Göteborg: Senior scientist

About the position
Do you have strong experience in cell culture and you would like to apply your expertise in a company that is accelerating innovative science and turn ideas into life changing medicines? Join our Microphysiological systems (MPS) team to discover future preclinical models that can support development of new medications for Cardiovascular, Renal and Metabolic diseases!

At AstraZeneca, we are harnessing advanced cell models, microfluidic chip technologies, multi-omics screens, and mathematical modelling to help us achieve the next wave of breakthroughs – here we do things that have never been done before. Are you excited to contribute, then you might be the person we are looking for!

This role will be based in the MPS team at the Early Cardiovascular, Renal and Metabolism (CVRM) department in our dynamic R&D site in Gothenburg, Sweden. The MPS team establishes and applies state-of-the-art MPS platforms to support the CVRM portfolio with emerging therapeutic area needs and new drug modalities. Our mission is to improve translatability from in vitro models to humans and accelerate drug discovery and development.

Responsibilities
You will execute and provide input into the practical delivery of MPS studies and support the development, characterization, and optimization of new models.

Responsibilities include:

• Take part in the design, conduct, interpretation and reporting of studies with advanced cell models and MPS.
• Carry out various downstream analyses from the cell culture samples with versatile in-vitro analytical methods such as, but not limited to, ELISA’s, qPCR, staining and imaging.
• Join further model development activities to support drug projects with MPS data for resolving mechanisms of action, target identification, and candidate drug evaluation.
• Effectively communicate and collaborate across the Early CVRM and with the key stakeholders in other functions.

Your profile
Essential for the role:

• Master’s degree + 2 years of relevant experience.
• Background in Pharmacy, Biology, Biotechnology, Biochemistry, Medical Biosciences, Bioengineering or similar
• Strong hands-on cell culture experience
• Experience with primary cells or hPSCs
• Versatile in-vitro analytical methods (e.g., qPCR, staining and high-content imaging, plate-based assays e.g., ELISAs)
• Independent study design, laboratory work, and data analysis
• Data visualization and statistical analysis
• Excellent interpersonal skills and excellent communication skills in English, both verbal and in writing
• Strong ability to engage and collaborate across boundaries with a problem-solving attitude and focus on delivery

Desired for the role:

• Experience in 3D cell culture, i.e., spheroids, organoids, or multicellular co-cultures
• Experience with one or more of cell models for liver, kidney, cardiac, pancreas, or adipose tissue
• Experience in culturing immune cells
• Handling microfluidic chips
• RNA-Seq and proteomics
• Workflow automation e.g. robotic liquid handling
• Experience from the pharmaceutical industry

About the organisation
This is a consultant assignment at AstraZeneca in Göteborg for 1 year, starting in April 2025.
During this time you will be hired by QRIOS.

About Astra Zeneca:
AstraZeneca is a major international healthcare company engaged in the research, development, manufacture and marketing of prescription pharmaceuticals and the supply of healthcare services. But we are more than one of the world’s leading pharmaceutical companies - at AstraZeneca, we are proud to have a unique culture that inspires innovation and collaboration. Here, employees are empowered to express diverse perspectives - and are made to feel valued, energized and rewarded for their ideas and creativity.

Evinova enables global life sciences to accelerate better health outcomes, by creating digital health solutions for clinical research. We are a separate business within the AstraZeneca group.

Our highly configurable SaaS solutions are used by patients, research sites, sponsors, and CROs throughout the clinical study lifecycle. As our business scales, we need the extend the team and adopt our organization to keep focus on a number of key areas. Site & Sponsor Products is a key part of our service and is a critical and strategic area for our vision to transform clinical trials, enhance participant experience and improve patient health outcome. This area includes our Unified Trial Solution (UTS) as well as specialized AI driven products to support specific Site/Sponsor processes (AIDA).

We are now hiring a Director Site & Sponsor Products to join our team. In this role, you will lead a team of Product specialists together with subject matter experts focused on Products and services for site and sponsor staff before, during and after a clinical trial. The team will be responsible for design and development of products to transform the experience for site & sponsor staff while enabling new novel designs of clinical trials to accelerate delivery and improve quality while satisfying regulatory and legal requirements and guidelines. Together with other specialist across design, engineering and customer delivery the team will define and develop requirements for future product(s) and deliver them in an efficient way and align with the Head of UTS Core for overall Product alignment.

You, and your team, will work closely with Clinical Operations specialists internally or externally to define opportunities and improvements in the set-up, management, delivery and close-out of Clinical trials. Your team will be responsible for improving metrics about speed of delivery, user experience and quality in the clinical trial execution as supported by our products. You will also work closely with the Digital Strategy Directors community to understand and influence digital disease area strategies to make full use of Product opportunities and services.

This is a highly strategic role where you will need to balance the "big picture" with a deep understanding of the technical and operational details. You will work with other part of the company to secure that the product fits in an efficient and customer focused end-to-end service to make participation in clinical trials as easy as possible while securing the integrity of all data collected. Fostering a learning organization and sharing knowledge will also be a critical part of the responsibilities.

Essential Requirements

* Life Sciences degree or equivalent experience
* Extensive Product Management skills, +5 years, in similar product areas
* 5 or more years' experience from relevant roles in delivery of clinical trials and deep knowledge of DPS components and their utilization in clinical trials.
* Understanding of the drug development process, and the different sources of information that will support, inform and assist in Trial Design and execution.
* Knowledge of GCP, 21 CFR part 11, relevant guidelines ISPOR, ISOQOL, FDA, EMA
* Proven track record of teamwork in a cross functional setting with internal as well as external partners
* Ability to challenge the status quo, lead through a vision, take ownership and hold self and others accountable.
* Well-developed Senior Stakeholder management skill with together with proven problem-solving, collaboration and interpersonal leadership skills
* Effective problem and conflict solving skills.
* Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to deal with ambiguity and create clarity.
* Great leadership skills and experience in developing people.
* Ability to work collaboratively in a cross functional setting with internal as well as external partners.
* Passion for Customers, representing the needs of multiple customers in decision making.
* Experience of Deployment of scaled products

Desirable

* Thrives in a fast-paced work environment, comfortable with complexity and uncertainty at times, lots of humour, dedication to deliver outcomes and motivated by the opportunity to rethink our approach to healthcare.
* Comfort and skills operating in a heavily matrixed organizations with excellent skills and intuition to manage the needs of various partners.
* Ability to manage and influence strategically and persuade tactfully, to acquire desired outcomes while maintaining effective, positive, organizational relationships.

* Comprehensive understanding of dynamics affecting the pharmaceutical industry and needs for transformation.

* Ability to work globally including international travel.

Why Evinova?
Evinova draws on AstraZeneca's deep experience developing novel therapeutics, informed by insights from thousands of patients and clinical researchers. Together, we can accelerate the delivery of life-changing medicines, improve the design and delivery of clinical trials for better patient experiences and outcomes, and think more holistically about patient care before, during, and after treatment. We know that regulators, healthcare professionals, and care teams at clinical trial sites do not want a fragmented approach. They do not want a future where every pharmaceutical company provides its own, different digital solutions. They want solutions that work across the sector, simplify their workload, and benefit patients broadly. By bringing our solutions to the wider healthcare community, we can help build more unified approaches to how we all develop and deploy digital technologies, better serving our teams, physicians, and ultimately patients. Evinova represents a unique opportunity to deliver meaningful outcomes with digital and AI to serve the wider healthcare community and create new standards for the sector.



Location
The office is based in Gothenburg. We have an on-site commitment of three days a week.

Welcome to apply!

Do you have hands-on experience with the purification of small molecules? Are you interested to further push the boundaries of automated analytical chemistry and separation sciences at a company where we are committed to lifelong learning, growth and development? Welcome to AstraZeneca!

We are seeking a specialized separation scientist that will play an important part in our iLAB team, focusing on the analysis and purification of chemical libraries. You’ll have the opportunity to drive and extend the high-throughput purification capabilities within a pioneering automation platform at AstraZeneca in Gothenburg and directly impact drug discovery projects across various therapeutic areas.

About the position
As Separation Scientist, you will be part of a team of highly motivated scientists contributing to analysis, preparative separation, and characterisation of small molecule chemical libraries. In this laboratory-based position, you will be specifically responsible for ensuring the delivery of automated analytical and preparative chromatography solutions to drive the delivery of pure compounds to the different projects across our therapy areas within AstraZeneca. You will get the opportunity to work with state-of-the-art chromatographic equipment and liquid handlers.

You will be expected to have effective levels of communication and scientific drive, coordinating effectively with the other members of the analytical and synthesis teams to drive sample progression.
Experience and technical knowledge of chromatographic separations within a drug discovery environment would be an advantage.

Responsibilities
Responsibilities for the role:

• Provide hands-on separation science support to drug discovery chemistry using state-of-the art chromatographic instrumentation
• Deliver automated analysis and purification of novel compounds using Liquid chromatography–mass spectrometry (LC–MS) and High-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC)
• Ensure reliability, performance and data quality of analytical instrumentation and automation platforms
• Work within the team to suggest process and infrastructure improvements
• Contribute to a vibrant and entrepreneurial organization focused on innovation & project delivery; collaborating closely with scientists across the discovery organization

Your profile
You’re a separation scientist with a track record of applying innovative analytical chemistry solutions. You also have:

• BSc/MSc in Chemistry or Analytical Chemistry
• Good knowledge of analytical and/or preparative chromatographic techniques (HPLC, HPLC-MS) including method development and instrument troubleshooting
• Lab-based experience using analytical chemistry and/or automation techniques
• Detailed understanding of the use of analytical techniques to solve complex scientific questions
• Ability to work in multidisciplinary team / project / function
• Excellent communication skills
• First-rate time management skills, forward planning and delivery focus, leading to good team working and a high level of self and team delivery

Desirable in the role:

• Experience from working with liquid handlers
• Experience with LC software (MassHunter, Chemstation, Masslynx, Virscidian, etc...).
• Knowledge of pharmaceutical drug discovery
• Proficiency with other analytical techniques such as NMR, IR & MS.
• Basic knowledge of synthetic chemistry.

About the organisation
This is a consultant assignement for six months at AstraZeneca in Gothenburg. Start day in March 2025.
During this time you will be hired by QRIOS.

About Astra Zeneca:
AstraZeneca is a major international healthcare company engaged in the research, development, manufacture and marketing of prescription pharmaceuticals and the supply of healthcare services. But we are more than one of the world’s leading pharmaceutical companies – at AstraZeneca, we are proud to have a unique culture that inspires innovation and collaboration. Here, employees are empowered to express diverse perspectives – and are made to feel valued, energized and rewarded for their ideas and creativity.

Mpya Sci & Tech är skapat av och för människor som älskar teknik och naturvetenskap. Vi är inte här för att göra något som alla andra gör. Vi tar nischad rekrytering och konsulting till en ny nivå med fokus på kandidatperspektivet. Det är därför vi kallar oss Talent Advisors. Vi tror att de riktiga talangerna är de individer som vågar utvecklas genom hela livet. Med lång erfarenhet och djup kunskap om branschen har vi skapat ett framåtlutat och spetsigt bolag, på vårt sätt.

På Mpya Sci & Tech tror vi på ett hållbart arbetsliv där vi tillsammans bygger en kultur med genuin delaktighet, ivrig nyfikenhet och möjlighet att få vara sig själv. Kom och utvecklas ihop med oss i Göteborg och Stockholm. Hos en arbetsgivare i världsklass

Are you passionate about shaping the future of autonomous driving?

We are looking for a Senior ADAS Engineer to join our team at our customer site.

The role:

You will play a key role in introducing ADAS functions to the European market. Your responsibility includes ensuring these functions meet stringent regulatory requirements, Euro NCAP standards, and customer expectations for quality and performance.

Your primary tasks will include developing detailed functional requirements for the clients’ global teams and suppliers, ensuring that software implementations align with these specifications. Additionally, you’ll collaborate with other teams to provide input on verification and validation needs, ensuring comprehensive testing is conducted across the scope of the functions.

We are looking for:

Educational Background:

• Master’s degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering (or equivalent).

Experience:

• Over 5 years of experience in ADAS/Autonomous Driving feature or system development, or vehicle testing.
• Proven knowledge of ADAS homologation and Euro NCAP testing.

Technical Skills:

• Expertise in requirements engineering and EE architecture.
• Strong understanding of functional requirements development, use case breakdown, KPIs, and performance metrics.
• Familiarity with validation and verification (V&V) practices for software and hardware implementation.

Other Requirements:

• A valid Swedish driver’s license is a must.

What We Value:

• Proactive problem-solving skills and a keen eye for detail.
• A collaborative mindset with the ability to work in global teams.
• A passion for driving safety and innovation in the ADAS field.

Who we are:

At Mpya Sci & Tech, we believe in a sustainable work life where we together build a culture where you can, Be excitedly curious, Be inclusive and allowing and Be who you are. We believe that real talents are the individuals who dare to develop throughout their lives. With long experience and deep knowledge of the industry, we have created a forward-leaning and edgy company, in our own way. Come and flourish together with us in Gothenburg.

Contact:

For questions about the position, you are welcome to contact Talent Advisor Cecilia Karlsson, 076 164 89 00. We work with ongoing selection!
Apply for the position via www.mpyascitech.com. Welcome!

Mpya Sci & Tech är skapat av och för människor som älskar teknik och naturvetenskap. Vi är inte här för att göra något som alla andra gör. Vi tar nischad rekrytering och konsulting till en ny nivå med fokus på kandidatperspektivet. Det är därför vi kallar oss Talent Advisors. Vi tror att de riktiga talangerna är de individer som vågar utvecklas genom hela livet. Med lång erfarenhet och djup kunskap om branschen har vi skapat ett framåtlutat och spetsigt bolag, på vårt sätt.

På Mpya Sci & Tech tror vi på ett hållbart arbetsliv där vi tillsammans bygger en kultur med genuin delaktighet, ivrig nyfikenhet och möjlighet att få vara sig själv. Kom och utvecklas ihop med oss i Göteborg och Stockholm. Hos en arbetsgivare i världsklass

Gothenburg is the place to be if you want to be part of developing the autonomous vehicles of the future! Is your passion also within ADAS and AD come join Mpya Sci & Tech!

Mpya Sci & Tech is built by and for engineers. We have created a company where you as an Mployee always are in focus. In everything we do, we strive to create a high degree of involvement and to be sensitive to our Mployees ideas about their future work and careers, not by empty words, but through real actions. Building a strong collective culture with favorable conditions for you as employee and finding the assignment where you can be passionate and develop yourself with balance in life. That is how we do it!

We are right now looking for embedded software engineers for the Automotive industry with knowledge in ADAS and Automated Driving development.

Requirements:

• M.Sc. in any of the fields: Physics, Automotive Engineering, Mechatronics, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or other relevant engineering degree.
• Knowledge of ADAS and Automated Driving development in MATLAB and Simulink
• Programming skills in: C and C++
• Experience with modeling and simulation
• Several years of experience of software development in the Automotive industry and ADAS

Your soft skills:

As an Mployee, we believe you have excellent communication skills and are keen of relationships, both with customers and colleagues. You are positive, organized and have good time management skills. We also believe that you can work both independently as well as part of a team and can display initiative when necessary.

Who we are

At Mpya Sci & Tech, we believe in a sustainable work life where we together build a culture where you can, Be excitedly curious, Be inclusive and allowing and Be who you are.

We believe that the real talents are the individuals who dare to develop throughout their lives. With long experience and deep knowledge of the industry, we have created a forward-leaning and edgy company, in our own way. Come and flourish together with us in Gothenburg and Stockholm.

Application

Does this sound like the opportunity you been waiting for? Please go ahead and apply!

We work with ongoing selection so don´t hesitate to apply via www.mpyascitech.com. Most welcome with your application!

Har du ett utpräglat fordonsintresse och en önskan om att ingå i ett engagerat team? Är ett internationellt företag med globala kontaktytor nästa utmaning för dig? Då ska du söka tjänsten som Technical Sales Engineer hos DENSO.

Hos DENSO erbjuds du en spännande och utvecklande roll i ett ungt, drivet och engagerat team på ett företag med internationella utmaningar och mycket aktiviteter. Kontoret i Göteborg fortsätter att växa och behöver nu stärka upp med en försäljningsingenjör med fokus på produkter inom Mobility och Propulsion.

Som försäljningsingenjör kommer du i huvudsak att arbeta med teknisk försäljning samt hantering och koordinering av kunder i en internationell miljö. Du kommer att vara DENSOs ansikte utåt och kundens huvudsakliga kontakt beträffande kommersiella och tekniska frågor. I din roll ansvarar du för införsäljning av nya produkter och produktgrupper på marknaden, som du sedan följer hela vägen till massproduktion.

I arbetsuppgifterna ingår

• Teknisk försäljning. Driva, utveckla och förvalta existerande affärer med focus på mobility och propulsion.
• Hantera offerter, inköp, prisförhandlingar och relaterade kontrakt.
• Daglig kundkontakt rörande kommersiella och vissa tekniska frågor.
• Kontrollera att affärer fortskrider och avrapporteras enligt plan.
• Supply chain managment. Säkerställa och förhandla produktionskapaciteter och leveranser.

Kvalifikationer

Vi söker dig som är högskole- eller universitetsutbildad inom elektroteknik, maskinteknik eller liknande område. Du har också några års arbetslivserfarenhet från en säljande roll, med fördel inom fordonsindustrin. Ytterligare erfarenhet från branschen är meriterande och du får gärna ha arbetat med projekt i en internationell miljö. Vårt intresse ökar ytterligare om du har en bakgrund inom något av DENSOs övriga affärsområden inom fordon; Information Technology, Electronics eller Safety.. Då du kommer ha både svenska och internationella kontaktytor behöver dina språkkunskaper i svenska och engelska vara goda i tal och skrift. Kunskap i Spanska för internkommunikation är meriterande. Körkort är ett krav och ett genuint tekniskt intresse ser vi som självklart.

Som person är du engagerad och hängiven och drivs av att starta och slutföra uppgifter inom utsatt tid. I mötet med kund är du lugn och lyhörd och förklarar saker på ett pedagogiskt sätt. Du trivs bäst när du får arbeta tillsammans med andra i ett team men räds inte att stå på egna ben. Med din säljande personlighet och analytiska förmåga bygger du lätt långsiktiga och globala relationer som du vårdar väl.

Kontakt:

I denna rekrytering samarbetar DENSO med Mpya Sci & Tech för en roll som konsult med uppdrag på DENSO. Har du frågor om tjänsten är du välkommen att kontakta våra Talent Advisors via patrik.artman@mpyascitech.com och rebecca.reuterberg@mpyascitech.com Ansökan till tjänsten görs via www.mpyascitech.com

Intervjuer och urval görs löpande, vilket innebär att tjänsten kan komma att tillsättas före sista ansökningsdag. Därför uppmuntrar vi dig att inte vänta med din ansökan utan skicka in den omgående. Men vi har även lite julledigt förstås.

Organisations-/företagsbeskrivning:

Med över 170 000 anställda världen över är DENSO en av de största tillverkarna av bilkomponenter inom fordonsindustrin. Huvudkontoret ligger i Japan med cirka 200 dotterbolag globalt och ett försäljningskontor i Sverige. DENSO Sweden grundades i mitten av 1990-talet med avsikt att stödja svenska bilföretag. Idag har företaget 62 personer som arbetar och är en betydande systemleverantör till svenska OEM-företag.

På DENSO arbetar vi, varje dag, för mångfald och jämlikhet. En viktig del som genomsyras i allt vi gör. Vi tror på att olika bakgrund och kulturer berikar vår kulturella anda och därigenom vår arbetsplats. Hos oss får du vara den du är och vi uppskattar om du vill dela med dig av dina erfarenheter.

Om Mpya Sci & Tech

Mpya Sci & Tech är ett konsult- och rekryteringsföretag skapat av och för människor som älskar teknik och naturvetenskap. Vi tror på ett hållbart arbetsliv där våra medarbetare ges möjlighet att växa både som individer och professionellt. Hos oss är det du som sätter ramarna för din karriär och livssituation, med oss som stöd och bollplank. Tillsammans bygger vi en kultur med genuin delaktighet, ivrig nyfikenhet och möjlighet att få vara sig själv. Kom och utvecklas ihop med oss i Uppsala, Stockholm, Göteborg och Malmö. Läs mer på www.mpyascitech.com.