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 Lead Consultant – Java Full Stack
Career Level: E
Introduction to role
In Early Science, highly skilled scientists generate ideas and perform experiments that support complex drug discovery projects. The environment is driven by scientific and technical innovation, with diverse workflows, data, vendor solutions and in-house builds. As Lead Consultant – Full Stack Engineer, the work will sit at the intersection of latest software engineering and pioneering science, helping to remove barriers that slow the discovery of new drug candidates. Partnering with Software and Data Engineers, Architects, Analysts, Informaticians and scientific colleagues, this role designs and delivers technical solutions in DevOps teams, troubleshoots complex issues, and shapes the direction of our platforms. The impact is direct: enabling scientists to do work that is not possible today and turning bold ideas into real-world medicines.
Accountabilities
Lead the design and implementation of full stack software and data solutions that simplify scientific workflows, accelerate experimentation and improve quality across therapeutic areas. Modernise on-premise systems while working with a powerful cloud technology stack, transforming siloed systems into a coherent ecosystem that delivers compelling user experiences. Collaborate closely with product, design, data science and scientific teams to build novel products and features that tackle long-standing problems in drug discovery. Take ownership of changes to data models, core architecture and codebase, and develop across all layers of the stack. Champion modern, agile engineering practices, including rigorous code reviews, automated testing, logging, monitoring and alerting. Mentor and support less experienced engineers through feedback, pairing and hands-on career development. Plan, implement and support core infrastructure to improve scalability, reliability, performance and availability. Stay ahead of the curve with technology trends, experiment with new tools (including engineering copilot technologies), participate in internal and external communities, and apply critical thinking to propose robust solutions to complex engineering problems. Ready to help shape AstraZeneca’s digital journey?
Essential Skills/Experience
The role requires senior level technical skills, and we consider the below essential capabilities:
- Proven experience of developing innovative new solutions to engineering problems
- Deep expertise in languages like Python, Java, C++, Node.js with the willingness and ability to quickly adapt to a new language
- Experience in at least one major web development framework from Flask, Django, Spring, and beyond
- Strong front end skills with one of the major font end frameworks from React, Angular or Vue.js .
- Additional front-end skills in CSS as well as some related CSS framework like Bootstrap
- Experience working with relational and/or NoSQL databases and knowledge query optimization techniques
- Proficiency in Linux environments
- Demonstrable high proficiency in data structures and design patterns, as well as associated antipatterns. Be able to defend, compare, and contrast these decisions
- Experience in cloud services and tools (e.g. AWS services such as S3, Redshift, lambda, DMS)
- Exhibit coding standard processes including testing, code review, and version control
- CI/CD experience with automation tooling like Jenkins, TravisCI, Github actions, etc.
- Experience of data analysis – profiling, investigating, interpreting and documenting data structures,
- Excellent teamworking, verbal, and written communication skills
Desirable Skills/Experience
- Familiarity with Drug Discovery/Chemistry/ Cheminformatics concepts and data
- Basic understanding of Machine Learning concepts and MLOps
- Experience with Docker and Kubernetes
- Experience in microservice architectures
- Experience with message queuing (RabbitMQ, SQS, etc.)
- Experience with GitOps for Kubernetes
When we put unexpected teams in the same room, we ignite bold thinking with the Job Title Lead Consultant - Full Stack Engineer
Introduction to role
In Early Science, highly skilled scientists generate ideas and perform experiments that support complex drug discovery projects. The environment is driven by scientific and technical innovation, with diverse workflows, data, vendor solutions and in-house builds. As Lead Consultant – Full Stack Engineer, the work will sit at the intersection of latest software engineering and pioneering science, helping to remove barriers that slow the discovery of new drug candidates. Partnering with Software and Data Engineers, Architects, Analysts, Informaticians and scientific colleagues, this role designs and delivers technical solutions in DevOps teams, fixes complex issues, and shapes the direction of our platforms. The impact is direct: enabling scientists to do work that is not possible today and turning bold ideas into real-world medicines.
Accountabilities
Lead the design and implementation of full stack software and data solutions that simplify scientific workflows, accelerate experimentation and improve quality across therapeutic areas. Modernise on-premise systems while working with a powerful cloud technology stack, transforming siloed systems into a coherent ecosystem that delivers compelling user experiences. Collaborate closely with product, design, data science and scientific teams to build novel products and features that tackle long-standing problems in drug discovery. Take ownership of changes to data models, core architecture and codebase, and develop across all layers of the stack. Champion modern, agile engineering practices, including rigorous code reviews, automated testing, logging, monitoring and alerting. Mentor and support less experienced engineers through feedback, pairing and hands-on career development. Plan, implement and support core infrastructure to improve scalability, reliability, performance and availability. Stay ahead of the curve with technology trends, experiment with new tools (including engineering copilot technologies), participate in internal and external communities, and apply critical thinking to propose robust solutions to complex engineering problems. Ready to help shape AstraZeneca’s digital journey?
Essential Skills/Experience
The role requires senior level technical skills, and we consider the below essential capabilities:
Proven experience of developing innovative new solutions to engineering problems
Deep expertise in languages like Python, Java, C++, Node.js with the willingness and ability to quickly adapt to a new language
Experience in at least one major web development framework from Flask, Django, Spring, and beyond
Strong front end skills with one of the major font end frameworks from React, Angular or Vue.js .
Additional front-end skills in CSS as well as some related CSS framework like Bootstrap
Experience working with relational and/or NoSQL databases and knowledge query optimization techniques
Proficiency in Linux environments
Demonstrable high proficiency in data structures and design patterns, as well as associated antipatterns. Be able to defend, compare, and contrast these decisions
Experience in cloud services and tools (e.g. AWS services such as S3, Redshift, lambda, DMS)
Exhibit coding guidelines including testing, code review, and version control
CI/CD experience with automation tooling like Jenkins, TravisCI, Github actions, etc.
Experience of data analysis – profiling, investigating, interpreting and documenting data structures,
Excellent teamworking, verbal, and written communication skills
Desirable Skills/Experience
Familiarity with Drug Discovery/Chemistry/ Cheminformatics concepts and data
Basic understanding of Machine Learning concepts and MLOps
Experience with Docker and Kubernetes
Experience in microservice architectures
Experience with message queuing (RabbitMQ, SQS, etc.)
Experience with GitOps for Kubernetes
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.
AstraZeneca offers an environment where technology and science come together to transform how medicines are discovered and developed. Work here has a tangible impact on patients as digital platforms, data and AI are used to unlock new insights and speed up decision-making. Teams are empowered to experiment with modern tools and approaches, from cloud-native engineering to hackathons that explore emerging technologies. There is strong backing to innovate at scale, collaborate across disciplines and markets, and continuously grow skills through real-world challenges, mentoring and learning opportunities. Contributions are visible, valued and directly connected to accelerating the company’s growth and redefining what is possible in healthcare.
If this role excites you and you want to help shape AstraZeneca’s digital journey, apply now to join us!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.
AstraZeneca offers an environment where technology and science come together to transform how medicines are discovered and developed. Work here has a tangible impact on patients as digital platforms, data and AI are used to unlock new insights and speed up decision-making. Teams are empowered to experiment with modern tools and approaches, from cloud-native engineering to hackathons that explore emerging technologies. There is strong backing to innovate at scale, collaborate across disciplines and markets, and continuously grow skills through real-world challenges, mentoring and learning opportunities. Contributions are visible, valued and directly connected to accelerating the company’s growth and redefining what is possible in healthcare.
If this role excites you and you want to help shape AstraZeneca’s digital journey, apply now to join us!
Date Posted
20-Apr-2026Closing 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.
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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