Work at Alderley Park, Cheshire
Alderley Park already has an enviable record in the history of pharmaceutical innovation, being involved in the discovery, research and development of a number of treatments across various therapy areas.
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These include:
"Inderal" and "Tenormin", which revolutionised the treatment of certain heart diseases in the 1970s and 1980s
"Diprivan", the world's best-selling intravenous anaesthetic
"Nolvadex", the world''s most commonly-prescribed breast cancer treatment
"Zoladex" which is used to treat hormone-dependent prostate cancer, pre-menopausal breast cancer and gynaecological disorders
"Casodex", the world's leading anti-androgen therapy for prostate cancer
"Tomudex", a treatment for colorectal cancer
"Arimidex", a treatment for post menopausal breast cancer
Work at Alderley Park is divided into five main areas:
Research and Development
Research Scientists at Alderley Park focus their efforts on finding new treatments in seven therapeutic (disease) areas, with particular emphasis on oncology (cancer). The world's top selling breast cancer treatment was discovered here.
Operations
Operations staff are responsible for the manufacture and supply of AstraZeneca products. Challenges include cutting the cost and time it takes to get a new medicine onto the market.
International Sales and Marketing (ISMO)
Staff here are responsible for co-ordinating and managing the sales and marketing organisations in the many different countries where we sell our products.
Product Strategy and Licensing (PS&L)
Staff in PS&L work closely with many functions in the company to identify viable treatment targets and shape our product portfolio. This ensures that treatments are marketed and aligned with real medical needs and they fulfil their potential for success.
Business Services
Our new and emerging UK Business Services organisation brings together a diverse range of skills, knowledge and expertise to form a single, coherent, customer focused team. The scope of the group includes Information Services, Purchasing, Finance, Human Resources, Communications as well as Facilities Management and Site Services.
