Location: Gaithersburg, Maryland
This apprenticeship programme is now open for applications. Apply here.
About the Programme
AstraZeneca's Laboratory Sciences Apprenticeship, starting February 2025, offers a unique full-time opportunity, combining paid, on-the-job training with part-time classroom instruction. As part of our 3-year programme, you'll not only receive a competitive salary, but also work towards achieving a fully funded Associates of Applied Science (AAS) in Biotechnology from Montgomery College.
As an apprentice, you’ll attend classes (on average 1 days/week) and work alongside expert managers and mentors to gain in-depth experience. You’ll collaborate with peers to tackle projects that have real impact from day one. This means being part of our journey to provide life-changing medicine to patients all over the world.
About BioPharmaceutical Development at AstraZeneca
BioPharmaceutical Development (BPD) at AstraZeneca brings together diverse minds committed to transforming molecules into life-changing medicines for our patients. We develop our deep pipeline of biologics from early research to late-stage development. Within Manufacturing Sciences, our teams provide process scale-up and biomanufacturing functionality, using a range of technologies to produce pre-clinical and clinical drug products.
Through the 3-year programme, you’ll complete technical courses on Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMP), Good Distribution Practices (GDP), cleanroom behaviors, and separation techniques including chromatography and tangential flow filtration. As an Apprentice Laboratory Technician, you may carry out duties such as analytical testing and process equipment operation, troubleshooting and resolution of deviations in GMP manufacturing processes, and testing of new technologies to facilitate process development.
Here, you'll learn while making important contributions, because regardless of role or level, we all have an important part to play in making a positive difference. Join us and take your first step towards a successful career in biomanufacturing!
Learning and Development
AstraZeneca is proud to partner with our education provider, Montgomery College in Rockville, Maryland. AstraZeneca will fully fund your Associates Degree, providing a strong foundation in biotechnology. This comprehensive programme includes coursework in biology, chemistry, mathematics, and hands-on laboratory training.
We’re huge advocates of early careers, and we all want you to succeed. Bring us passion and energy and we’ll support you all the way, encouraging you to fulfil all your potential. Here, you’ll learn and earn in a supportive team, guided by expert managers, mentors and buddies who will help you develop the skills you seek and push and encourage you to get the most out of our programme.
Essential Requirements
We’re looking for enthusiastic individuals, with a passion for learning and team-players who take the initiative and apply logical thinking and problem solving.
Please see individual job advertisements for specific educational requirements
Our Commitment to Inclusion and Diversity
AstraZeneca will not discriminate against apprenticeship applicants or apprentices based on race, color, religion, national origin, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), sexual orientation, genetic information, or because they are an individual with a disability or a person 40 years old or older. AstraZeneca will take affirmative action to provide equal opportunity in apprenticeship and will operate the apprenticeship program as required under Title 29 of the Code of Federal Regulations, part 30.
To find out more about our inclusion and diversity policy, click here.
