Clinical Research Physician

Do you have a medical degree and an extensive clinical and research background? Would you like to combine your leadership skills with your understanding of the medical aspects of drug development in a global company that follows the science and turns ideas into life changing medicines? Join us 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 are now offering opportunities in our groups within both Early and Late CVRM (Cardiovascular, Renal and Metabolism). The positions are based at our global R&D site in Gothenburg, Sweden.
In CVRM you will be given the opportunity to work in a truly international working environment, with opportunities to meet and discuss with key opinion leaders, other medical colleagues and experts in basic science, as well as commercial and regulatory functions.
Our therapy area aligned groups of physicians and scientists provide clinical guidance and scientific leadership for clinical development programs within AstraZeneca's global organization. Clinical Research Physician is a global role providing medical expertise in cross functional global teams to develop medicines through design, conduct and reporting of clinical studies. The role holder also interacts with external medical experts and regulatory agencies as well as contributes to publications, presents at congresses and works with the AZ Global Clinical Lead to develop the medicine to its full potential.
What you’ll do
As a clinical Research Physician, you will conduct clinical trials, including the design, monitoring, data interpretation and reporting. An important task is to ensure that all clinical studies operate to the highest ethical and safety standards and in compliance with Good Clinical Practice (GCP) and regulatory requirements.
As a Clinical Research Physician, you will support the clinical project team and assist the Global Clinical Lead (GCL) with the design & interpretation process, establishing clear design objectives for clinical programs and studies. You will provide medical input into the content of core labelling texts and medical support for commercial activities, as well as the scientific component of the pricing and value strategy. You will also provide medical and scientific expertise as well as tactical and strategic medical input to the development of AstraZeneca’s compounds.
This is an opportunity to join a team of leading specialists, driven to pursue scientific knowledge. And there’s no better place to learn - from the science, from each other and from our failures. We feel that AstraZeneca is a place of opportunity with the support you need to thrive and grow. You can move around, try different areas and develop new skills.
Working here, your innovative discoveries will ultimately have the potential to reach billions of patients’ in need, all across the globe. That’s why we love it – this is the place to make a greater impact.
Essential for the role
Medical Degree
Board certification in a relevant specialty
Fluent in written and spoken English
Team player with strong collaboration skills
Communication and presentation skills

Desirable Requirements
Board certification in, nephrology, cardiology, pediatrics
Board certification in cardiology with a special interest in heart failure
PhD degree
Experience from clinical research
Experience from pharmaceutical industry R&D work.
IT/big data experience