Position:             Programmer

Location:            Alderley Park, Cheshire

Salary:               Competitive + excellent benefits

 

At AstraZeneca, we're proud to have a unique workplace culture that inspires collaboration and new ways of thinking. Programmers play a vital role in our success, and we work hard to make them feel valued, energised and rewarded for their ideas and creativity. Join us, and you can count on excellent and flexible rewards, a supportive development environment and the wide-ranging opportunities and challenges you need to excel in your programming career.

 

AstraZeneca – Health Connects Us All

 

As one of the world's leading pharmaceutical companies, our business is focused on providing innovative, effective medicines that make a real difference in important areas of healthcare. At AstraZeneca, innovation is about more than just research. We aim to stimulate continued creativity throughout our organisation by maintaining a culture in which our people feel valued for their ideas and contribution to our success - ideas which can make a difference in all aspects of our business. In addition, we support and encourage our people in discovering their own potential, through excellent learning and development opportunities that are available to them throughout their careers.

 

As a Programmer your main responsibilities will involve:

 

·         Providing programming support to products across a range of therapeutic areas

 

·         Influencing diverse groups of scientific, commercial and regulatory colleagues

 

·         Supporting internal decisions, regulatory submissions, and product value demonstrations

 

·         Acting as an expert contact to our outsourcing partners

 

As a Programmer your skills and qualifications will ideally include: 

 

·         A degree-level education (or equivalent) in mathematics, statistics, life sciences or a similar subject

 

·         Excellent collaboration, communication and influencing skills

 

·         An aptitude for computer programming and an interest in the application of programming skills in pharmaceutical development

 

Closing date for applications is 31 May 2013.

 

To apply for this position, please visit: http://jobs.astrazeneca.com/jobs/details/l1rRD497-programmer-biometrics-and-information-sciences

 

AstraZeneca welcomes applications from all sections of the community