Laboratory Engineer - 7 Month Consulting Assignment - AstraZeneca

Would you like to work as a Laboratory Engineer in one of the world's best Quality Control functions at AstraZeneca?

Here at AstraZeneca Campus Södertälje, one of the largest manufacturing units for pharmaceuticals in the world, we meet in innovative and high-tech environments to manufacture medicines that change lives.

This is the place for you if you are driven, take personal responsibility, and are motivated by new challenges and endless opportunities. To build on our shared responsibility to make a difference for people, the environment, and society.

The mission of the Quality organization is to work together with the manufacturing units within Sweden Operations to ensure that our patients receive a safe and effective medicine at a reasonable cost.

We are now looking for several laboratory engineers who want to make a difference every day by supporting the business in the quality controls that are part of the flow for all our products. Welcome to our team where everyone feels a personal connection to the people we impact. With us, you will have the opportunity to be the eyes and ears of our patients. A significant role that we proudly take on as our contribution leads to improving the quality of patient healthcare and ultimately the quality of their lives.

Your Role

You will be responsible for chemical and physical analysis of finished products, intermediates, active substances, raw materials, and packaging materials. You will work closely with production and also collaborate with other support functions such as quality assessment and process technology.

You will handle a large flow of samples from various manufacturing and purchasing processes. The analyses are conducted using modern techniques in chromatography, spectroscopy, and wet chemical analysis methods. In the laboratories, we work in groups of about 18 people and are part of various cross-functional teams. Therefore, it is important that you enjoy and are good at collaborating with others, as well as being able to communicate clearly and effectively.

The daily routine in the laboratories includes both routine work and re-prioritization of tasks based on production needs. Therefore, you need to have a structured approach to your work while being flexible if circumstances change.

Working with continuous improvements is part of your daily work, and you will strive to create robust processes where Lean is our systematic approach. We also have an exciting digitalization journey ahead of us with many new tools.

What Skills Are We Looking For?

• Biomedical Analyst (BMA) with experience in analytical operations
• Scientific education
• Equivalent solid knowledge through professional experience in analytical work, pharmaceutical analysis, or quality control work
• Very good knowledge of Swedish and English (both spoken and written)

Various technical tools are important working instruments in the role, and the requirement for daily delivery means that you need to be comfortable working with computers and systems.

It is an advantage if you have experience from manufacturing, quality control of pharmaceuticals, or other quality controls, regulatory inspections, as well as validation/qualification. Previous experience working according to Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) and Lean is also considered a merit.

To thrive, it is important that you enjoy learning new things and find improvement work enjoyable.

Why AstraZeneca?

At AstraZeneca, we have high ambitions and a clear strategy on how we achieve them. This gives us a clear picture of the direction for the role we take on. Our focus on growth and innovation means that there are always exciting and innovative products to quality assure as we take our products to the global market.

Become a part of our environment, full of expertise and brilliance - with the belief that good can always be better. This means we seek opportunities to add value, leveraging science to anticipate risks. A place where we constantly promote innovation to find new and better ways to ensure we improve outcomes for our patients.

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Welcome to contribute to a team that makes a difference in other people's lives.