Senior Scientist, AI-Driven Cell Therapy Discovery

AstraZeneca plc; Gaithersburg (MD); On-site; USD 119,000 - 178,000; Full time

Job summary

AstraZeneca plc in Gaithersburg, MD invites a Senior Scientist to join our Cell Therapy Discovery team. You will apply computational biology to cellular therapy, immunology and immuno-oncology, building AI-driven models from large omics datasets and guiding experiments across teams.

You will design and execute computational experiments, interpret complex data, and present integrated insights that drive project decisions.

Qualifications

• PhD in Bioinformatics, Systems Biology, or related field.
• Minimum 3 years in Cellular Therapy, Immunology, or Computational Biology.
• Experience with omics datasets and AI methods.

Responsibilities

• Plan and conduct discovery research experiments independently.
• Develop AI models to extract insights from omic data.
• Interpret data and present findings to cross-functional teams.
• Ensure compliance with AstraZeneca standards and regs.

Skills

Python

R

AI/ML

T-cell assays

Education

PhD in relevant disciplines

Tools

UNIX

SLURM

HPC

Omics data processing

Single-cell transcriptomics

Job description

AstraZeneca plc in Gaithersburg, MD invites a Senior Scientist to join our Cell Therapy Discovery team. You will apply computational biology to cellular therapy, immunology and immuno-oncology, building AI-driven models from large omics datasets and guiding experiments across teams.

You will design and execute computational experiments, interpret complex data, and present integrated insights that drive project decisions.