IN VIVO SECTION MANAGER – IGNITE INNOVATION AT ASTRAZENECA, CAMBRIDGE

Are you ready to take the lead at the intersection of scientific excellence and ground-breaking discovery? AstraZeneca’s Animal Sciences & Technologies (AST) Department in Cambridge is seeking a dynamic and visionary In Vivo Section Manager—are you ready to make a tangible impact on the future of medicine!
Join an inspiring community where teams of dedicated scientists are transforming ideas into real-world therapies. Our work is at the heart of evaluating the efficacy and safety of life-changing candidate drugs, providing invaluable insights to our BioPharmaceuticals and Oncology R&D Units.

TYPICAL ACCOUNTABILITIES:

• Responsible for the effective operation of a section of the animal facility. Liaises effectively with other functions to enable this- including equipment, consumable management, and hygiene.
• Ensures own work, and the work of others, is performed in accordance with appropriate regulatory, quality and compliance standards relevant to in vivo work.
• Ensures own work, and the work of others, is performed in accordance with appropriate Safety, Health & Environment (SHE). Acts as Lab Safety Coordinator.
• Leads or contributes to align resource requirements with forecasted demand.
• Leads a team to use technical skills and animal welfare knowledge to deliver in vivo studies
• Leads the development of in vivo scientists to align with business needs and personal aspirations.
• Provides in-the-moment support to teams within the unit to resolve immediate issues and enhance performance.
• Responsible for the scheduling and delivery of in section in vivo work within agreed deadlines
• Provides contingency support to ensure continuous delivery such as hands on work, training, assessment.
• Identifies & implement operational efficiency projects aimed at optimising delivery

As the In Vivo Section Manager, you will be recognised as a subject matter expert within in vivo science delivery—a true point of reference for your peers. You will have the opportunity to lead a team, guiding the operational and experimental delivery within a crucial area of our animal facility.
Your leadership will be instrumental in:coordinating seamless facility operations and providing contingency support where required.
Driving operational efficiencies and intelligently aligning resources to evolving demand.
Championing collaboration across cross-functional teams to anticipate needs and resolve challenges.
Championing SHE (Safety, Health & Environment) standards and ensuring meticulous regulatory compliance in every aspect of our in vivo activities
Offering real-time support to scientific teams, raising technical and welfare standards, and empowering colleagues to perform at their best