Associate Director, Early stage Formulation
AstraZeneca

Gaithersburg, Maryland

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Associate Director

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 designed to inspire 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 collaboration between teams.

Main Duties & Responsibilities

As Associate Director in Early-Stage Formulation Sciences, the candidate will be in a leadership role within the organization reporting to the group head.

The candidate should be an expert at driving molecule selection for early CMC development, strategies for formulation and drug product development for Phase 1 through Phase 3 clinical studies.

In this position, candidate is also responsible for AstraZeneca's R&D solid dosage form capabilities through the full development lifecycle, from research to commercial phases. For all aspects of the role, extensive knowledge of development of mAbs, bispecific mAbs, Fabs, Fc fusion proteins, ADCs, and vaccines is expected in this role.

In addition, the candidate would have a working knowledge of protein biophysics and biochemistry, surface science, and primary container technologies for biologics.

Ideally, the candidate would have experience working with device engineering and familiarity with device development requirements and expectations. AstraZeneca is a vibrant and scientifically driven company, and the candidate is expected to apply scientific knowledge to issues and problems arising during product development.

In addition, the candidate is expected to be active in external biologics formulation community through, for example, publishing regularly in peer-reviewed journals, presenting at major conferences, etc., and to support and maintain a strong scientific culture that exists within the current formulation development organization.

As the leader in early-stage formulation sciences, candidate will be experienced with regulatory agency interactions in the drug product arena and with composition and review of regulatory documents for submission.

Education & Experience Requirements

The successful candidate will have a minimum of a bachelor's degree. An advanced degree is preferred master's or PhD.

Also experience in chemistry, biopharmaceutical sciences, chemical engineering, biochemical engineering within the Pharmaceutical or Biotechnology Industries

Bachelor's Degree - 10 plus years of experience

Master's degree - 6 plus years of experience

PhD Degree - 3 plus years of experience

Required Skills

  • Experience with regulatory agencies in document preparation for submission is required.
  • A minimum of 3 years' experience in a supervisory capacity is required.
  • A working knowledge of R&D solid dosage form capabilities through the full development lifecycle, from research to commercial phases is required.
  • Extensive knowledge of development of mAbs, bispecific mAbs, Fabs, Fc fusion proteins, ADCs, and vaccines is expected in this role.

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.

Where can I find out more?

Our Social Media, Follow AstraZeneca on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/1603/

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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 authorization and employment eligibility verification requirements.

AstraZeneca requires all US employees to be fully vaccinated for COVID-19 but will consider requests for reasonable accommodations as required by applicable law.


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