Why choose AstraZeneca India?
Help push the boundaries of science to deliver life-changing medicines to patients. After 45 years in India, we’re continuing to secure a future where everyone can access affordable, sustainable, innovative healthcare.
The part you play in our business will be challenging, yet rewarding, requiring you to use your resilient, collaborative and diplomatic skillsets to make connections. The majority of your work will be field based, and will require you to be highly-organised, planning your monthly schedule, attending meetings and calls, as well as writing up reports.
Who do we look for?
Calling all tech innovators, ownership takers, challenge seekers and proactive collaborators. At AstraZeneca, breakthroughs born in the lab become transformative medicine for the world's most complex diseases. We empower people like you to push the boundaries of science, challenge convention, and unleash your entrepreneurial spirit. You'll embrace differences and take bold actions to drive the change needed to meet global healthcare and sustainability challenges.
Here, diverse minds and bold disruptors can meaningfully impact the future of healthcare using cutting-edge technology. Whether you join us in Bengaluru or Chennai, you can make a tangible impact within a global biopharmaceutical company that invests in your future. Join a talented global team that's powering AstraZeneca to better serve patients every day.
Success Profile
Ready to make an impact in your career? If you're passionate, growth-orientated and a true team player, we'll help you succeed. Here are some of the skills and capabilities we look for.
Tech innovators
Make a greater impact through our digitally enabled enterprise. Use your skills in data and technology to transform and optimise our operations, helping us deliver meaningful work that changes lives.
Ownership takers
If you're a self-aware self-starter who craves autonomy, AstraZeneca provides the perfect environment to take ownership and grow. Here, you'll feel empowered to lead and reach excellence at every level — with unrivalled support when you need it.
Challenge seekers
Adapting and advancing our progress means constantly challenging the status quo. In this dynamic environment where everything we do has urgency and focus, you'll have the ability to show up, speak up and confidently take smart risks.
Proactive collaborators
Your unique perspectives make our ambitions and capabilities possible. Our culture of sharing ideas, learning and improving together helps us consistently set the bar higher. As a proactive collaborator, you'll seek out ways to bring people together to achieve their best.
Responsibilities
Job Title: Senior Scientist - In Vitro Secondary Pharmacology
Career Level: D
Introduction to role:
Are you ready to make a significant impact in the world of drug discovery and development? Join AstraZeneca's Clinical Pharmacology & Safety Sciences (CPSS) department, where innovation meets collaboration. Our Safety Innovation team is at the forefront of advancing a diverse pipeline across therapeutic areas, delivering safety science from early discovery through clinical development. We are seeking a talented in vitro pharmacologist to join our Secondary Pharmacology team, contributing to the clinical advancement of new medicines.
Accountabilities:
In this pivotal role, you'll leverage your expertise in pharmacology, toxicology, and biology to collaborate with drug safety specialists and project safety pharmacologists. Your insights will shape drug design during the early phases of discovery, ensuring the selection of safer molecules and developing strategies to mitigate safety risks. You'll generate in vitro pharmacological profiling data at contract research organizations (CROs), identify off-target risks, and interpret pharmacological interactions. Your work will translate in vitro activity into pre-clinical and clinical adverse events, providing crucial guidance for project decisions.
Essential Skills/Experience:
- PhD or Masters or equivalent experience in a relevant scientific field with 4+ years of industrial experience.
- A strong background in pharmacology (e.g., pharmacology, biology, biochemistry, toxicology, physiology) with a proven track record in driving innovative science, preferably in the pharmaceutical or biotechnology industry.
- Technical experience in in vitro pharmacological or biochemical assay development and screening (e.g., kinase profiling technologies, radioligand binding, enzyme activity, and functional cell-based systems) applied to various biological target classes.
- Excellent problem-solving and organisational skills, delivery focus, and outstanding communication skills.
- A true collaborator with highly effective networking skills and experience collaborating across scientific disciplines, cultures, and expertise.
Desirable Skills/Experience:
- Experience with off-target profiling data and strategies in the pharmaceutical industry.
- Practical understanding of kinase profiling technologies.
- Experience working with CRO’s, commissioning requests and driving delivery processes.
- Experience with being entrepreneurial taking the initiative in projects.
- Demonstrated leadership in scientific projects or teams.
- Experience in regulatory interactions or safety assessments.
- Knowledge of emerging trends in drug safety and pharmacovigilance.
When we put unexpected teams in the same room, we unleash bold thinking with the power to inspire life-changing medicines. In-person working gives us the platform we need to connect, work at pace and challenge perceptions. That's why we work, on average, a minimum of three days per week from the office. But that doesn't mean we're 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, we are driven by curiosity and courage, exploring what science can achieve. Our commitment to making a difference is unwavering as we fuse data and technology with scientific innovation to tackle some of the world's most complex diseases. We celebrate successes and learn from failures, creating an inclusive environment where diverse knowledge is leveraged for swift impact on disease. With opportunities for lifelong learning and career growth, AstraZeneca is where you can push boundaries and deliver life-changing medicines.
Ready to make a difference? Apply now and be part of a team that transforms patient lives through groundbreaking science!
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.
Reasons to Join
Thomas Mathisen
There are many things I enjoy when working at AstraZeneca, mainly the Speak up culture, the great colleagues that are in my teams, the great products that AstraZeneca provides to our patients and the challenging conversations I have around our medicines.
Christine Recchio
Working at AstraZeneca has impacted my life in such a positive way. I now have an improved work-life balance through creating my own schedule and time management, I feel a balance that I didn’t have before.
Stephanie Ling
There are a lot of reasons why I enjoy working in AstraZeneca, my colleagues being one of them. My team members and the managers have provided a great deal of guidance in helping me to be more confident in my daily work.
What we offer
We're driven by our shared values of serving people, society and the planet. Our people make this possible, which is why we prioritise diversity, safety, empowerment and collaboration. Discover what a career at AstraZeneca could mean for you.
Lifelong learning
Our development opportunities are second to none. You'll have the chance to grow your abilities, skills and knowledge constantly as you accelerate your career. From leadership projects and constructive coaching to overseas talent exchanges and global collaboration programmes, you'll never stand still.
Autonomy and reward
Experience the power of shaping your career how you want to. We are a high-performing learning organisation with autonomy over how we learn. Make big decisions, learn from your mistakes and continue growing — with performance-based rewards as part of the package.
Health and wellbeing
An energised work environment is only possible when our people have a healthy work-life balance and are supported for their individual needs. That's why we have a dedicated team to ensure your physical, financial and psychological wellbeing is a top priority.
Inclusion and diversity
Diversity and inclusion are embedded in everything we do. We're at our best and most creative when drawing on our different views, experiences and strengths. That's why we're committed to creating a workplace where everyone can thrive in a culture of respect, collaboration and innovation.
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