.WHY JOIN US? At AstraZeneca we're dedicated to being a Great Place to Work. Where you are empowered to push the boundaries of science and unleash your entrepreneurial spirit. There's no better place to make a difference to medicine, patients, and society. An inclusive culture that champions diversity and collaboration, and always committed to lifelong learning, growth, and development. We're on an exciting journey to pioneer the future of healthcare. Recognizing the importance of individualized flexibility, our ways of working allow employees to balance personal and work commitments while ensuring we continue to create a strong culture of collaboration and teamwork by engaging face-to-face in our offices 3 days a week. Our head office is purposely designed with collaboration in mind, providing space where teams can come together to strategize, brainstorm and connect on key projects. Our dedication to sustainability is also central to our culture and part of what makes AstraZeneca a great place to work. We know the health of people, the planet and our business are interconnected which is why we're taking ambitious action to tackle some of the biggest challenges of our time, from climate change to access to healthcare and disease prevention. About the opportunity: Are you passionate about creating artificial intelligence and machine learning models, algorithms, and tools for real-world science applications? Does contributing to preventing, modifying, and even curing some of the world's most complex diseases inspire you? Would you like to work on designing and developing an iterative drug discovery and development process while drawing on methods across various fields, from active learning to optimisation and search? What about advancing our understanding of biology, streamlining research and development processes, and leveraging a variety of data modalities? Do you thrive working in a supportive, inclusive environment where creativity, collaboration across disciplines and lifelong learning towards innovative breakthroughs are encouraged? If yes, this opportunity may be for you. Join our interdisciplinary Centre for Artificial Intelligence team working on the next generation of medicines and vaccines at the intersection of AI, biology, and engineering. Your work will contribute to transforming the drug discovery and development value chain as we know it, uncovering novel biological insights, automating processes, streamlining decisions, and improving the overall pipeline across all therapeutic areas at AstraZeneca. Accountabilities: You will work efficiently in a team to deliver projects optimally, developing and using the latest AI/ML methods, approaches, and techniques, with engineering best practices and standard processes for various biology, chemistry and clinical problems