Technical Lead Platform Engineering – Scientific Computing Platform (SCP)

AstraZeneca

📍 Gothenburg, Västra Götaland County, Sweden

Full time Computer Occupations Posted June 15, 2026

Job Description

We are now recruiting a Technical Lead for Platform Engineering within our Scientific Computing Platform (SCP), a cornerstone capability in our global R&D Data & Analytics organisation. The SCP provides the computational backbone for analytics across drug discovery, including computational chemistry, imaging, multi‑omics, structural biology, data science and AI engineering, combining modern HPC with a cloud‑native, DevOps-first approach to power science at scale.

As Technical Lead for Platform Engineering, you will be a key member of the SCP engineering leadership team, shaping the platform’s vision, driving Platform Ops and DevOps adoption, and ensuring our infrastructure evolves with our cutting‑edge science. You will work across teams and functions to leverage shared services, remove technical burdens from others, and deliver a secure, reliable and scalable platform that accelerates research.

This role is based at AstraZeneca’s dynamic R&D site in Gothenburg, where yo...