Global Clinical Development Medical Director, Infectious Disease

Global Clinical Development Medical Director 

Hybrid Working: 3 days per week in the office

Location: Gaithersburg, MD

Are you a clinical research physician ready for new opportunities? Would you like to play a pivotal role in the development of potential medicines? If you are passionate about being a medical leader for a cross-functional team in a group that drives action towards the improvement of global public health– join us! As a Global Clinical Development Medical Director you will have a unique opportunity to further elevate the Vaccines and Immune Therapies franchise in one of the world’s most respected biopharmaceutical companies. The role holds a great development opportunity for the successful candidate whilst contributing to the positive journey that AstraZeneca is on. 

Accountabilities: 

• Providing medical and scientific leadership in the global development of new medicines targeted at indications in the field of infectious diseases 

• Help design, execute, and interpret clinical trials in one or more development programs (Phase 1 through Phase 3) 

• Build strong relationships with a network of external scientific specialists and opinion leaders as well as site investigators 

• Work closely with colleagues in other internal functions including Patient Safety, Biometrics, Regulatory Affairs, Clinical Operations, and Translational Medicine 

• Medical oversight to ensure the safety of study participants including review of Adverse Events of Special Interest and Serious Adverse Events and review and writing of safety narrative reports 

• Medical oversight responsibilities for medical activities outsourced to third party vendors 

• Provide expert medical input and writing of regulatory documents and interactions/responses with regulatory authorities 

• Provide expert medical and scientific analysis and interpretation of data from ongoing studies and in the literature 

• Prepare publications and presentations for scientific meetings and congresses 

Essential Skills/Experience: 

• Fully qualified physician (MD or MD PhD) with clinical experience in pulmonology  

• 1-3 years of 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, clinical study report writing) 

• Excellent teamwork and cross-functional collaboration skills 

• Ability to communicate effectively in clinical team settings 

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

• Must demonstrate high integrity 

• Be office based at an AstraZeneca site (Gaithersburg) 

Desirable Skills/Experience: 

• Pulmonary expertise in COPD and/or bronchiectasis