Biometrics Team Lead - Late Stage Development CVRM

Do you have a statistical expertise and in depth knowledge within pharma or healthcare? Would you like to combine your leadership skills with your understanding of the technical and regulatory requirements of drug development in a global company that follows the science and turns ideas into life changing medicines? Join us then at AstraZeneca to discover future treatment of Cardiovascular, Renal and Metabolic diseases!



At AstraZeneca, we put patients first and strive to meet their unmet needs worldwide. Working here means being entrepreneurial, thinking big and working together to make the impossible a reality. If you are swift to action, confident to lead, willing to collaborate, and curious about what science can do, then you're our kind of person.

We now offer an exciting opportunity as a Biometric Team Lead at Late stage development CVRM with passion, expertise and experience in developing, coaching and mentoring a team of fantastic statisticians.

The role can be based at AstraZeneca's dynamic R&D site in either Gothenburg, Sweden, Gaithersburg, US or Warsaw, Polen.



What you'll do

The Biometrics Team Lead is responsible for line managing a group of statisticians, including performance management and professional development activities. You will be reporting directly to the Vice President Biometrics within Late CVRM and have 5-10 statisticians directly reporting to you.



Major Responsibilities

In the role, you will:

* Provide leadership for Biometrics staff world-wide so that all work is carried out with regards to AstraZeneca standards and external regulations
* Lead the strategic and operational planning of the Late CVRM Biometrics contributions, to the Development Plans, Regulatory Strategy and Submissions, Health Technology Assessment and Commercial support of AZ products
* Provide leadership and direction to improvement projects/activities/initiatives and drive the implementation of best practice across the group
* Develop design options and providing high quality decision support
* Quantify the Benefit, Risk, Value and Uncertainty of the emerging product profile
* Setting the standards and enforcing compliance for statistical work
* Investigate and implement statistical approaches, for relevant statistical issues and/or regulatory guidance and/or value demonstration
* Represent AstraZeneca and Statistics to Health Authorities and Reimbursement/Payer
* Develop contacts with international opinion leaders, consultants and collaborative groups Organisation for specific projects/indications
* Ensure drug projects are successfully delivered in terms of scientific leadership and resourcing



Essential for the role

* MSc/PhD in Statistics or Mathematics, containing a substantial statistical component, with experience in pharma/healthcare or other relevant area
* Experience in line management and/or project lead
* In depth knowledge of the technical and regulatory requirements related to the role
* Extensive experience of drug development, program design, data analysis and interpretation
* Experience of regulatory interactions and/or submissions
* Ability to apply statistical expertise to complex problems, problem solving and quality focus

In order to be successful in the role as Biometric Team Lead in our organisation, we believe that you are a skilled communicator and that you have an excellent ability to build strong relationships. You are also a talented collaborator in order to work across global & functional boundaries, both internally and externally.





So, what's next?

Are you already imagining yourself joining us? Good, because we can't wait to hear from you! Welcome with your application (CV and cover letter) no later than November 30th, 2020.

We will review the applications continuously so please apply as soon as possible.



Why AstraZeneca?

At AstraZeneca when we see an opportunity for change, we seize it and make it happen, because any opportunity no matter how small, can be the start of something big. Delivering life-changing medicines is about being entrepreneurial - finding those moments and recognising their potential. Join us on our journey of building a new kind of organisation to reset expectations of what a bio-pharmaceutical company can be. This means we're opening new ways to work, pioneering cutting edge methods and bringing unexpected teams together. Interested? Come and join our journey.



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