Location: Gaithersburg, Maryland
Applications will open in August for a start in November 2024.
About the Programme
Our 2-year programme offers a unique full-time opportunity that combines training with hands-on, paid practical experience. As an apprentice, you'll not only receive a competitive salary but also work towards achieving a nationally accredited vocational qualification that can be carried with you wherever your career takes you.
Throughout the programme, you’ll work alongside experts and mentors to gain in-depth experience and tackle real tasks. This means being part of our journey to provide life-changing medicine to patients all over the world.
About Quality at AstraZeneca
Within our Operations business area, the Quality function tests the products we make and then works with Manufacturing to release the products to the market.
We’re currently offering Laboratory Technician Apprenticeships within our Microbiology Quality Control team in Gaithersburg, Maryland. QC microbiologists support testing of raw materials and finished products and monitor our manufacturing environments to ensure patient safety and progress the timely release of our medicines globally.
Through the apprenticeship, you’ll receive training in QC standards, routine testing, environmental monitoring, and data entry. As an Apprentice QC Lab Technician, you may carry out duties such as performing aseptic sampling for environmental monitoring, preparing solutions and standards with appropriate documentation, and assisting in QC archiving, logbook management, and records retention.
Here, you'll learn while making important contributions, because regardless of role or level, we all have an important part to play in making a positive difference. Join us and take your first step towards a successful career as a Quality Control professional!
Learning and Development
We’re huge advocates of early careers, and we all want you to succeed. Bring us passion and energy and we’ll support you all the way, encouraging you to fulfil all your potential.
Here, you’ll learn and earn in a supportive team, guided by expert managers, mentors and buddies who will help you develop the skills you seek and push and encourage you to get the most out of our programme.
In our highly energized environment, the potential for growth is immense. We want you to actively engage in your personal development and seize every opportunity to learn. And if you have ideas about how to improve our processes and performance, we want to hear them.
Essential Requirements
We’re looking for enthusiastic individuals, with a passion for learning and team-players who take the initiative and apply logical thinking and problem solving.
Please see individual job advertisements for specific educational requirements.
Our Commitment to Inclusion and Diversity’
AstraZeneca will not discriminate against apprenticeship applicants or apprentices based on race, color, religion, national origin, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), sexual orientation, genetic information, or because they are an individual with a disability or a person 40 years old or older. AstraZeneca will take affirmative action to provide equal opportunity in apprenticeship and will operate the apprenticeship program as required under Title 29 of the Code of Federal Regulations, part 30.
To find out more about our inclusion and diversity policy, click here.
