The candidate must be currently pursuing an undergraduate or integrated master's degree and have strong interpersonal, organizational, and learning skills. Familiarity with AI, physics, animation, and coding is required, while experience in AR/VR development and leading creative projects in XR environments is desirable.

The candidate will be responsible for developing and deploying new Augmented Reality workflows, training and educating others on using AR creative elements, collaborating with cross-functional teams, participating in code reviews, designing and developing VR and AR experiences, and integrating 3D assets into content.

Science

United Kingdom

Cambridge

Large

We're transforming the future of healthcare by unlocking the power of what science can do for people, society and the planet. AstraZeneca is a global pharmaceutical company dedicated to improving the health and well-being of people worldwide. With a focus on innovative research and development, AstraZeneca develops and manufactures a wide range of prescription medicines, including treatments for cardiovascular, respiratory, oncology, and other therapeutic areas. Their aim is to transform the lives of patients by discovering, developing, and delivering innovative medicines that address unmet medical needs. AstraZeneca's purpose is to push the boundaries of science and collaborate with healthcare professionals, organisations, and communities to improve patient outcomes and contribute to the advancement of healthcare globally.

Science & Healthcare

AstraZeneca

<ul><li>This is an outstanding opportunity for a passionate computational scientist, Virtual reality designer or graphic designer with expertise in virtual or mixed reality development to play an influential role in product development at AstraZeneca in Cambridge, UK.&nbsp;</li><li>The Computational Structural Biology (CSB) team is growing, our broad-ranging expertise encompasses structural bioinformatics, virtual reality, protein modelling and design, molecular dynamics simulations, free-energy calculations, protein docking, and in silico prediction of physico-chemical properties of biomolecules using advanced computational methods. The team sits as part of the wider Mechanistic and Structural Biology dept. which poses leading capabilities in Crystallography, Cryo-Electron Microscopy, Biophysics, Biochemistry and Cell Biology.&nbsp;</li><li>This role will see you collaborating with computational scientist, software developers, protein scientists, biophysicists, chemists, biologists and computational scientists in AZ. You will work proactively developing virtual reality projects within an interdisciplinary, collaborative, dynamic environment.&nbsp;</li><li>Part of a team that applies and develops computational methods and platforms to analyse and interpret macromolecules, including protein and nucleic acids structures and interactions, you will contribute to evolve the CSB team to develop virtual reality capabilities. This is an outstanding opportunity to develop and work with transformative, pioneering technology and apply it to bio-therapeutic discovery and development projects in a dynamic and interdisciplinary environment.&nbsp;</li></ul>

Currently Studying

Undergraduate

This is an outstanding opportunity for a passionate computational scientist, Virtual reality designer or graphic designer with expertise in virtual or mixed reality development to play an influential role in product development at AstraZeneca in Cambridge, UK. The Computational Structural Biology (CSB) team is growing, our broad-ranging expertise encompasses structural bioinformatics, virtual reality, protein modelling and design, molecular dynamics simulations, free-energy calculations, protein docking, and in silico prediction of physico-chemical properties of biomolecules using advanced computational methods. The team sits as part of the wider Mechanistic and Structural Biology dept. which poses leading capabilities in Crystallography, Cryo-Electron Microscopy, Biophysics, Biochemistry and Cell Biology. This role will see you collaborating with computational scientist, software developers, protein scientists, biophysicists, chemists, biologists and computational scientists in AZ. You will work proactively developing virtual reality projects within an interdisciplinary, collaborative, dynamic environment. Part of a team that applies and develops computational methods and platforms to analyse and interpret macromolecules, including protein and nucleic acids structures and interactions, you will contribute to evolve the CSB team to develop virtual reality capabilities. This is an outstanding opportunity to develop and work with transformative, pioneering technology and apply it to bio-therapeutic discovery and development projects in a dynamic and interdisciplinary environment. 

12 Month University Industrial Placement Student (UIPS): Computational Structural Biology

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Responsibilities

AstraZeneca

Mission & Purpose