With expertise in statistical analysis, visualization and presentation of safety data within a variety of data sources/databases, the Senior Safety Analyst supports customers (Patient Safety and other staff engaged in the safety surveillance of marketed products and products in development) with advice on the appliction of appropriate analytic and visulisation methods and the interpretation of safety analysis outputs. . The role holder contributes to the formulation of Surveillance Data & Analytics Group strategic goals and is responsible for the implementation, planning and execution of relevant components of strategic initiatives. The role holder proactively drives innovative approaches to safety analytics to advance the goals of Safety Sciences and will proactively and visibly propagate knowledge across relevant areas of the organisation. It is expected the role holder will collaborate both internally and externally in pursuit of excellence within their field. The role will collaborate very closely with customer teams, relevant leaders within Patient Safety Sciences & Risk Management Center of Excellence and wider enabling roles in the business, to ensure optimal delivery of safety-oriented statistical and analytic services.
Typical Accountabilities
- Delivers global subject matter expertise in defined areas of safety analytics and statistics. Working in close collaboration with Patient Safety Centre of Excellence customer groups and wider stakeholders, including those in senior roles, to plan and provide strategic-enabling support and/or routine service delivery, as required.
- Advises relevant customer groups on appropriate approaches and strategies to address statistical and safety analytic requirements, ensuring development and awareness of good practices and methodologies where appropriate.
- Able to leverage in-depth skills & knowledge to support modelling, analysis, reporting and visualization of safety data from various sources, as appropriate.
- Ensures that relevant standards and quality levels are defined; ensures that all work is carried out with regards to AstraZeneca standards and external regulations
- Communicates relevant approaches and findings effectively with customer and stakeholder teams, to confirm understanding and validate that underlying scientific and business questions are appropriately addressed.
- Coaches colleagues within relevant customer or peer groups, to support ongoing best practice and skills development (e.g. in relation to the use of relevant tools and analysis techniques).
- Supports new innovations, projects and capability developments that enable the delivery of high quality, enabling analytic services for Patient Safety TA customers and other stakeholders.
- Identifies opportunities to lead change in applicable areas of expertise through innovative and continuous improvement aligned with best practice across the industry including through participation in external collaborations and consortia.
- Collaborates closely across the global CMO organisation, with stakeholders, IS vendors, and other experts involved in the design, development and delivery analytic solutions, or related business deliverables such as policies, procedures, processes and guidance. Takes advantage of opportunities to co-develop analytic services with collaborative partners to address common cross-functional business needs.
- Supports the overall improvement of enabling activities relating to safety analytics, including troubleshooting problems & developing solutions. Responsible for ensuring that user support arrangements are defined as required.