Patient Safety Agreement Coordinator

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Work Description
We are looking for a Patient Safety Agreement Coordinator for a consultant assignment at AstraZeneca within Global Regulatory affairs, Patient safety & Quality assurance (GRAPS&QA).

AstraZeneca is a major international healthcare business engaged in the research, development, manufacture and marketing of prescription pharmaceuticals and the supply of healthcare services. AstraZeneca is proud to offer a unique workplace culture that inspires innovation and collaboration. Co-workers are empowered to express diverse perspectives - and are made to feel valued, energized and rewarded for their ideas and creativity.

Tasks and responsibilities
We are looking for a Patient Safety Scientist and the position holders will report to the global Section Director in Alliance Management. The position will require close collaboration with the global Patient Safety lead of Licensing Agreements, customers (internal and external) and peers. Work is performed in global teams to support pharmacovigilance processes and standards. The team optimizes AstraZeneca's interactions and contract negotiations with our licensing partners to ensure compliance, inspection readiness and top tier control.

Responsibilities of the group include:

•Writing agreements that demonstrate good alignment across the two partner organizations.
•Aligning work to create maximum efficiencies for both organizations, and minimal risk including that associated with multiple handoffs and duplicate efforts.
•Building strong relationships with groups involved in the deals area so Patient Safety is involved early in order to allow us to properly influence the deal and subsequent contract/agreement.
•Proactively managing both the partner relationship and the agreement insuring optimal execution of all responsibilities.
The strategy in this area will include exploitation of tools to ensure compliance, inspection readiness and top tier span of control.

The Patient Safety Licensing Partner Team supports the AstraZeneca externalization strategy by supporting the global due diligence process through arranging access to the due diligence awareness training and maintaining the Patient Safety due diligence best practice document and associated template. The team strives to be customer focused and has raised the visibility of Patient Safety in the licensing process through relationship building and increased collaboration with internal and external stakeholders.

Qualifications
The suitable candidate needs to have international experiences and ability to develop and negotiate agreements in a multicultural environment. The individual will be expected to act independently and collaboratively with licensing partners, global colleagues and stakeholders across all functions in AZ. This will require an awareness of, and adherence to, the PV regulations under which AZ operates. The team optimizes AstraZeneca's interactions and contract negotiations with our licensing partners to ensure compliance, inspection readiness and top tier control.

Key competencies:

•Pharmacovigilance, Contracts, Alliance Management and/or Clinical Development experience is desirable.
•Proven collaborative skills, experienced in global collaborative working,
•Fluent in English language with excellent communication skills, both verbally and written, with the ability to work across cultures and to represent AstraZeneca externally, if required.
•Flexibility with the ability to multi-task and willingness to take on new opportunities.
•Independently working.

Education:

•Life Sciences education/Pharmacy degree
Success criterias/other desirable qualifications:
•A comprehensive knowledge of Pharmacovigilance regulations, policies, processes, procedures, external partnerships.

Start date: Immediately

End date: Until the end of the year with a possibility of extension.

Contact
For further questions contact Daniel Grette 031-617259.