Responsibilities
As a strategic director embedded within dynamic oncology drug project teams, you will lead the delivery of information clinical teams need to assist them in making decisions driving the drug development process. For example, using a variety of information sources such as ClinicalTrials.Gov, BioMed Tracker, and internal clinical databases.
You will also lead key drug meetings and committees by establishing the scope, goals and deliverables supporting business goals in collaboration with senior management and decision makers. This will include developing and controlling deadlines as well as preparing progress reports.
The significant areas for contribution are:
Clinical Design
•Support decision-making in clinical design by identifying, extracting and presenting back meaningful facts and data via internal and external information sources
•Building a repository of key data bringing together key historical decisions for wide team to use and refer to (build the memory of clinical trials ranging from Phase IIb thru registration and life cycle management)
•Lead the design team by collaborating with project stakeholders to plan and schedule project timelines tracking project landmarks
Disseminate key clinical information
•Using techniques such as: text mining, data visualization, competitor intelligence, and benchmarking extract key relevant information proactively enabling clinical drug design decision makers to make timely and objective decisions
•Facilitate access to complex information for the drug project and ensure access to and (re)use of clinical information, documents and data
Requirements
To succeed in this opportunity, you will have a real passion for clinical data and information - and proven insightful ability to know what information to seek, how to find it, and how to share it with the teams in a clear and meaningful way. You will be a creative thinker with an appetite for doing things differently.
You'll be excited by the prospect of playing a lead role within late stage oncology drug development projects.
An excellent communicator with great listening skills, who can absorb information and respond in a concise manner.
In addition, you will also have:
•Bachelors or advanced degree in a Life Science, or related discipline
•Deep understanding of the pharmaceutical clinical drug development process (with a preference for late-stage drug development in oncology, immuno-oncology of immunology)
•Good understanding of project management techniques and methods
•Experience in clinical information or science information setting in the application of information and knowledge management (settings could include, but are not limited to clinical drug development, medical writing, medical affairs, clinical operations, competitor intelligence, regulatory intelligence)
•Demonstrated leadership capability - including ability to influence stakeholders
•Good organizational skills and the ability to multitask; can set priorities and follow a timeline
•Great attention to detail
Salary - Competitive salary and company benefits apply
Next Steps - Apply today!
To be considered for this exciting opportunity, please complete the full application on our website at your earliest convenience - it is the only way that our Recruiter and Hiring Manager can know that you feel well qualified for this opportunity. If you know someone who would be a great fit, please share this posting with them.
AstraZeneca is an equal opportunity employer. AstraZeneca will consider all qualified applicants for employment without discrimination on grounds of disability, gender or gender orientation, pregnancy or maternity leave status, race or national or ethnic origin, age, religion or belief, gender identity or re-assignment, marital or civil partnership status, protected veteran status (if applicable) or any other characteristic protected by law.
Closing date for applications - 28th September 2018
