Associate Principal AI & ML Engineer – Evinova

Job description

It currently takes over 10 years and $1.3B to develop a drug. More than 70% of that investment goes into clinical trials, yet only ~10% of candidates make it from Phase I to approval. Evinova - a new health-tech business within the AstraZeneca Group — is here to change the math. We use advanced algorithms and GenAI to aim high: boosting clinical trial success by 20% , cutting development time by 3 years , and halving study costs. As Associate Principal AI & ML Engineer, you will prototype and build the systems that make those targets real—blending forecasting, optimization, and evidence synthesis to drive transparent and actionable recommendations. You’ll integrate multi‑source data - historical signals, external context, and real‑world data (RWD) - into production systems to improve the process of designing clinical trials and increase their probability of success. If you're motivated by meaningful problems and comfortable working outside your existing experience, you'll thrive here. We're looking for generalists with software, data science and ML skills — people who are genuinely curious, committed to continuous learning, and eager to rethink how clinical trials are designed. We...