Patient Safety Scientist

Patient Safety Scientist (PSS) to Respiratory, Inflammation & Autoimmunity and Cardiovascular & Metabolism Therapeutic Areas.

AstraZeneca is a global, innovation-driven biopharmaceutical business that focuses on the discovery, development and commercialization of prescription medicines for some of the world's most serious diseases. But we're more than one of the world's leading pharmaceutical companies. At AstraZeneca, we're proud to have a unique workplace culture that inspires innovation and collaboration. Here, employees are empowered to express diverse perspectives - and are made to feel valued, energized and rewarded for their ideas and creativity.

We are looking for new permanent positions to join us in Mölndal, Sweden.

The Arena

Patient Safety covers the entire clinical life cycle of a drug from first time in man to withdrawal of a product from the market. The PSS is collaboratively working in Patient Safety teams as well as in cross functional teams. The PSS may be allocated to one or several projects/products and is expected to work independently, with strong judgment and decision making skills to take responsibility for progressing project/product team deliveries.
Reports to: Skills Director Patient Safety.

The Role
- Be fully competent to contribute to all safety surveillance activities related to signal-detection, signal evaluation and risk management for all projects/products
- Contribute to/lead the production of high-quality and timely responses to safety queries
- Manage the production and maintenance of Patient Risk Management Plans, providing scientific and technical expertise
- Deliver scientific and surveillance contributions for one or more projects/products in accordance with Astra Zeneca's Operating Model and in support of AstraZeneca business plans and priorities
- Support a performance-driven culture
- Ensure compliance with global and local procedural documents
- Maintain knowledge of the Company disease and therapeutic areas for marketed drugs and for drugs under development.

Minimum requirements in experience and competence:
- Qualified to degree level in biosciences or an equivalent healthcare and pharmaceutical industry background from a clinical development perspective
- Proven analytical skills
- Demonstrable leadership skills
- Able to work with autonomy
- Able to work effectively as part of a cross-functional or global team
- A flexible, team orientated attitude, willing to contribute own skills to deliver AstraZeneca priority projects
- Proven ability to deal with complexity under time pressure
- Able to acquire and assimilate knowledge in different disciplines, disease and therapeutic areas
- Proven communication skills and knowledge of cultural diversity
- Able to influence whilst maintaining independent and objective views
- Maintains high ethical standards in compliance with Good Clinical Practice (GCP)
- Good attention to detail
- Good time management
- Fluent in English
- Computer literate

Preferred experience/requirements
- Previous working experience from pharmacovigilance activities is an advantage
More information

For more information about the position please contact Ing-Britt Joelson at +46 709 14 90 59 or Maria Ekedahl-Berggren at +46 708 46 74 33.

Welcome with your application no later than 8 August, 2014.