Overview
Associate Director, Senior Patient Safety Scientist Oncology – AstraZeneca. Location: Barcelona, Spain (on-site). 3 days in the office and 2 days working from home.
Would you like to use your drug safety or pharmacovigilance experience to make a difference to the lives of millions of patients across the world? Read on.
At AstraZeneca, we work together to deliver innovative medicines to patients across global boundaries. We focus on integrity and doing the right thing, while delivering life-changing medicines. This role is in the Patient Safety department within the Oncology Therapeutic Area, reporting to the Global Safety Physician and collaborating with PV Scientists, physicians, and cross-functional teams.
This is an opportunity to develop pharmacovigilance experience across the full safety life cycle, from initial safety strategy to peri-/post-submission activities, and to lead in safety documentation for regulatory submissions.
Responsibilities
* Lead in delivering safety strategy and requirements for assigned drug project(s); aggregate, review, analyze and interpret safety data to support safety decision-making for prescribers, patients and payers.
* Collaborate with Global Safety Physician, PV Scientists and physicians; coach junior colleagues; engage with Clinical Project Teams, Global Regulatory Affairs and Global Commercial teams.
* Author and provide strategic safety input to regulatory documents (e.g., regulatory reports, health authority responses, safety content of marketing authorisation applications).
* Lead cross-functional interactions and governance across safety activities; manage multiple projects simultaneously with prioritization of key issues.
* Maintain good knowledge of pharmacovigilance regulations and safety governance in an advanced matrix environment.
Qualifications
* Bachelor’s degree in sciences/pharmacy/nursing or related field with relevant experience; advanced degree with relevant experience acceptable.
* Experience in Patient Safety and/or Clinical/Drug Development in safety or scientific activities across at least three areas: clinical drug development safety strategy, post-marketing surveillance (signal detection and evaluation), MAA/BLA submissions safety aspects, periodic safety reports, risk management plans, governance interactions, and regulatory PV knowledge.
* Ability to manage more than one project simultaneously, prioritize effectively, and work in an advanced matrix structure.
* Fluent in written and verbal English.
Preferred Qualifications
* MSc/PhD/PharmD in a scientific discipline.
* Advanced understanding of epidemiology.
Location
Barcelona
Salary
Competitive + Excellent Benefits
Why AstraZeneca?
We are dedicated to being a Great Place to Work, empowering you to push the boundaries of science and unleash your entrepreneurial spirit. We value diversity, collaboration, lifelong learning and development, and are committed to inclusive hiring practices.
What’s next
We look forward to hearing from you.
Additional information
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