Scientific Leader, Cardiovascular Research

Do you have expertise and scientific reputation in the cardiovascular research area? Are you excited by a role where you will provide global scientific leadership within your area of expertise to accelerate innovative science and turn ideas into life changing medicines? Would you like to apply your expertise in a company where we work together across boundaries to make the impossible a reality? Join us to be part of the discovery of future treatments for Cardiovascular, Renal and Metabolic diseases

We are now recruiting a Scientific Leader Cardiovascular Research to Early Cardiovascular, Renal and Metabolism (Early CVRM), one of AstraZeneca's three main therapeutic areas. Within Early CVRM, novel ideas for drugs are to be discovered and developed in a cross-functional and collaborative environment to meet unmet medical needs for patients. As the Scientific Leader Cardiovascular Research you will be a key player in the global CVRM community with opportunity to directly influence Early CVRM science and capabilities to ensure cutting-edge scientific leadership both today and in the future. You will have the opportunity to work at the forefront of cardiovascular research and continue to demonstrate scientific leadership through high quality publications, conference presentations and by building networks and collaborations with key opinion leaders and academic groups.

The role will be placed at AstraZeneca's dynamic R&D site in the lovely city of Gothenburg, Sweden. Here you will be part of an international, open-minded and creative working atmosphere based on collaboration and innovation. The role is at a Principal Scientist level. You will report to the Head of Bioscience Cardiovascular.

What you'll do

With your entrepreneurial mindset you are open to challenges and thrive on innovative ways of working to achievie scientific excellence and progression of a rich and diverse pipeline of both small and large molecules including several novel modalities. Your responsibilities will include:

* Provide scientific expertise in the area of regenerative medicine to treat heart failure to support Early CVRM in achieving its business objectives and the delivery of the CVRM strategy to aim for cure of heart failure patients
* Take on a discipline accountability role in pre-clinical and clinical project teams
* Keep up to date with the latest advances in cardiovascular research to achieve scientific excellence at all levels ensuring that highest quality research is carried out
* Raise the visibility and profile of CVRM within and outside AstraZeneca
* Build and maintain a network to key internal and external stakeholders and leading research institutions
* As member of the Cardiovascular Leadership Team share responsibility and contribute with knowledge and expertise to drive and deliver the disease area strategy and business plan for Early CVRM to ensure excellence in CVRM delivery of valuable new medicines to patients.
* Collaborate closely and be the interphase to other essential functions in the drug development process, both inside and outside of Early CVRM e.g. Bioscience Metabolism, Bioscience Renal, Translational Science, DMPK, Early Clinical development, Chemistry, Discovery Sciences and Clinical Pharmacology & Safety Sciences.

Who are you

We are pleased to offer a unique opportunity for you with a broad and solid understanding of the Cardiovascular Therapeutic Area including relevant pre-clinical in vitro and in vivo models. Solid understanding of regenerative aspects of cardiomyocyte biology is essential for being succesful in this role.

The right person has a PhD and post-doctoral experience in the areas of e.g. cardiology, cardiovascular physiology, cell and molecular biology, cardiac regeneration or equivalent. You are an internationally recognised scientist with entrepreneurial and innovation driven leadership abilities together with a strong publication track record and a vast network in the field.

With your excellent inter-personal skills and genuine openness to novel scientific approaches you are able to build successful internal/external partnership and collaboration relationships while demonstrating cultural sensitivity and awareness. It is essential that you are comfortable in the interaction with senior leaders and have the ability to influence and operate effectively in a global multidisciplinary matrix research environment to provide global scientific leadership and insight in drug discovery.

At AstraZeneca you will fit right in if you thrive on team work in a multidisciplinary environment, networking, communication and the ability to influence both people and science.

So, what's next?

Join the team that follows the science unlike anywhere else. This is the place for curious minds. Dig deep into the biology of complex disease and uncover breakthroughs.

Are you already imagining yourself joining us? Good, because we can't wait to hear from you.

Welcome with your application, no later than December 21, 2022.

Why AstraZeneca

At AstraZeneca, we turn ideas into life changing medicines and strive to continuously meet the unmet needs of patients worldwide. Working here means being entrepreneurial, thinking big, and working together to make the impossible a reality.

We know that our work impacts people with serious conditions, many of whom have no other alternatives. That's what drives us - the potential to impact over one billion patients worldwide.