Macclesfield, UK
Starting base salary of £24,570+ 11% benefits fund + bonus.
At AstraZeneca, we put patients first and strive to meet their unmet needs worldwide. We're deeply committed to our strategy of being a great place to work. For us, that includes fostering an environment where everyone can be among inclusive, supportive individuals with curious minds.
A company that genuinely follows the science and values individuals at all levels, you'll be backed and encouraged to speak up, ask questions, and share ideas to push the boundaries of science and continuously learn and explore.
Make the start of your journey a life changing one
As part of our Early Talent Programme, you'll be involved in projects and learning opportunities that have real impact from day one.
Being part of our journey and helping us to provide life changing medicine to patients all over the world and transform lives for the better. Making important contributions and embracing our values to deliver on our purpose. Because regardless of role or level, we all have an important part to play in making a positive difference.
Macclesfield
The Macclesfield Campus is an essential part of AstraZeneca's UK Operation and the 2nd largest operational site within the company's global network. It is approx. 100 acres with around 4500 people working on site. The site is unique in the AstraZeneca network having Operations, R&D, G&A, IT and others on its site.
About the Apprenticeship Programme
We are part of Pharmaceutical Technology and Development (PT&D), which is the bridge between brilliant science and innovative medicines that help millions of people. We work across the entire value chain, designing and delivering active ingredients, formulations and devices required to support new medicines – from supplies for use in early toxicology studies and clinical trials to developing the technology to ensure drugs can be scaled up for commercial manufacture.
You will join a vibrant team that is working on the next generation of medicines and plays a key role in the advancement of new laboratory techniques and technologies to support the development of new medicinal products.
In order to bring new medicines to patients as quickly as possible while minimizing our impact on the environment we need to constantly innovate. We strive to apply the latest advances in technology and digital science to improve our drug development process and are looking for laboratory science apprentices to support us in this bold ambition.
We have four opportunities available in our function. Please see below for more details:
Biocatalysis Team
Join a dynamic team in Global Chemical Development and play a pivotal role in our efforts to apply biocatalysts (enzymes) in our processes for the manufacture of new medicines for our patients. This is your chance to collaborate with experts in the field of biocatalysis and contribute to the sustainability driven development of our products. Utilizing our cutting-edge technologies, you will gain invaluable experience designing, preparing and conducting experiments to optimize the syntheses of our drug candidates and intermediates.
Duties to include:
Process Chemistry Team
Start your career in process chemistry as an apprentice with our process development team. You'll work with chemists and a wide range of experts to turn small lab experiments into reliable, large‑scale processes that make key chemical ingredients for medicines.
Chemical Engineering and Continuous Processing Team
As an apprentice in our Chemical Engineering and Continuous Processing Team, you will build experience and skills in the investigation and introduction of cutting-edge technologies to drive manufacturing process improvements. You will focus on our New Modalities platform including oligonucleotides and peptides, ensuring that our manufacturing processes are robust and efficient. You will:
Duties to include:
Analytical Sciences and Technology (AS&T)
As an AS&T laboratory scientist apprentice within Global Product Development (GPD), you'll develop expertise in materials characterization and deliver material work packages that advance drug product understanding in a dynamic, global environment. You'll work across two teams, Material Design (MD), leading materials characterisation and performance understanding, and Process Analytical & Technology (PAT), applying spectroscopy and data modelling to support development and manufacturing for oral, inhaled, and injectable medicines. You'll collaborate with analysts, formulators, engineers, biopharmaceutics experts, chemists, and project leaders, while contributing to digital twins, real-time manufacturing workflows, and novel characterisation approaches from concept to commercialisation.
Typical responsibilities:
Additional:
Please indicate your department preference on the application form.
Training and Development
AstraZeneca will sponsor you through your Laboratory Science Degree with our university provider Manchester Metropolitan University:
The apprenticeship combines working, earning a full-time salary, with fully funded part-time university learning (on average 1 day/week). This will give you the opportunity to gain a BSc Degree in Chemical Sciences, just as you would if you went to university full-time, with the advantage of gaining relevant work-life skills and the excitement of helping to develop new medicines whilst taking your first steps towards a rewarding career.
Additionally, you'll be recognised by the relevant professional bodies at Registered Scientist (RSci) level, for which there is a requirement that the scientist will participate in subsequent continuing professional development on completion of the apprenticeship.
Essential skills/capabilities required:
Entry Requirements:
Tagged as: Life Sciences
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