Sr. Scientist - Imaging Lead

Do you have a passion for Science? Would you like to apply your expertise to impact a company that follows the science and turns ideas into life changing medicines? Then AstraZeneca might be the one for you!

At AstraZeneca, we put patients first and strive to meet their unmet needs worldwide. Working here means being entrepreneurial, thinking big and working together to make the impossible a reality. If you are swift to action, confident to lead, willing to collaborate, and curious about what science can do, then you’re our kind of person.

About AstraZeneca in Gaithersburg, MD:

Our Gaithersburg, Maryland facility creates life-changing medicines for people around the world.  This campus employs more than 3,500 experts in our field and is only a short drive from Washington, DC. This modern and vibrant scientific campus is the home of R&D and Oncology in the US. Here, we play host to some of the most cutting-edge technology and lab spaces, all crafted to encourage collaboration and cross-functional science. We believe employees benefit from being challenged and inspired at work. We are dedicated to creating a culture of inclusion and collaboration.

The Gaithersburg site offers a variety of amenities to help boost productivity and help keep our employees happy and healthy. This includes a fitness center, employee healthcare clinic, electric vehicle charging stations, dry cleaning, full-service cafeteria and copy center. This is where you’ll find newly-designed, activity-based work spaces to suit a variety of working styles while increasing teamwork between teams. 

Preference will be given to candidates that have proven experience with multiple imaging modalities, such as ultrasound, IVIS, micro CT/PET-CT or MRI.

Summary of the group

We are looking for a Senior Scientist with experience in rodent imaging techniques to join our in vivo pharmacology team in Gaithersburg.  Respiratory and Immunology is one of AstraZeneca’s key therapeutic areas and our aim is to transform the lives of patients with chronic inflammatory and autoimmune diseases including atopic dermatitis, arthritis and lupus (SLE), as well as lung conditions such as asthma and COPD.

Main Duties & Responsibilities

We expect you to be a strong in vivo scientist with experience in inflammation biology and the application of in vivo imaging techniques to visualize and quantify the therapeutic impact of novel treatments.   You will have outstanding drive for innovation and idea generation and a proven ability to work across multiple projects with diverse global teams.  This role will support in vivo teams through all phases of the pipeline from early target validation to ongoing drug projects.

Education & Experience Requirements:

Master's degree with 5 years direct experience complemented with an extensive proven track record of in vivo work using imaging techniques in mice

PhD +3 years direct experience with an extensive proven track record of in vivo work using imaging techniques in mice

​Required Skills

• Drive science and develop valuable imaging solutions for inflammatory diseases.
• Responsible for maintaining the highest standards of animal welfare and ethical compliance as well as data integrity.
• Technical development of imaging capabilities, delivery of imaging studies locally, and deep engagement with global teams to ensure department wide alignment and quality of data 
• Contribute to the evaluation and interpretation of primary data as well as writing reports and summaries
• Supporting drug discovery projects to meet their objectives by acting as an effective and creative team member
• Experience with range of relevant imaging techniques and familiarity with emerging developments in the field
• Practical In vivo experience and experimental skills in the use of animal models
• Good understanding of pharmacology, physiology and immunology
• Analytical skills related to in vivo research and data analysis
• Good written and oral communication skills in English
• As highly motivated, independent scientist - be able to work effectively as part of a team and develop ideas by incorporating the views of others
• Able to communicate effectively across language, cultural, or other barriers
• Understanding of statistical methods, quality control including data reporting and archiving

Desired Skills  

Inflammatory disease knowledge, including target and mechanism knowledge

Why AstraZeneca?

At AstraZeneca when we see an opportunity for change, we seize it and make it happen, because any opportunity no matter how small, can be the start of something big. Delivering life-changing medicines is about being entrepreneurial - finding those moments and recognising their potential. Join us on our journey of building a new kind of organisation to reset expectations of what a bio-pharmaceutical company can be. This means we’re opening new ways to work, pioneering cutting edge methods and bringing unexpected teams together. Interested? Come and join our journey.

So, what’s next!

Are you ready to bring new ideas and fresh thinking to the table? Brilliant! We have one seat available and we hope it’s yours.

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