Biology Jobs in Mississauga, ON

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Are you passionate about creating artificial intelligence and machine learning systems for real-world science applications Does contributing to preventing modifying and even curing some of the worlds most complex diseases inspire you Would you like to work on 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 bringing to bear a variety of data modalities ties Do you thrive working in an encouraging inclusive environment where creativity collaboration across fields and lifelong learning towards innovative breakthroughs are enc If yes this opportunity may be for you.

Join our interdisciplinary Centre for Artificial Intelligence team working on the frontier of AI research for digital biology. Your work will support 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.

Key Responsibilities :

• You will work efficiently in a team to deliver projects optimally by researching developing and using novel AI theories methodologies and algorithms. You will apply engineering guidelines and standard processes for biology chemistry and clinical applications.
• You will be part of multifunctional teams to conceive design develop and conduct experiments to test hypotheses validate new approaches and compare the effectiveness of different AI / ML systems algorithms methods and tools for new applications to support the discovery design and optimisation of medicines with improved biological activity.
• You will contribute to addressing challenges and opportunities in the drug discovery and development value chain processes and provide innovative solutions in fields such as deep learning representation learning reinforcement learning meta-learning active learning approaches applied to de novo molecule design protein engineering in-silico discovery structural biology computational biology translational sciences biomarker discovery clinical research clinical trials and many other areas.
• You will develop machine learning models designed explicitly for analysing heterogeneous biological data while collaborating with biology researchers to run algorithmically designed wet lab experiments to inform future experimental directions.
• You will remain at the forefront of AI / ML research by participating in journal clubs seminars mentoring and personal development initiatives and contributing to publications and academic and industry collaborations.

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Date Posted

01-Dec-2025

Closing Date

14-Dec-2025

AstraZeneca embraces diversity and equality of opportunity. We are committed to building an inclusive and diverse team representing all backgrounds with as wide a range of perspectives as possible and harnessing industry-leading skills. We believe that the more inclusive we are the better our work will be. We welcome and consider applications to join our team from all qualified candidates regardless of their characteristics. We comply with all applicable laws and regulations on non-discrimination in employment (and recruitment) as well as work authorization and employment eligibility verification requirements.

Required Experience :

Senior IC

Key Skills

Laboratory Experience,Machine Learning,AI,Bioinformatics,Biochemistry,Assays,Research Experience,Next Generation Sequencing,Drug Discovery,Research & Development,Natural Language Processing,Molecular Biology

Employment Type : Full-Time

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1