Scientist - Cell Engineering

Cell Engineering Scientist

Location: Cambridge, UK

Salary: Competitive with excellent benefits

Make a more meaningful impact to patients’ lives around the globe

At AstraZeneca, you'll have the opportunity to make a meaningful difference to patients’ lives. With science at its heart, this is the place where breakthroughs born in the lab become transformative medicines for the world’s most sophisticated diseases. Address unmet medical needs by leading the next wave of science, focusing on outcomes and crafting the patient ecosystem.

With our ground-breaking pipeline, the outlook is bright. Be proud to be part of a place that has achieved so much, yet is still moving forward. There’s no better time to join our global, growing enterprise as we lead the way for healthcare and society.

Be part of an innovative team where you are empowered to follow the science

We are looking for passionate scientists to work in our Cell Engineering team within AstraZeneca’s Discovery Sciences based in Cambridge, UK. Join our dynamic team that specialises in delivering cell models for drug discovery.

What you'll do

As a member of our leading-edge team dedicated to developing cell models, you will apply innovative editing methods to modify disease relevant cells. You will work with our postdoc community, our global precise genome editing community and external collaborators to improve current CRISPR methods for use in preclinical model generation. You will also have the opportunity to maintain scientific excellence, presenting data to key partners internally and at external conferences, and publishing in peer-reviewed journals. Working within AstraZeneca’s Discovery Sciences unit, you will be joining a community of scientists with broad technological expertise dedicated to drug discovery.

At AstraZeneca, we work together to provide medicines that make a real difference in patient care. A place with a daring and collaborative culture, where you'll feel valued and rewarded for your ideas and contributions.

Essential Criteria

• BSc or MSc in cell biology, molecular biology or equivalent experience
• Experience of culture and manipulation of cell lines
• Strong experimental design and problem-solving skills
• Scientific excellence as shown by previous work, publication history and references from scientific mentors
• Excellent team working, communication and networking skills with experience of interacting effectively across different field, cultural, and expertise boundaries.

Desirable Criteria

• Experience in Oncology signaling pathways
• Experience of CRISPR/Cas9, genome editing and stable cell engineering
• Experience in endogenous tagging
• Experience of cell-based assays and high content imaging to measure disease-relevant phenotypes
• Experience of NGS and NGS data analysis

Why AstraZeneca?

Make a more meaningful impact to patients’ lives around the globe

At AstraZeneca, we 're dedicated to being a Great Place to Work. Where you are empowered to push the boundaries of science and unleash your entrepreneurial spirit. There’s no better place to make a difference to medicine, patients and society. An inclusive culture that champions diversity and collaboration. Always committed to lifelong learning, growth and development.

So, what’s next?

Are you already imagining yourself joining our team? Good, because we can’t wait to hear from you!

To be considered for this great opportunity, please complete the full application at your earliest convenience – it is the only way that our Recruiter and Hiring Manager can know that you feel well qualified for this opportunity.

Welcome with your application no later than Thursday 24th October

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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 authorisation and employment eligibility verification requirements.