Analytical Chemistry Summer Internship

Locations: Macclesfield (UK)

AstraZeneca is a global, science-led biopharmaceutical business and its innovative medicines are used by millions of patients worldwide. AstraZeneca Summer Internships introduce you to the world of ground-breaking drug development, embedding you in highly dedicatedteams,committed to delivering life-changing medicines to patients!

Our 10–12-week program is designed for undergraduate, master's, and doctoral students. We offer exciting opportunities across Research & Development, Operations, and Enabling Units (Corporate functions).

Our internships immerse students in the pharmaceutical industry, allowing theopportunitytocontribute to our diverse pipeline of medicines whether in the lab or outside of it. You will feel trusted and empowered to takeon new challenges, but with all the help and guidance you need to succeed. This internship will help you developessential skills, expand your knowledge, and build a network that will set you up for future success. You will be surrounded by curious,passionate, and open-minded professionals eager to learn and follow the science, fostering your growth in a truly collaborative and globalteam.

At AstraZeneca every one of our employees makesadifference to patient lives every day. We work together across global boundaries tomakeanimpact and find answers to challenges. We do this with the upmost integrity even in the most difficult situations because wearecommitted to doing the right thing.

AstraZeneca has partnered with the Royal Society of Chemistry’s Broadening Horizons intheChemicalSciences programme,, to support chemists from minoritised racial and ethnic backgrounds pursue careers inthechemicalsciences. We encourage application from this cohort for this Internship.

Pharmaceutical Technology and Development (PT&D) are the bridge that turns brilliant science into actual 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.

We are looking to recruit for 10-week summer internships inAnalyticalChemistry in Macclesfield, UK.

You will join one of our project teams working with worldclass scientists to progress thedevelopmentof life-changing medicines. You will havetheopportunitytolearn about analytical techniques in-depth, develop your investigative skills and lead your own 10-week analytical chemistry-based project. Your independent project will be supporting thedevelopmentof pharmaceutical drugs by using state-of-the-art analytical techniques. This may include chromatographic (HPLC, GC, CE, SFC), spectroscopic (NMR UV, FTIR), hyphenated (LC-MS, GC-MS) and other essential techniques (ICP-OES and XRPD). You will ensure that work is performed in accordance with appropriate Safety, Health & Environment (SHE), quality and compliance standards, e.g. Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP), Good Laboratory Practice (GLP).

You will also havetheopportunitytoenhance your transferable skills to extend your proficiency as a scientist by presenting your work to other scientists and wider teams that will enhance your communicationskills.

AstraZeneca is an equalopportunity employer. AstraZeneca will consider all qualified applicants for the roles without discrimination on grounds of disability, sex or sexual orientation, pregnancyormaternityleavestatus, race or national or ethnic origin, age, religion or belief, gender identity or re-assignment, marital or civil partnership status, protected veteran status (if applicable) or any other characteristic protected by law. AstraZeneca only employs individuals with the right to work in the country/ies where the role is advertised.

Ready tomakeanimpact? Apply now and join us on this excitingjourney!

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