Biological sciences

Degree disciplines: Biological sciences - we are particularly interested in graduates whose degrees encompass biochemistry, pharmacology or electrophysiology.

Opportunities exist for graduates in a range of biological and biotechnological disciplines. AstraZeneca's research is focused on several important areas of disease including cancer, cardiovascular, gastrointestinal, respiratory and inflammation, pain control, central nervous system and infection.

Primary research is done by bioscientists working with medicinal chemists in multi-disciplinary teams. Method development and problem-solving are key features of the work. On and off the job training is provided so that bioscientists can acquire the broad range of technical and non-technical skills required to contribute to the drug discovery process.

Our graduate bioscientists are key to the discovery of new pharmacologically active substances, initially in running test systems to evaluate the biological activity of novel agents with potential therapeutic value, contributing to the design and development of new biological tests and the processing and presentation of data.

Bioscience departments require graduates from various bioscience disciplines. Graduate bioscientists may be responsible for identifying and characterising novel target genes associated with various disease states or assessing the activity of novel agents using in-vitro and in-vivo models of disease.

We need creative problem-solvers with the motivation to apply their scientific expertise to our research programmes. Exceptional bioscience or biotechnology graduates may eventually assume responsibility for an area of research.