What Cyber Security Means at AstraZeneca
Every medicine we discover, every clinical trial we run and every patient record we hold depends on one thing being true: that our systems and our science are secure. Cyber Security at AstraZeneca protects the infrastructure that powers drug discovery, clinical development, manufacturing and the delivery of medicines to patients in more than 125 countries.
Our Cyber Security function operates as a global capability, bringing together threat intelligence, security engineering, architecture, governance and response expertise to defend AstraZeneca against an evolving threat landscape. We don't just protect data — we protect the continuity of treatment for patients who are relying on us, and the integrity of science that takes years to build and seconds to compromise.
As AstraZeneca scales its use of AI and data across the enterprise, the role of cyber security has never been more critical. We are investing in the people, tools and capabilities needed to stay ahead of an increasingly sophisticated threat environment — because every vulnerability closed and every threat neutralised translates directly into uninterrupted care for patients who cannot wait.
Why Join the Cyber Security Team
This isn't security for security's sake — it's security with a purpose few industries can match. The controls you design, the threats you hunt and the systems you harden directly protect the pipeline that turns scientific breakthroughs into medicines. Your work has a patient at the end of it.
You'll be part of a team that operates at genuinely global scale, working across the UK, US, Mexico, India and beyond, partnering with R&D, Manufacturing, Commercial and Enterprise IT to embed security into how AstraZeneca works — not bolt it on afterwards. That means exposure to some of the most complex, high-stakes environments in global healthcare, backed by executive sponsorship and sustained investment.
You'll also be working alongside experienced practitioners across threat intelligence, incident response, security architecture, identity and access management, and governance/risk/compliance — specialists who are already defending one of the world's most targeted industries.
This is a moment of real transformation. As AI reshapes both the threat landscape and our defences, we're building a cyber security function that is proactive rather than reactive, and a culture where continuous learning and experimentation are expected, not exceptional.
Who we are looking for
We're building a cyber security capability that spans every discipline the threat landscape demands — security engineers, threat analysts, architects, incident responders, GRC specialists and security leaders, united by a drive to protect something bigger than any one system.
Our people come from technology companies, financial services, defence, government and healthcare — bringing different lenses to the same mission. What they share is a curiosity for complex, adversarial problems and a desire to see their work protect something that matters.
Success here means combining deep technical expertise with the ability to work across disciplines — because the best defences are built when security experts, engineers, scientists and business leaders solve problems together, not in isolation.
Above all, we're looking for people who want to help shape how a science-led global biopharmaceutical company defends itself — responsibly, rigorously and at scale. Whether you're securing a single platform or leading global threat response, you'll have the mandate and investment to make it count.
Explore opportunities within our Cyber Security team and discover how your expertise could help protect the science behind life-changing medicines.
