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Location
US: Boston or Gaithersburg, MD
Spain: Barcelona
Sweden: Gothenburg
Are you an experienced drug developer with expertise in immunology, rheumatology or inflammatory bowel disease? Would you like to be a part of a talented and high performing team of clinical research professionals, clinical scientists and physicians who are translating scientific discoveries into early phase clinical development plans and clinical studies across a wide range of diseases?
This role will be located at one of our Global Research and Development strategic sites, in the US, Spain or Sweden.
At AstraZeneca, we’re dedicated to being a Great Place to Work with an inclusive and diverse team who work in a solution-oriented, trusting, and collaborative work environment. We are dedicated to improving the health care and quality of life for patients across a wide range of diseases and disorders by developing innovative therapies that address unmet clinical needs and provide clinicians with novel evidence-based treatment options to optimize the care of their patients.
Who We Are
In the Respiratory and Immunology Early Clinical Development team, we are investigating the drivers of key respiratory and immunology diseases, with access to cutting edge science, innovative drug discovery approaches and key collaborations with academic centers around the world. We are investigating a wide range of different drug modalities – small molecules, biologics, oligonucleotides and cell therapies – across multiple diseases with high unmet medical need.
Early Clinical Development, part of the Early R&I organization, is where science meets clinical drug development with a focus upon delivering innovative, early phase clinical studies (Phase 1 – Phase 2b), while collaborating closely with our late phase clinical development colleagues who guide our phase 3 clinical studies. We are a diverse team of experienced physicians and clinical scientists who collaborate with scientists and translational medicine colleagues to define our early phase clinical development strategies, design innovative phase 1-2b clinical trials, develop and validate new clinical endpoints and translate scientific ideas to proof-of-concept studies in targeted patient populations.
We are recruiting for a Senior Medical Director (physician) and/or Senior Director (clinical scientists). In this role, you will have the opportunity to work at the forefront of early clinical and translational research within immunology at AZ. In a multidisciplinary environment, you will play a key role in progressing a rich and diverse pipeline in numerous active clinical programs.
What You Will Do
You will be responsible for managing and contributing to early phase I-IIb global clinical trials and related clinical research projects for compounds that are targeting immunology indications ranging from SLE and RA to IBD, as well as serving as an expert on the design, conduct, monitoring, data interpretation, and reporting of these studies. Additionally, you will work on cross-functional teams within our ECD group and across the broader early R&I organization that are framing our strategies and development plans for compounds that are a range of indications, including asthma, COPD and additional immunology indications.
You will take responsibility for clinical development in cross-functional teams to support early phase clinical development activities. These activities include the creation of overall clinical development plans and clinical study design as well writing protocols, key study and health authority documentation, medical monitoring and ensuring timely delivery of studies, all in close collaboration with relevant internal and external partners and clinical research organizations.
Responsibilities
Who You Are
We believe you are a medical doctor with relevant specialty clinical training or scientist with an advanced scientific degree (PhD or Pharm D) and training relevant for the role. We believe you will have had a minimum of 7-10 years of clinical research experience, including significant experience in early phase drug development in non-oncology diseases within the biopharmaceutical/biotechnology industry. You will thrive in a fast-paced, proactive can-do culture, be a highly effective internal and external team player, as well as a strong communicator and collaborator.
Required Education Skills and Experience
Why AstraZeneca?
Here, we need leadership at every level - leaders who not only have expertise, but also the ability to build a case, engage multiple partners, and communicate effectively with different audiences. Early clinical development is at the forefront of discovery of new medicines for patients with high unmet need. With that kind of remit comes great responsibility. Your curiosity and passion for personal development combined with support from colleagues, mentors and leaders, will ensure you maximize your skills, abilities and contribution. We offer a competitive salary and excellent benefits.
When we put unexpected teams in the same room, we unleash bold thinking with the power to inspire life-changing medicines. In-person working give us the platform we need to connect, work at pace and challenge perceptions. That’s why we work, on average, a minimum of three days per week from the office. But that doesn’t mean we’re not flexible. We balance the expectation of being in the office while respecting individual flexibility. Join us in our unique and ambitious culture.
So, what’s next?
Are you already imagining yourself joining our team? Good, because we can’t wait to hear from you. Welcome to apply!
Where can I find out more?
AstraZeneca Boston: https://www.astrazeneca.com/r-d/our-strategic-r-d-centres.html
R&I at AstraZeneca: https://www.astrazeneca.com/our-therapy-areas/respiratory-and-immunology.html
This is what we’re made of: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pmFx_jr2eFo&t=2s
AstraZeneca embraces diversity and equality of opportunity. We are committed to building an inclusive and diverse team representing all backgrounds, with as wide a range of perspectives as possible, and harnessing industry-leading skills. We believe that the more inclusive we are, the better our work will be. We welcome and consider applications to join our team from all qualified candidates, regardless of their characteristics. We comply with all applicable laws and regulations on non-discrimination in employment (and recruitment), as well as work authorization and employment eligibility verification requirements.