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Are you a passionate Physician who would like to work at the cutting edge of science to develop groundbreaking medicines of the future? As a global, science-led biopharmaceutical company, we in Clinical Development are the beating heart of the business and there's no better place to work as a physician.
At AstraZeneca, your innovative contribution will ultimately have the potential to reach billions of patients' in need across the globe. That is why we love it - this is the place to make a greater impact. Are you ready to join us and see what science can do?
We are looking to hire a Medical Director or Senior Medical Director with a background in Rheumatology by specialty training and/or Clinical drug Development, to join our team within Early Clinical Development, Immunology.
This role is based in Cambridge/UK, Gothenburg/Sweden or Gaithersburg/US.
In Early Respiratory & Immunology (Early R&I), we're driven by innovation and our dedication to make a real-life difference in patients' lives. That difference starts with you. We are part of the BioPharmaceutical R&D unit. Here, you will get the opportunity to work in a truly international environment and meet and discuss with key opinion leaders, other medical colleagues and authorities in basic science, as well as commercial, regulatory, and other functions to bring new medicines to life.
What you'll do
As a Senior Medical Director/Medical Director with a background in Rheumatology, you will be the single point accountable leader for the design, delivery and interpretation of clinical studies in Early stage (up to Ph3) within AstraZeneca's global organization. You will be responsible for the scientific &medical strategy as a disease area expert and deliver the Medical Scientific strategies of the Clinical Development Plan to the project team.
You will operate in a wide range of aspects in pharmaceutical medicine and lead a multitude of contacts within and outside of AstraZeneca such as Senior management team, Regulatory and Finance, Academic partners and CROs .
For Immunology at AZ, you would be a key part of the Team working across multiple diseases in specialties focused on Rheumatology (eg, Systemic Lupus Erythematosus, Rheumatoid Arthritis), GI diseases (eg, Crohns disease, Ulcerative Colitis) and Dermatology (eg, Atopic Dermatitis, Psoriasis). You will be familiar with relevant Regulatory guidelines for drug development in key Rheumatological diseases, current treatment guidelines, relevant competitor trial designs and data as these are continually evolving. As such this will enable you to build novel and innovative Early Clinical development plans.
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