Pathologist

4 weeks ago

Leeds, United Kingdom AstraZeneca Full time

Location – Remote, UK

Outside IR35

Duration – 12 months

Hours – Part -Time; 4 hours per week (approx.)


Make a more meaningful impact to patients’ lives around the globe.


When we put unexpected teams in the same room, we unleash bold thinking with the power to inspire life-changing medicines. In-person working give us the platform we need to connect, work at pace and challenge perceptions. That’s why we work, on average, a minimum of three days per week from the office. But that doesn’t mean we’re not flexible. We balance the expectation of being in the office while respecting individual flexibility. Join us in our unique and ambitious world.

In AstraZeneca we are on a journey to become a data-led enterprise with a solid and ambitious investment in R&D. We’re capitalising like never before in our people, in growth, in pursuing excellent science and adopting new technologies.

Main Responsibilities:

  • Evaluates and interprets research-based pathologic studies for the purpose of developing novel, safe drugs intended for human use. These studies are intended to support target identification and validation, animal model development, efficacy study read-out, immunohistochemical-based assays, cell-based assays, preclinical biomarker development and evaluation.
  • Serves as an external expert consultant providing pathology support across the Translational Pathology portfolio with deliverables largely driven by project milestone and/or task.
  • Reviews and characterizes (scores) slides for IHC assay optimization and validation, for image analysis including Quality Control/Quality Assurance aspects, and to help interpret results for biomarker studies and inform selection of markers.
  • May perform high-quality annotations to support the training, testing, and validation of machine-learning algorithms.
  • May help assess image analysis tools with the aim of increasing efficiency while maintaining quality of data generation.
  • Ensures own work is compliant with Good Clinical Practice (“GCP/GxP” good practice quality guidelines) and Safety Health and Environment standards and all other relevant internal and external regulations and standards.


Minimum Requirements:


  • Medical (M.D.), veterinary degree (D.V.M.), or equivalent
  • Board-certification or Fellowship of the Royal College of Pathologists (or equivalent professional certification) in one or more fields of pathology (e.g. histology, cytology, immunohistochemistry, in situ hybridization, molecular pathology, genetics)


Desirable:


Extensive knowledge in the field of pathology (5+ years post-certification experience), preferably in diagnostic or pharmaceutical industry

Expertise in gastrointestinal/genitourinary (GI/GU) and/or gynaecologic pathology.


Proven ability with experience in a similar role, ideally within pharmaceuticals, biotech or diagnostics industry, but candidates with a relevant academic background would be considered

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

AstraZeneca embraces diversity and equality of opportunity. We are committed to building an inclusive and diverse team representing all backgrounds, with as wide a range of perspectives as possible, and harnessing industry-leading skills. We believe that the more inclusive we are, the better our work will be. We welcome and consider applications to join our team from all qualified candidates, regardless of their characteristics. We comply with all applicable laws and regulations on non-discrimination in employment (and recruitment), as well as work authorization and employment eligibility verification requirements.

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