Oncology DMPK 12-Month Placement: Bioanalysis & ADME

AstraZeneca; Cambridge; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus

Flexible benefits

Job summary

AstraZeneca offers a 12-month University Industrial Placement Student (UIPS) in Oncology DMPK in Cambridge, UK, with a base salary of £28,000 plus bonus and flexible benefits. The programme supports training in mass spectrometry for bioanalytical quantification and involves working with the UK/US teams across disciplines.

The successful placement student will engage in ADME studies, learn in vitro and in vivo bioanalysis, and contribute to a portfolio of projects within the DMPK group.

Qualifications

• Currently undertaking an undergraduate or integrated master’s degree within a chemical or biological discipline with the opportunity to spend 1 year in industry starting in September 2027
• A passion for experimental laboratory science
• Strong planning and organisation skills
• Ability to see opportunities, learn, and apply that learning to drive innovation
• Good collaboration and teamworking skills
• Confident in communicating with a wide range of stakeholders
• Some knowledge of DMPK is desirable but not essential. All the training on the different assays and associated analytical technologies such as mass spectrometry will be provided by the oncology DMPK ADME Team

Responsibilities

• Learn and perform in-vitro experiments to investigate the ADME properties of drug candidates and report results back to the DMPK project lead
• Deliver quantitative bioanalysis of in-vivo pharmacokinetic studies
• Design and carry out studies to understand the mechanisms of metabolism and disposition of drug candidates
• Conduct a bespoke set of studies relating to a DMPK portfolio issue as a stand-alone piece of research

Skills

Planning and organisation

Teamworking

Communication

Laboratory science passion

Education

Chemical or biological discipline degree

Job description

AstraZeneca offers a 12-month University Industrial Placement Student (UIPS) in Oncology DMPK in Cambridge, UK, with a base salary of £28,000 plus bonus and flexible benefits. The programme supports training in mass spectrometry for bioanalytical quantification and involves working with the UK/US teams across disciplines.

The successful placement student will engage in ADME studies, learn in vitro and in vivo bioanalysis, and contribute to a portfolio of projects within the DMPK group.