Associate Principal AI Scientist

We are looking for Associate Principal AI Scientists eager to utilize their expertise in these advanced technologies to revolutionize our drug development processes. In the Pharmaceutical Technology and Development (PT&D) department, you will be a key player in transforming molecules into groundbreaking medical treatments.

Your role involves contributing data science expertise into cross functional global pharmaceutical development projects in support of transforming the way we deliver medicines to patients. You'll play a pivotal role in shaping our AI strategy and driving the co-development of sophisticated HITL multi-agent systems.

We are hiring two candidates for this position and the roles will be based at our dynamic site in Durham (USA).

• No telecommuting
• No Agencies Please

Essential skills/

Experience:

• Min Bachelor´s degree in computer science, data science, artificial intelligence, machine learning or related fields.
• At least 3 years of experience in Deep Learning and ML
• Excellent coding skills in languages such as Python, R.
• Hands-on industrial experience designing multi-agent patterns, digital twins and experience with agentic AI design patterns, reinforcement learning.
• Extensive industrial experience with AI and ML frameworks like Tensor Flow, PyTorch,
• Hands-on experience with GenAI orchestration frameworks such as Lang Graph, CrewAI
• Hands-on experience with reinforcement learning libraries such as OpenAI Gym, Ray RLlib, or Stable Baselines.
• Hands-on industrial experience with applied machine learning domains such as deep learning, NLP, GenAI.
• Contributions to open-source projects. If you meet these criteria, please highlight merged Git Hub PRs in your application.
• Strong publication record in the field of AI.
• Experience designing multi-agent systems in the pharmaceutical sector.
• Experience delivering machine learning projects with applications in pharmaceutical development, chemical engineering or chemistry.
• Experience with one or more of the following applied machine learning domains such as transfer learning, federated learning, few/zero shot learning, meta learning, explainable AI.

PT&D, AstraZeneca leads the charge in developing cutting-edge synthetic routes, drug formulations and delivery technologies, ensuring our products are effective, safe, and of the highest quality.

AstraZeneca is a place where change is embraced, and new solutions are trialed with patients and business in mind. Here, technology is a key lever for delivering medicines quickly, affordably, and sustainably. Our diverse workforce is united by curiosity, sharing learnings to scale fast. Be part of a digitally-enabled environment that impacts all parts of the business—from robotic process automation to machine learning for quality batches—while contributing to society and the planet.