Patient Safety Physicians

Are you a medical doctor with passion for science? Would you like to apply your expertise to impact exciting science into life changing medicines? Then AstraZeneca might be of interest to you!


Patient Safety at AstraZeneca is now looking for Safety Physicians to join our team in Gothenburg, Sweden.


Patient Safety Physicians – Cardiovascular, Renal and Metabolism (CVRM) & Respiratory, Infection and Autoimmunity (RIA)


We are offering opportunities at different levels (e.g. Safety Physicians, Senior Safety Physicians and Principal Safety Physicians) depending on your expertise and previous experience.
The core purpose of AstraZeneca Patient Safety is to add value to AstraZeneca products, provide clear science-based guidance for investigators and prescribers to safeguard patients as well as the success of our business. Patient Safety covers the entire clinical life cycle of a drug from first time into man to withdrawal of a product from the market.


What’s in it for you? You will get the opportunity to engage with key internal and external stakeholders to provide scientific leadership and channeling our scientific capabilities to make a positive impact on changing patients’ lives. You will get a broad global exposure to other functions involved in the R&D process within AstraZeneca, as well as an overview of how strategic direction is set within the Clinical function and how decisions are made during drug development. Your work will be integrated with cross-functional teams in Clinical Development using your expertise to put a wide variety of issues into a clinical context to make informed decisions.
You will be responsible for providing medical expertise regarding the safety profile of the product(s) and the disease area while representing the patient and Health Authority perspective. This involves working closely together with global colleagues both from within the Patient Safety Department as well as other groups in AZ. Your key tasks will include using medical judgment to understand case histories, reviewing safety data in various formats to determine any findings of potential importance, helping identify, communicate and manage safety risks and providing a Patient Safety position in meetings and documents.

Who are you? You who will accept the challenge has a Medical Degree, experience from clinical practice and preferably also experience from pharmaceutical industry R&D work. PhD degree is meriting. You have a broad understanding about Health Authority regulations and Good Clinical Practice Standards and if you have experience from working with safety evaluation and risk management - that’s great! At AstraZeneca you will fit right in if you thrive on team work, networking, communication and the ability to influence both people and science.
This is an exciting opportunity for professional growth in areas of drug development, science, and leadership. If you’re inspired by the possibilities of science to make a difference and ready to discover what you can do – join us!