AstraZeneca
12 Month University Industrial Placement Student: Process Engineering
Full-time
Student
UK
The Company
The Company
AstraZeneca is a global, science-led, patient-centred biopharmaceutical company that focuses on the discovery, development and commercialization of prescription medicines for some of the world’s most serious disease. But we’re more than a global leading pharmaceutical company. At AstraZeneca, we are dedicated to being a Great Place to Work where you are empowered to push the boundaries of science and fuel your entrepreneurial spirit. There’s no better place to make a difference to medicine, patients and society.
The Role
Join a Truly Inclusive and Supportive International Team.
As an AstraZeneca placement student, there is a huge network of support available to you. You’ll have a dedicated supervisor, a supportive early talent peer network, and a variety of Employee Resource Groups you can join.
We help and empower each other, and our supervisors are committed to providing you with all the guidance and support you need to build your skills, confidence and capabilities.
Whatever your background and experience, you will be welcomed and encouraged to speak up, ask questions and share knowledge. You will be a valued part of an international team of truly supportive, collaborative and inclusive individuals.
The Role
Roles & Responsibilities
The successful role holder will work in Global Product Development, working in a Process Engineering groups and alongside multidisciplinary teams, responsible for the application of new technologies, process development and safe manufacturing scale up, leading to right first-time campaigns.
Global Product Development is responsible for the formulation design, manufacturing process development, and optimisation of drug products. This includes a variety of dosage forms such as tablets and capsules as well injectable and inhalation-based products.
The one-year industrial student placement will offer a mixture of drug development project work and/or a new technology project with support from an experienced engineer. In Global Product Development, experiences will involve laboratory work and simulation of unit operations such as feeding, blending, filling and tablet compression, primarily centred on the ongoing development of our continuous manufacturing capability
Roles & Responsibilities
Qualifications & Experience
Qualification, Skills & Experience
Required:
Currently undertaking an undergraduate or integrated master’s degree with the opportunity to spend 1 year in industry starting in September 2027.
Degree subject within a Chemical, or Process Engineering discipline.
Strong planning and organisation skills.
Ability to see opportunities, learn, and apply that learning to drive innovation with good collaboration and teamworking skills.
Confident communicating with a wide range of stakeholders.
Competent in the use of coding and modelling packages such as Python, MATLAB, Aspen, gProms, Ansys CFD.