Senior Clinical Information Science Specialist

AstraZeneca is a global, science-led, patient-focused biopharmaceutical company that focuses on the discovery, development and commercialisation of prescription medicines for some of the world’s most serious disease. Most importantly, we do meaningful work that changes lives. It’s our purpose that drives us, every day. Would you like to play an essential role in helping patients who need it the most?

About the position
Explore the possibility of joining us as a Senior Clinical Information Science Specialist (SCISS), within one of our key scientific focus areas; Respiratory and Immunology (R&I). Supporting the late stage drug project teams, you will be a key person for innovative use of information and data to help shape our trials, decision making and portfolio.

The position sits within our Information Practice unit, a part of the Late-stage R&I Biometrics organisation. Late-stage R&I Biometrics consists of information, statistical and programming experts for drug development in phase II and beyond. You will be part of a truly global team alongside some of the most respected specialists in the industry.

Responsibilities
As a strategic information expert embedded within dynamic drug project teams, you will deliver information that clinical teams need to make decisions in the drug development process. You will be an authority on innovative use of information and data to help shape our trials and portfolio.

You will use a variety of information sources such as scientific literature, competitive intelligence, internal and external clinical trial databases and techniques such as specialist information search and analysis, data visualization and benchmarking to extract and present key relevant information.

This role works in collaboration with other Information Practice team members to drive value of information and data and provides means to capture and retain knowledge. The Senior Clinical Information Science Specialist is expected to work independently and take responsibility for specific Information Practice deliveries within a drug project, and proactively engage and influence stakeholders to identify opportunities to improve deliveries and best practice.

• Support decision-making in clinical design, submission and interpretation by identifying, extracting and presenting back meaningful facts and data via internal and external information sources
• Enable quality decisions by providing comprehensive access to key decisions and rationale for study designs and project milestones from phase II and throughout the project life cycle, helping the organization to grow and maintain scientific knowledge
• Information strategy for project and TA, proactively assessing information gaps that needs to be filled, enable re-use of information between project and TA and define new ways of working cross projects applying knowledge of external environment and trends
• Organize and structure information for drug development decisions and for reuse of information and data
• Plan and work independently and take responsibility for specific deliveries within a drug project, and ensure high quality is built into deliverables
• Proactively engage and influence stakeholders to identify opportunities and provide practical solutions for problems
• Contribute to the development of best practice and may serve as the point of contact from the team for specific Information Practice delivery areas
• Lead delivery of specific tasks with other Information Practice staff or project team members


Your profile
• Bachelors or advanced degree in a Life Science
• Experience / proven track record in the application of information and knowledge management in a clinical or scientific setting (settings could include, but are not limited to clinical drug development, medical writing, medical affairs, clinical operations, competitive intelligence, regulatory intelligence)
• Good organizational skills and the ability to multitask; can set priorities and follow a timeline
• Ideally a self-starter, who can work independently
• Good written and verbal communication skills

Preferred experience and key factors

• Good understanding of project management techniques and methods
• Knowledge of the pharmaceutical clinical drug development process (with a preference for late-stage drug development in Respiratory & immunology)

About the organisation
This position is a consultant assignment at AstraZeneca via QRIOS Life Science & Engineering in Göteborg until 2022-12-31. During this time you will be employed by QRIOS Life Science & Engineering.
QRIOS employs curious experts in IT, Life Science and Engineering. We want to continue to attract the best employees, to continue to support our partners with the important competences you require. We are a recruitment and consulting company that is strongly inspired by those who never stop looking for new solutions. As we say, QRIOS MINDS GO FURTHER.