Global Clinical Development Medical Director -Vaccines and Immune Therapies

At AstraZeneca, we pride ourselves on crafting a collaborative culture that champions knowledge-sharing, ambitious thinking and innovation – ultimately providing employees with the opportunity to work across teams, functions and even the globe.

Recognizing the importance of individualized flexibility, our ways of working allow employees to balance personal and work commitments while ensuring we continue to create a strong culture of collaboration and teamwork by engaging face-to-face in our offices 3 days a week.

Our dedication to sustainability is also central to our culture and part of what makes AstraZeneca a great place to work. We know the health of people, the planet and our business are interconnected which is why we’re taking ambitious action to tackle some of the biggest challenges of our time, from climate change to access to healthcare and disease prevention.

Do you have expertise in, and passion for clinical drug development? Are you looking to work at the cutting-edge, where scientific innovations and an entrepreneurial spirit are the norm? We are building a team in AstraZeneca dedicated to Vaccines & Immune Therapies and are looking for passionate and motivated physician with prior clinical development experience in immune therapies. We therefore are interested to hear from you to start exploring your future goals, objectives, and career development paths.

Accountabilities:

In this anticipated clinical development role in V&I, you will be given the opportunity to work on one of our current or new vaccine or monoclonal antibody programs for viral or bacterial diseases in a truly international working environment, with opportunities to interact with key clinical team members (e.g., clinical operations, biostatistics, regulatory affairs).

Essential Skills/Experience:

• Fully qualified physician (MD or MD PhD) with clinical experience, preferably in infectious diseases or immunology

• 5 plus years experience in clinical drug development, preferably from pharma industry 

• Good understanding of clinical trials methodology

• Experience in the design, execution, and interpretation of clinical studies (e.g., medical monitoring, data cleaning)

• Teamwork and collaboration skills

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills (including giving presentations) in English

• Be office based at an AstraZeneca site

Are you interested in working at AZ, apply today!

AstraZeneca is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion and providing a workplace that is free from discrimination. AstraZeneca is committed to accommodating persons with disabilities. Such accommodation is available on request in respect of all aspects of the recruitment, assessment and selection process and may be requested by emailing AZCHumanResources@astrazeneca.com.

Date Posted

03-Jun-2024

Closing Date

Our 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.

AstraZeneca requires all US employees to be fully vaccinated for COVID-19 but will consider requests for reasonable accommodations as required by applicable law.