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Associate Principal AI Engineer - Mathematical Optimisation

AstraZeneca • Cambridge, Cambridgeshire

Salary

£55k – £55k

Posted

7 November 2026

Work mode

Full-time

Sponsor match

high

Skilled WorkerWorker (A rating)

Role overview

AstraZeneca is hiring a Associate Principal AI Engineer - Mathematical Optimisation in Cambridge, a full-time it role. The advertised salary is £55k – £55k. AstraZeneca holds an active licence on the UK Home Office register of sponsors for the Skilled Worker route, which means it can sponsor a visa for this hire if it chooses to.

Role: Associate Principal AI Engineer - Mathematical Optimisation Location: Cambridge UK Salary: Competitive Excellent Benefits Do you have expertise in, and passion for Operations Research and AI? Would you like to apply your modelling expertise in a company that follows the science and turns ideas into life changing medicines? Then AstraZeneca might be the place for you! Disrupt an industry and change lives At AstraZeneca, we are committed to being a great place to work, where people are emp…

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Visa sponsorship snapshot

Employer: AstraZeneca — confirmed licensed sponsor
Visa route: Skilled Worker
Advertised salary: £55k – £55k
How this salary compares: in line with the £56,512 median across 1,364 it roles with published salaries on FindSponsorJobs
Location: Cambridge, Cambridgeshire · Full-time
Similar roles nearby: 2 other live it roles in Cambridge — browse them
Posted: 7 November 2026
How we verify sponsors: employers are matched against the UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors — read our methodology.

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