Senior Scientist, Bioinformatics & AI Data Science

AstraZeneca; Cambridge; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

AstraZeneca in Cambridge is seeking a Senior Scientist to lead research informatics and data science initiatives that accelerate biologics discovery. You will build data platforms, develop scalable software, and partner with scientists, automation engineers, and IT to enable AI-driven workflows.

The role blends hands-on software delivery with scientific collaboration, focuses on data foundations, automated pipelines, and FAIR data, and requires PhD/MSc with Python and data engineering experience.

Qualifications

• PhD, MSc, or equivalent in Bioinformatics, Data Science, Computer Science, Software Engineering, Computational Biology, Engineering, or related discipline.
• Experience developing software using Python and modern engineering practices.
• Experience designing data pipelines and integrating heterogeneous scientific data sources.
• Strong understanding of laboratory research environments and data generation workflows.
• Experience working with scientists and technical stakeholders to deliver real-world solutions.
• Ability to translate ambiguous scientific needs into practical digital products.

Responsibilities

• Apply scientific informatics expertise to address challenges across bioinformatics and data science in laboratory environments.
• Translate biologics drug discovery workflows into automated processes and scalable digital products that improve research efficiency and data quality.
• Integrate research systems by connecting laboratory instruments, automation platforms, and FAIR data repositories.
• Develop scientific software including applications, APIs, services, and user interfaces.
• Establish data foundations through reusable data models and FAIR data products in Snowflake for analytics and AI.

Skills

Cross-functional collaboration

Translate scientific needs into fixed

Education

PhD or MSc in Bioinformatics/Data Science/CS/Engineering

Tools

Python

Snowflake

Genedata Biologics

APIs

Workflow orchestration

Job description

AstraZeneca in Cambridge is seeking a Senior Scientist to lead research informatics and data science initiatives that accelerate biologics discovery. You will build data platforms, develop scalable software, and partner with scientists, automation engineers, and IT to enable AI-driven workflows.

The role blends hands-on software delivery with scientific collaboration, focuses on data foundations, automated pipelines, and FAIR data, and requires PhD/MSc with Python and data engineering experience.