Associate Principal AI Engineer - Mathematical Optimisation

ASTRAZENECA UK LIMITED; Hartford; Vor Ort; GBP 75.000 - 110.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

AstraZeneca UK Limited is seeking a highly capable engineer to design, develop, and support end-to-end AI and optimisation solutions across diverse business challenges. You will collaborate with a global team of AI engineers, data scientists, and software developers to implement scalable solutions and deliver impact across medicines and science.

The role requires proven experience in mathematical optimisation, OR-tools, and modern software practices such as Python development and CI/CD.

Qualifikationen

• Experience in developing operations research solutions for complex real-world problems.
• Demonstrated experience using mathematical optimisation software (CPLEX, Gurobi, SCIP, OR-Tools).
• Experience with heuristic and meta-heuristic algorithms.

Aufgaben

• Design, develop and support end-to-end AI and optimisation solutions across diverse business challenges.
• Visualise complex datasets and model outputs using front-end technologies.
• Collaborate with senior optimisation and AI engineers to deliver and support scalable solutions.

Kenntnisse

Mathematical optimisation

Modelling

Simulation

LLM tools

Python programming

CI/CD

Version control

Operations research

Ausbildung

MSc or above

Tools

CPLEX/Gurobi/SCIP/OR-Tools

Jobbeschreibung

• Contribute to design and development of end-to-end AI solutions that include mathematical optimisation, modelling, and simulation approaches.
• Visualise complex datasets and model outputs using the latest front-end technologies.
• Work together with senior optimisation engineers and AI engineers in the team, focused on product delivery and support.
• Liaise with other engineers to enhance our technological stack, to enable the adoption of the latest advances in AI and software engineering.
• Contribute to various solutions and applications that may cover a broad range of business areas, sometimes at once.
• Be self-driven, curious, innovative, deeply technical and learn continuously.
  Experience and demonstrable technical skills in developing operations research solutions for complex real-world problems.
• Demonstrated experience using mathematical optimisation software such as CPLEX, Gurobi, SCIP, or OR-Tools.
• Experience with heuristic and meta-heuristic algorithms as an alternative to the above software.
• A working knowledge of optimisation, simulation, and statistical concepts.
• A working knowledge of LLM tools.
• Experience in good software development practice, ideally including Python, and deployment practices such as CI/CD, testing, version control.
• A track record of understanding and translating complex business challenges into well-defined engineering problems.
• Creative, collaborative, & product focused.
• MSc or above.

Desirable for the role

• Experience of adjacent topics such as control and robotics.
• Experience in the deployment of AI tools.
• Experience in developing and deploying interactive applications (e.g., full-stack apps, dashboarding).
  Do you have expertise in, and passion for Operations Research and AI? Would you like to apply your modelling expertise in a company that follows the science and turns ideas into life changing medicines? Then AstraZeneca might be the place for you!

Disrupt an industry and change lives At AstraZeneca, we are committed to being a great place to work, where people are empowered to push the boundaries of science and make a meaningful impact on patients, medicine, and society. We foster an inclusive culture built on diversity, collaboration, and continuous learning. In technology, you will be encouraged to take ownership, challenge the status quo, and drive innovation. By enabling the business to operate faster and more effectively, you will help deliver solutions that ultimately improve lives around the world. What you'll do The ideal candidate will bring proven experience in designing, developing, and supporting end-to-end AI and optimisation solutions across a broad range of business challenges. This role offers the opportunity to work on some of the most complex and high-impact AI and optimisation engineering problems in the pharmaceutical industry. As part of a global team of AI engineers, data scientists, scientists, and software developers, you will help design, build, and support tools that transform how AstraZeneca operates at scale, improving efficiency in our mission to benefit millions of patients worldwide. You will work closely with engineering and product teams to deliver and support scalable solutions within the AstraZeneca technology landscape, while championing software engineering best practices across the organisation.