# Senior Scientist Bioconjugation

Job Description This is an exciting opportunity for a laboratory-based scientist to join the Bioconjugation and Analytical group in Oncology Targeted Discovery (OTD) at The Discovery Centre (DISC), Cambridge UK. You will become part of a team of Bioconjugation scientists and play a pivotal role in the delivery of robust and high-quality data to support drug discovery projects within the Oncology portfolio. Working collaboratively with other disciplines across AstraZeneca, you will have the opportunity to contribute to the research and development for early phase projects. You should have a background in Oncology/Biology/Chemical Biology and a strong passion for experimental work, automation and delivering data from the laboratory. You will use your scientific judgement, strong ability to analyse experimental data and use effective communication skills to contribute to decision making for early-stage drug discovery programmes. As a Bioconjugation Scientist, you'll have a deep understanding of the range of analytical procedures relating to bioanalysis/bioscience. You will expertly design and conduct laboratory projects/experiments, develop automation workflows and analytical methods,

- **Id**: 4300541
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/astrazeneca-senior-scientist-bioconjugation>
- **Role**: Science & Research
- **Role family**: Science & Research
- **Seniority**: senior
- **Employment type**: full_time
- **Work mode**: on_site
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: Macclesfield, United Kingdom
- **Countries**: GB
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: no
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-11-13T00:00:00Z
- **Employer posted date**: 2026-11-13
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-14T02:57:44Z
- **Board verified**: yes
- **Days open**: 1
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 4811
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- **Relocation offered**: no
- **Industries**: Prescription Drugs, Oncology Therapeutics, Rare Disease Therapeutics, Cardiometabolic Therapeutics

## Company

- **Id**: 13195
- **Name**: AstraZeneca
- **Domain**: astrazeneca.com
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/astra-zeneca>
- **Size band**: 5000+
- **Is staffing agency**: no
- **Employer type**: direct
- **Is intermediary**: no
- **Ats vendor**: Workday

### Truth index

- **Grade**: A
- **Score**: 94
- **Open postings**: 188
- **Ghost share**: 0.011
- **Stale share**: 0.356
- **Repost share**: 0.112
- **Time to fill p50 days**: 19
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-12T10:38:37Z

## Technologies

- **Chromatography** — Optional: no
- **GLP** — Optional: no
- **HPLC** — Optional: no
- **Mass Spectrometry** — Optional: no

## Trust

- **Level**: ok
- **Days open**: 1

## Requirements

- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: no

### Education

- **Level**: phd
- **Optional**: no

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-11-14T02:57:44Z

## Visa

- Country: GB; Licensed sponsor: yes; Adverts offering sponsorship 24m: 0; Sanctioned now: no; Evidence: Licensed UK visa sponsor (Graduate Trainee, Senior or Specialist Worker, Skilled Worker); Route: Global Business Mobility: Graduate Trainee; Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker; Skilled Worker

## Liveness

- **Score**: 86
- **Band**: hot
- **Label**: Hiring now
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.86
- **P room**: 1
- **Age days**: 1
- **Expected fill days**: 19
- **Reasons**: conf:3, win:early, comp:brand
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-14T05:59:57Z

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