Predictive Science – Product Team Lead

Do you have the expertise and passion to harness predictive science and AI for drug product development in the pharmaceutical industry Do you want to lead a team of experts and use your expertise to shape and implement groundbreaking methodologies accelerate digital innovation and help deliver life-changing medicines to patients worldwide. This isnt just a role its your opportunity to transform the future of medicine and improve millions of lives.

What we do

AstraZeneca is a global science-driven BioPharmaceutical business and our innovative medicines are used by millions of patients worldwide. Ultimately our aim is to work towards a cure for some of the worlds most complex diseases. Whether thats by shaping the patient ecosystem and focusing on outcomes or by progressing potential medicines and accelerating their launch.

Pharmaceutical Sciences at AstraZeneca delivers the therapies of the future through scientific leadership in drug delivery design of synthetic routes and manufacturing of Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients and drug essence we are working from molecule to medicine to develop medicines for our patients today and tomorrow.

The Predictive Science Digitisation and Automation (PSDA) department leads Pharmaceutical Sciences digital transformation to drive innovation optimize drug development and enable datadriven decisions. We develop and apply computational chemistry machine learning (ML) and Artificial Intelligence (AI) methodologies - coupled with usercentric informatics for seamless data capture integration and insight - and scale laboratory and process automation all to accelerate projects.

The role

As a Predictive Science Product Team Lead you will set the strategic vision and operational direction for a team of data scientists computational chemists and machine learning experts that are focused on solid-state materials and formulation modelling for drug project support. You will work at the intersection of leading and developing highly skilled scientists driving technology and building a bridge between scientific ambitions and drug project role is located at our strategic R&D site in Gothenburg Sweden.

Your core responsibilities will include:

• Shape and deliver the product AI/ML and modelling strategyfor Pharm Scialigned to predictfirst objectives.

• Lead develop and coach a cross-skilled team fostering a culture of scientific excellence and empowering them to identify and deliver the tools of the future.

• Act as a key member of the PSDA leadership team helping set vision direction and priorities for the departmentensuring we operate as one to deliver integrated solutions to the business.

• Partner with scientists business leaders IT data and automation teamsto identify and prioritise opportunities for digital & AI transformationtranslating scientific challenges into actionable digital programmes and projects.

• Champion FAIR data and digital best practice promoting data-driven culture and continuous improvement in data management system interoperability and automation adoption.

• Represent the team and function at cross-functional forums and externally sharing best practices and AstraZenecas vision for scientific digitalisation.

Expected background for the role

• Masters or advanced degree in Natural Sciences Computer Science Engineering or related discipline with experience in leadership roles in a scientific environment

• Several years of industrial experience in the field of drug design pharmaceutical chemistry or drug development

• Experience leading scientific projects communities of practice and/or external collaborations.

• Demonstrated ability to lead and coach direct reports for enhanced individual and team performance and development.

• Excellent strategic thinking communication and stakeholder management skillswith the ability to influence scientific data and technical partners across the organisation.

• Demonstrated external scientific reputation (e.g. via an internationally recognized publication track record)

Why AstraZeneca
At AstraZeneca we turn ideas into life changing medicines and strive to continuously meet the unmet needs of patients worldwide. Working here means being entrepreneurial thinking big and working together to make the impossible a reality. Ultimately its more than a job. We know that our work impacts people with serious conditions many of whom have no other alternatives. Thats what drives us the potential to impact over one billion patients worldwide.

So whats next
We look forward to your application submit your CV and cover letter to lead the future of informatics and digitisation at AstraZeneca. Please submit your application no later than 15 February.

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