Director- Data, Analytics & AI, Cheminformatics
Director- Data, Analytics & AI, Cheminformatics
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Job Title: Director Data Analytics & AI Cheminformatics
GCL F
Introduction to role
AstraZeneca has invested heavily in our Augmented Drug DesignMakeTest and Analyse platforms as we seek to deliver better differentiated candidate drugs into trials faster for greater patient benefit. We have made great strides in creating an ecosystem enabling operational and experimental data capture and in developing AI/ML analytics AI and ML services for both traditional small molecules and complex modalities that will pave the way for this transformation. The next stage of this journey involves building a unified scientific data and AI platform with stateoftheart algorithms and technology that will enable our scientists to design new and safer drugs faster. We are looking for a Lead Cheminformatics Engineer who can excel in both cheminformatics and software development to join our team to help build and modernize our integrated software platform supporting key drug discovery science. In Early Science we have highly skilled scientists generating ideas and performing experiments supporting complex drug discovery projects. Our environment is driven by scientific and technical innovation with a high degree of diversity in workflows data vendor solutions and inhouse builds. Working alongside Computational and Medicinal Chemists Software and Data Engineers Architects and Analysts you will lead in designing and implementing scientific solutions endtoend. You will use your scientific knowledge and technical acuity to troubleshoot and provide innovative solutions to ensure smooth experiences for our scientists as well as for the software development team. Your work will have a direct impact on the science we do and you have an opportunity to enable our scientists to undertake science that is not possible today.
Accountabilities
You will join a global team of cheminformaticians scientific software engineers and devops engineers in our AugmentedDMTA platform and perform the following:
Be one of the subject matter experts for the team with knowledge of cheminformatics and computational chemistry tools used in drug discovery
Work with cutting edge technology stack in a cloud environment solving scientific challenges for drug discovery
Be responsible for designing and implementing scientific software and data solutions to make our science easier to do easier to learn from and offer faster delivery and higher quality across all therapeutic areas
Design and build novel products and features to address longstanding problems in drug discovery with a focus on producing amazing user experiences that are more than the sum of their parts
Collaborate with product design data science software engineering and scientists to build cuttingedge experiences and services
Propose and implement changes to our drug discovery data models core architecture and codebase
Develop all levels of the technical stack even if youre more experienced in some layers with a strong focus on scalable backend services
Support less experienced software engineers by knowledge sharing mentoring and feedback
Proactively review and improve the scalability reliability performance and availability of drug discovery services
Advocate for rigorous engineering practices and discipline: code reviews automated testing logging monitoring alerting etc.
Be passionate for staying on top of tech trends experiment with and learn new technologies participate in internal & external technology communities and mentor other members of the engineering community
Propose solutions for engineering problems deploying critical thinking and analysis skills
Essential Skills/Experience
Expertise in Cheminformatics ML or a related field and experience working with one of the cheminformatics toolkits
Expertise in one or more languages like Python Java with the willingness and ability to quickly adapt to a new language
Some experience with endtoend web development with at least one of the web frameworks FastAPI Flask Spring Django etc.
Experience working with relational and/or NoSQL databases and knowledge of query optimization techniques
Proficiency in Linux environments
Demonstrable abilities with the coding best practices including testing code review and version control
Excellent teamworking verbal and written communication skills
Desirable Skills/Experience
CI/CD experience with some automation tooling like Jenkins TravisCI Github actions etc.
Demonstrable high proficiency in data structures and design patterns
Experience in chemistry data standardization transformation and harmonization combining multiple data sources
Experience in cloud services and tools
Experience data and/or compute pipelining tools either generic or cheminformaticsspecific ones
Basic understanding of Machine Learning concepts and MLOps
Experience with Docker and Kubernetes
Experience with GitOps
When we put unexpected teams in the same room we unleash bold thinking with the power to inspire lifechanging medicines. Inperson working gives us the platform we need to connect work at pace and challenge perceptions. Thats why we work on average a minimum of three days per week from the office. But that doesnt mean were not flexible. We balance the expectation of being in the office while respecting individual flexibility. Join us in our unique and ambitious world.
At AstraZeneca our work has a direct impact on patients by transforming our ability to develop lifechanging medicines. We empower the business to perform at its peak by combining cuttingedge science with leading digital technology platforms and data. Join us at a crucial stage of our journey in becoming a digital and dataled enterprise. Here you can innovate take ownership explore new solutions with leadingedge technology and tackle challenges that might never have been addressed before. Our dynamic environment offers countless opportunities to learn and grow while making meaningful contributions.
Ready to make an impact Apply now!
Date Posted
13May2025Closing Date
05Jun2025AstraZeneca 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 industryleading 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 nondiscrimination in employment (and recruitment) as well as work authorization and employment eligibility verification requirements.
Required Experience:
Director
Employment Type
Full-Time
