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AstraZeneca

Synthetic Chemist (Senior Research Scientist)

2w

AstraZeneca

Cambridge, GB · Full-time · £55,000 – £75,000

About this role

Are you ready to push the boundaries of synthetic chemistry to help transform how cancer is treated? Do you want to see your ideas move from bench to candidate selection and ultimately reach patients who need new options most? At AstraZeneca, innovation drives research to deliver effective medicines in critical healthcare areas.

Join a hardworking chemist team on a permanent basis to discover, develop and deliver drugs that make a life-changing difference to patient survival. Explore what science can achieve on projects from Lead Optimisation through to candidate selection. Be part of the Medicinal Chemistry Discovery Process group.

Conceive and implement innovative synthetic strategies using personal lab delivery expertise. Solve complex chemistry problems to deliver the next generation of Oncology medicines. Work within an outstanding team at a state-of-the-art research centre and corporate headquarters.

Bring together the finest talent from business and academia in a brand-new vision for the industry. Make an outstanding difference worldwide by advancing oncology treatments. Help provide innovative medicines that truly impact patient lives.

Requirements

  • A degree or Ph.D. in a chemistry-related discipline
  • Practical experience of synthetic chemistry delivery
  • Awareness of scale up and route development to deliver multi-gram quantities of intermediates and Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients
  • Expert knowledge of contemporary synthetic organic chemistry
  • Ability to deliver innovative solutions to projects
  • Propose experimental strategies
  • Troubleshoot laboratory-based problems
  • Make a positive contribution to practical delivery

Responsibilities

  • Conceive and implement innovative synthetic strategies
  • Use lab delivery expertise to solve complex chemistry problems
  • Work on projects from Lead Optimisation through to candidate selection
  • Propose experimental strategies
  • Troubleshoot laboratory-based problems
  • Contribute to practical delivery of drug discovery projects
  • Deliver multi-gram quantities of intermediates and Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients
  • Develop routes for scale-up in synthetic chemistry

Benefits

  • Permanent position
  • State-of-the-art research centre
  • Outstanding team in Medicinal Chemistry Discovery Process group