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 clinical development scientists. We therefore are interested to hear from you to start exploring your future goals, objectives and career development paths.

About AstraZeneca

AstraZeneca is a global, science-led, patient-focused biopharmaceutical company that focuses on the discovery, development and commercialization of prescription medicines for some of the world’s most serious diseases. We are more than one of the world’s leading pharmaceutical companies.

The Vaccines and Immune Therapies (V&I unit) has been created to optimize AstraZeneca’s portfolio of vaccines and antibodies for infectious diseases (e.g. COVID, RSV, Influenza), as well as drive future discovery.

What you’ll do

You will be supporting the Clinical Operations teams in the planning and execution, including recruitment and delivery of a clinical study. Accountabilities include clinical support for the development and implementation of late phase AstraZeneca sponsored clinical program strategies. As such, you will provide clinical/scientific input into design & implementation of clinical trial(s), their delivery, clinical data review, interpretation of results, reporting successfully on time, and activities required for worldwide registration of the product (i.e. clinical input to NDA/BLA). You may also provide expert input or lead functional process improvement initiatives and provide contributions to cross area working groups depending on the level of experience.

• Work cross functionally within clinical product teams (CPT to ensure the clinical strategy is translated into the development of the study concept document, study protocol and related documents.

• Develop relationships with appropriate consultants and key external experts (KEE), study sites, and utilize these relationships to obtain feedback on protocol design, as well as study training, study execution, interpretation of study results and inform recruitment strategies.

• Responsible for the relevance and accuracy of clinical science underpinning of clinical study based on detailed scientific review and consultation.

• Accountable for the clinical and scientific leadership and integrity of protocols, clinical study reports and/or components of clinical plans.

• Supports or leads interactions with global medical affairs, marketing companies, commercial, and regulatory functions in collaboration with GCH/GCPL to ensure cross functional input into protocols.

• Contributes to technical review of protocols with governance bodies such as DRC and PRC.

• Contributes to the development of Medical Oversight Plan (MOP), study level safety reviews and study-level medical monitoring activities.

• Responsible for the clinical and scientific input into a study and for the quality of the clinical data

• Contribute to advisory boards to ensure there is engagement with site specific KEEs to ensure robust study designs, recruitment strategies.

• Contributes to the review and interpretation of clinical data (HLRs) and the development of content needed for governance committee interactions seeking Go/No Go decisions.

Requirements for the role:

• Bachelor’s degree with focus on life sciences or equivalent

• Industry or academic experience in drug development

• Detailed knowledge of Good Clinical practice and other regulations governing clinical research.

• General knowledge of 1) medical monitoring 2) Regulatory approval process in relevant countries; 3) pharmaceutical industry/R&D operations; 4) marketing and commercial fundamentals.

• Ability to grow and maintain a high level of expertise in the vaccines & infectious diseases therapeutic area.

• Drug Development/Clinical Development Planning: Demonstrates the ability to undertake the planning, and timely organization of components of the clinical development plan and work with other functions to achieve successful study initiation and execution.

• Ability to drive/contribute to protocol design, writing and implementation

• Demonstrates solid understanding of methodology in the design, conduct, review and interpretation, and presentation of clinical research.

If you are interested to learn more about our exciting journey to develop new therapies for infectious disease please apply via the link provided or contact beata.klecz@astrazeneca.com

Why AstraZeneca?

Here you’ll have the opportunity to make a meaningful difference to patients’ lives. With science at its heart, this is the place where breakthroughs born in the lab become transformative medicines – for the world’s most complex diseases. Answer unmet medical needs by pioneering the next wave of science, focusing on outcomes and shaping the patient ecosystem.

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