Overview
At AstraZeneca UK, we have an incredible project pipeline and an impressive determination to use that pipeline as a means to improve lives, together. With a 8,300-strong team of spirited colleagues from 70 countries across our UK sites, we’re mixing collaboration with entrepreneurship to bring better medicines to people all over the world.
With brand-new development and investment being put into our global scientific research, we’re growing our capabilities as a supplier of life-changing medicine. In the UK, our new strategic, global R&D Centre in Cambridge will allow us to expand our R&D work – now and in the future. And, with 50 different medicines produced in our Macclesfield site, vital biologics work taking place in Speke, marketing for UK, Europe and beyond in Luton, and a variety of functions in our other three sites, this is where you can do what you love, while making a big impact.
Meet Panchali who works in our Discovery Sciences team and talks of the endless possibilities and paths ahead of her at AstraZeneca.
Did you know? The completion and full occupation of our R&D Centre at the heart of the Cambridge Biomedical Campus will enable hundreds of scientists and researchers from AstraZeneca to work alongside our partners on cutting-edge research.
Meet Anita, part of our finance team and a true collaborator:
Our sites
London
We are pleased to announce we have opened a new office in central London. At the heart of the capital’s Knowledge Quarter, in Pancras Square, we’re creating the workplace of the future.
It’s where we’re forming cutting-edge partnerships with leading scientific institutions, organisations and stakeholders. And it’s the seat of government, where the UK’s healthcare decisions are made.
That’s why we’re recruiting a diverse range of creative minds. Where the passionate professionals in Marketing, Medical Affairs and Business Operations roles will consult, collaborate, and innovate to redefine the future of healthcare.
Find out more about our London office here.
Meet Gonzalo, who's part of our HR team. Hear his story of making the bold move to relocate from Spain to Cambridge to join us:
Cambridge
Cambridge is one of the most exciting bioscience hotspots in the world. The city is home to our global headquarters and one of AstraZeneca’s three strategic, global R&D Centres, alongside Gothenburg and Gaithersburg, which plays a central role in our mission to deliver life-changing medicines to patients.
For our people at AstraZeneca, Cambridge is the perfect environment for bringing exciting new ideas to the surface. With an open and innovative culture, we work together on a whole range of R&D projects. From exploring molecule combinations to working on clinical development and pre-clinical research assignments, over 3,500 people are exploring a world of specialist capabilities available on site.
The collaboration doesn’t stop at the R&D labs either. Beyond the office, we are committed to providing a vibrant, inclusive and sociable environment where teams and individuals can join in with fun events and activities across campus. We also have a fantastic range of local partnerships whereby employees can gain free entry, benefit from exclusive access and enjoy discounted rates at a selection of leisure attractions.
Meet Ada and hear her story of joining our Biometrics team and building her 'second family' quickly after relocating from Romania:
Macclesfield
Macclesfield is a vibrant and successful campus, with 101 acres dedicated to science, technology and manufacturing excellence. As an advanced manufacturing and development campus, Macclesfield has 4,000 talented people covering the widest range of vital roles – it is the biggest pharmaceutical manufacturing site in the UK, the base for our second largest global IT hub and the home of Pharmaceutical Technology, Global Quality and Supply Chain & Strategy teams.
We seamlessly blend scientific knowledge, state-of-the-art technology and advanced manufacturing expertise in a cohesive environment where the energy and pioneering spirit of our people thrives. The potential in our science is amazing. The promise for our patients, enormous. And it’s ensuring our ground-breaking science reaches our patients that unites and inspires everyone. Delivering 72 million packs of medicine to over 130 countries, representing 1% of total UK export for goods.
It is a part of a global interdependent network where we blend science and technology expertise with manufacturing excellence to deliver the medicines that transform lives.
Macclesfield is where science becomes medicine.
Hear Adam's story about how he's been able to grow a varied career in Quality with the 'anchor' and security of AstraZeneca:
Speke, Liverpool
Next to the Mersey River and down the road from the cultural hub that is Liverpool city, the AstraZeneca Liverpool site is where biologics comes to life. Here, we bring together research scientists, manufacturing associates, engineers, quality professionals and support personnel in a bid to safeguard public health against seasonal influenza.
The Liverpool site manufactures the drug substance for our intranasal Live Attenuated Influenza Vaccine (LAIV) that supports the UK’s childhood vaccination programme, the USA’s Vaccines for Children (VFC) and Vaccines for Adults (VFA) programs and a number of other vaccination programmes around the world. We work as one agile and collaborative team to deliver a vaccine that targets the flu strains identified for each season.
We have the facilities to research, develop, produce and distribute over 20 million vaccine doses a year for the global market. The work we do has a visible impact on people and the work you do will make a real difference in the fight against both seasonal influenza and the threat of an influenza pandemic.
Kim made the bold decision to change career paths, moving from our IT team to Supply Chain. Hear her story and discover why, and how, she made the move:
Our mission is to build an inclusive and equitable environment. We want people to feel they belong at AstraZeneca and Alexion, starting with our recruitment process. We welcome and consider applications from all qualified candidates, regardless of characteristics. We offer reasonable adjustments to help all candidates to perform at their best. If you have a need for any accommodations, please complete the section in the application form.
