AstraZeneca has expanded its hiring efforts at the Macclesfield campus, with various job vacancies currently open across a variety of scientific and business departments. This recruitment drive follows a recent announcement of a £300 million pound investment in the UK with £100 million investment earmarked for the Macclesfield site, to develop a new research facility focused on digital and data-driven drug development.
The positions currently listed on the official AstraZeneca careers website cover seven distinct categories, including pharmaceutical science, business analysis, and data governance. Among the available roles are several senior director positions, such as those overseeing data and artificial intelligence policy, business strategy, and external manufacturing procurement.
The Macclesfield site, located at Charter Way, currently serves as a workplace for approximately 5,200 people. It stands as the second-largest manufacturing location within the global AstraZeneca network, producing 25 commercial and 9 clinical medicines that are distributed to markets around the world.
The recent investment, announced on 29 April 2026, is intended to build a lab of the future to further advance drug development capabilities at the Cheshire and Cambridge campus. Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer stated that this funding is expected to help secure long-term employment at the facility, attributing the company’s investment decision to a new pharmaceutical pricing agreement established between the United Kingdom and the United States.
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