Associate Director Physician, GU and GYN cancers

Join AstraZeneca’s Oncology Business Unit (OBU) – Global Medical team, where we strive to provide healthcare decision-makers around the world with the evidence and confidence they need on AstraZeneca therapies. We drive scientific leadership, being a great place to work, and keeping patients at the core of everything we do. This is your chance to take ownership, and innovate in a company with an incomparable oncology pipeline that’s growing at pace!

Accountabilities:

As the AD Physician within the Genito-Urinary and Gynecologic Tumors Franchise, you will be responsible for medical affairs-led and externally sponsored studies, reporting to the  Global Medical Head for GYN Tumors. Your duties will include addressing patient-specific and study-wide specific medical queries, supporting the development of formal responses to queries from Regulatory Authorities, Ethics Committees, IRB (central and local) on a global basis, and much more. You will also have the opportunity to develop and manage relationships with key external authorities, research partners, and investigators.

Essential Skills/Experience:

• Medical Doctor

• 2+ years of experience in a clinical role within the pharmaceutical industry

• Excellent communication and presentation skills

• Validated ability to generate, analyze, and interpret clinical trials and published data

• Ability to lead multiple projects and products simultaneously

• Proven track record to work efficiently within a highly matrixed environment

• Strong leadership skills and business acumen

• Shows initiative, innovation, and critical thinking

Desirable Skills/Experience:

• Board Certification, experience/certification in oncology

• Current or previous Clinical experience in genitourinary and/or gynecologic tumors

• Meaningful work experience in Oncology Medical Affairs

• Experience developing and/or launching a new pharmaceutical product

• Broad cross-functional pharmaceutical experience

• Contextual understanding of drug development

• Ability to interact efficiently with both commercial and scientific colleagues

• Willingness to travel internationally

When we put unexpected teams in the same room, we unleash bold thinking with the power to inspire life-changing medicines. In-person working gives 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 world.

Why AstraZeneca?

We’re all here to make an impact – to achieve our bold ambition of eliminating cancer as a cause of death. In the Oncology Business Unit we relentlessly follow the science, challenging the status quo to deliver more effective treatments to patients in need. Our commitment means we purposefully push back the limits of knowledge to change the practice of medicine. To ensure no patient is left behind, no matter what stage of disease.

Join us now! Be a part of improving lives. This is the time to join the team who is confident that cures for cancer are within our grasp. We are turning the tide on a disease that has remained defiantly resistant to medical advances. Play a central role in the business and it's only going to get bigger as our evolution continues.

Date Posted

06-Aug-2024

Closing Date

19-Aug-2024Our mission is to build an inclusive and equitable environment. We want people to feel they belong at AstraZeneca and Alexion, starting with our recruitment process. We welcome and consider applications from all qualified candidates, regardless of characteristics. We offer reasonable adjustments/accommodations to help all candidates to perform at their best. If you have a need for any adjustments/accommodations, please complete the section in the application form.

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