PVA Principal, AstraZeneca Gothenburg

Job description
Principal, Pharmacovigilance Agreements, Pharmacovigilance Processes, Partnerships and Contracts, Patient Safety Centre of Excellence

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. The PS CoE is a centralized group of niche experts driving excellence across PS. We establish standards, provide scientific solutions and lead innovation. This is a consulting position at AstraZeneca in Gothenburg.

Responsibilities
This role will work in the Pharmacovigilance Processes, Partnerships and Contracts (PV PP&C) area, negotiating optimal safety agreements and contracts for AstraZeneca whilst establishing excellent collaborations and maintaining positive working relationships with third party partners (i.e. Licensing Partners). Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:


Negotiating optimal, compliant, Pharmacovigilance (PV) Agreements for AstraZeneca whilst establishing excellent collaborations and maintaining positive working relationships with third party partners (i.e. Licensing Partners)
Providing customers with expert advice, guidance and interpretation of matters pertaining to PV Agreements to demonstrate the value of Patient Safety as a key contributor to AstraZeneca internal and external business
Collaborate with PS CoE, GPPS and Legal providing advice and support for commercial agreements ensuring that optimal and compliant PV obligations are included as required
Collaborate with MC Safety Managers, providing advice and support for the creation and management of local PV Agreements
Provide support to all LP audits as required and ensure remediation of findings
Coordination and ownership of the lifecycle management of the Licensing Agreements process enabling business continuity and compliance


Qualifications
Essentials For The Role
A science/pharmacy/nursing degree, with at least 5 years relevant experience (pharmaceutical, regulatory, safety and partnership)
Experience in working cross-functionally and proven ability to work across cultures
Leadership skills, including proven leadership of project teams experience
Thorough scientific knowledge sufficient to understand all aspects of regulatory/pharmacovigilance and partnership issues and thorough knowledge of the drug development process
Strong collaboration, negotiation, conflict management and interpersonal skills
Ability to influence whilst maintaining an independent and objective view

Desirable for the role
MSC/PhD in scientific discipline
Knowledge of new and developing regulatory and pharmacovigilance expectations
Knowledge of existing AstraZeneca external alliances and collaborative projects
Knowledge of PS operating model
Experience of working with third party suppliers.
Experience of working in a global organisation, preferably within the pharmaceuticals industry, and of the drug development life cycle and commercial aspects of the industry

For us, it is important that all competence and skills in the labor market are utilized. We welcome all applicants and strive for diversity.

Application
2021-06-27, selection and interviews will be ongoing. The position may be filled before the last day of application, therefore, apply as soon as possible.


For more information: Linnea Öster linnea.oster@randstad.se or Birgitta Nyström birgitta.nystrom@randstad.se

About the company
Randstad Life Sciences is specialized in competences within Life Science. As a consultant with us, you get a competitive salary, benefits and collective agreements. Your consultant manager is always there for you and ensures that you get varying and developing assignments at different companies, within different industries. At Randstad Life Sciences, your personal development is in focus, and you are offered a large network and many social activities.

Randstad Life Sciences is part of Randstad, the world leader in recruitment and consulting with operations in 38 countries. With this global network, in combination with our strong local foundation, we can offer a wide range of varied and developing assignments and jobs for you who are a specialist in life science. Our mission is to help you reach your true potential with your career in focus!