Cambridge Biomedical Campus (DISC)

Salary & Benefits Competitive

At AstraZeneca when we see an opportunity for change we seize it and make it happen because an opportunity, no matter how small, can be the start of something big! Delivering life-changing medicines is about being entrepreneurial - finding those moments and recognising their potential.

AZ Cambridge

An exciting bioscience hotspot, Cambridge is home to one of AstraZeneca’s three strategic, global R&D Centres, alongside Gothenburg and Gaithersburg. Over 3,600 employees work from our various sites across Cambridge and our offices are internationally renowned for attracting exceptional talent.

The Discovery Centre (DISC), located at the heart of the Cambridge Biomedical Campus, is designed to play a central role in our mission to deliver life-changing medicines to patients. As our largest research and development centre in the UK, it will have more than 2,000 people working across therapy areas and drug discovery and development once fully occupied.

Find out more about our Cambridge campus and the DISC, here: https://www.astrazeneca.com/our-company/our-locations/cambridge.html

Role Description

The Senior Automation Engineer position supports the R&D organization with a focus on the design, construction, and data management of robotics and high-throughput systems that drive efficiency, inform decisions and enable discovery. This is a laboratory based role for automation engineers looking to expand and deepen their existing technical skills and using those skills to build and expand the team’s capabilities.

Typical Accountabilities

• Consistently build innovative solutions that enable the integration of high-throughput and traditional bench-scale or manufacturing systems

• Lead scientific team efforts to establish world-class automation capabilities

• Establishes working relationships and credibility outside the company

• Independently creates, modifies and troubleshoots complex laboratory robotic/automation scripts.

• Anticipates and resolves priority conflicts.

• Train or mentor engineers or scientists

Education, Qualifications, Skills & Experience

Essential

• BSc in a relevant scientific/engineering subject area (biology, biochemistry, chemical engineering, chemistry, molecular biology, robotics, etc.) OR Relevant work experience with laboratory robotics and automation.

• Demonstrated independent proficiency in script/method writing for at least 1 liquid handling robotics instruments (i.e. Hamilton Robotics, Tecan EVO, Sartorius Ambr, etc.) and exposure to high throughput analytics (i.e multimode plate readers, LabChip GX, Unchained labs, etc.) and demonstrated competency in enabling laboratory automation tools (Capper/decappers, plate seal/peel, tube labelers, automated barcode readers) is essential.

• Demonstrated ability to learn new skill as necessary for the evolving role

• Good verbal and written communication skills

Desirable

• Demonstrated capability with a coding language (Python, C#, etc.) or database management (SQL, NoSQL, etc.) to maintain or create new tools is a plus.

• Influences scientific thinking and direction of projects especially in the automation fields

• Participates and influences external communication and technology innovation

• Experience implementing 3D printing solutions.

Why AstraZeneca?

Here, you’ll be encouraged to grow and progress in your own way, building connections with the people around you and sharing in our sense of belonging. Your life at AstraZeneca is defined by you and guided by us. Ultimately, it’s more than a job. We know that our work impacts people with serious conditions, many of whom have no other alternatives. That’s what drives us – the potential to impact over one billion patients worldwide!

What’s Next?

This role is open from Thursday 4th August 2023, and we welcome your application no later than Thursday 24th August 2023.

Where can I find out more?

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Date Posted

Closing Date

AstraZeneca 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.