivalent cloud
2+ years of experience working with Kubernetes and container-based applications.
1+ years of administering a production cluster, with an understanding of operators, storage classes and service meshes.
3 years or more of experience building and delivering software using the Python programming language, exceptional ability in other programming languages will be considered
3 or more years of demonstratable experience deploying the underlying infrastructure and tooling for running Machine Learning or Data Science at Scale using Infrastructure of Code
Experienceworking in an Agile team
Experience working with internalsecurity standards and frameworks
Experience leveraging DevOps to enable automation strategies
Creative, collaborative andresilient.
WHY JOIN IT?
We’re a network of entrepreneurial self-starters who contribute to something far bigger. There’s a diversity of expertise in our Technology group that’s unique to AstraZeneca – it allows us to dive deep into exploring new leading-edge technology. We enable AstraZeneca to perform at its peak by delivering world-class technology and data solutions. Our work unlocks the potential of science. We optimise and evolutionise AstraZeneca by maximising efficiencies and finding new ways to drive productivity. From automation to data simplification. We’re not afraid to take ownership and run with it. Empowered with unrivalled freedom. A place to be open and transparent – we speak up, think creatively and share ideas. Our diverse contributions help us to make better decisions. But we have a constant drive to innovate, and an appreciation for high standards. It takes challenging the status quo to add value in our ever-evolving environment. We love it here because put simply, we make a meaningful impact.
Technology at AstraZeneca is a home for purposeful disruptors!
SO, WHAT’S NEXT?
Are you already imagining yourself joining our team? Good, because we’d love to hear from you! Click the link to apply and we’ll be in touch as soon as we can.
WHERE CAN I FIND OUT MORE?
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Competitive salary & benefits on offer.
Open Date: 30/5/2022
Close Date: 30/6/2022
Date Posted
31-May-2022Closing Date
30-Jun-2022AstraZeneca embraces diversity and equality of opportunity. We are committed to building an inclusive and diverse team representing all backgrounds, with as wide a range of perspectives as possible, and harnessing industry-leading skills. We believe that the more inclusive we are, the better our work will be. We welcome and consider applications to join our team from all qualified candidates, regardless of their characteristics. We comply with all applicable laws and regulations on non-discrimination in employment (and recruitment), as well as work authorization and employment eligibility verification requirements.
AstraZeneca requires all US employees to be fully vaccinated for COVID-19 but will consider requests for reasonable accommodations as required by applicable law.