Senior Clinical Information Scientist - AstraZeneca

Do you have expertise within information search and analysis and data visualization in a clinical or scientific setting? Would you like to apply your expertise in a cross-functional role at a company that are following the science and turning creative ideas into life changing medicines? If yes, join us at AstraZeneca Late-Stage CVRM (Cardiovascular Renal Metabolism) Biometrics and get access to our extensive capabilities and comprehensive pipeline where you'll be involved in a wide range of engaging projects aiming to make a difference for millions of patients.

At AstraZeneca, we work at the cutting edge of science to develop the ground-breaking medicines of the future - here we do things that have never been done before. 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, by doing the right things. And we do something that truly matters - using our skillset to make an important difference to society and patients across the globe. We get to make a profound impact with research that makes a clear and tangible difference.

We are now offering an exciting opportunity for a talented and highly motivated individual to join us in the role as Senior Clinical Information Scientist. In this position, you will utilize your skills and expertise in the analysis and play a key role in supporting global clinical teams in finding and structuring clinical information for late stage drug development decisions and contribute to a new understanding of patients, disease, and pharmacological intervention that will ultimately lead to new medicines for unmet clinical need.

This role can be based at AstraZeneca's dynamic R&D sites in either Gothenburg (Sweden) or Gaithersburg (US).



What you'll do

The position sits within our Information Practice unit who drives optimal use and value of clinical information and scientific knowledge retention for better informed decision-making in clinical development. Late-stage Development CVRM Biometrics consists of statistical, programming and information 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. We are a team of dedicated experts and we combine specialist knowledge with curiosity. We are always searching for better ways of doing things and getting the best end-result.



Responsibilities

You will work in collaboration with other Information Practice team members to identify and analyse scientific information. For example, using a variety of information sources such as scientific literature, competitive intelligence, internal and external clinical trial databases.

You will be using techniques such as specialist information search and analysis, text mining, data visualization and benchmarking to extract and present key relevant information.

Significant areas for contribution are:

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Identify internal and external information to assist teams in making decisions in the drug development process
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Analyse and structure data and conclusions, and make key information available across drug projects and disease areas to build scientific knowledge memory
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Improve benchmarking visualizations and possibilities to reuse publication data between teams
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Manage our information as an asset, making it easy to find and re-use



Essential for the role

To succeed in this role you have a passion for science and strong ability to know what information to seek, how to find it, and how to share it with teams in a clear and meaningful way. You will be a creative thinker with an appetite for doing things differently, and will help advance the team around visualisation tools and techniques to facilitate interpretation and decision making.

In addition, you will have:

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Bachelors or advanced degree in a Life Science, or related discipline
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Experience 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, competitor intelligence, regulatory intelligence)
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Knowledge of pharmaceutical drug development (with a preference for late-stage drug development in in cardiovascular, renal, and metabolism)
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Good knowledge of query development in information search and analysis tools, e.g. Cortellis, TrialTrove, Clinicaltrials.gov, Embase, Scopus, PubMed
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Experience of structuring information in Microsoft SharePoint
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Experience of using visualisation tools and techniques to facilitate interpretation and decision making, e.g. Spotfire, Power BI, QlikView, Tableau, or techniques like R/Shiny
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Good written and verbal communication skills including presentation skills and proficiency in communicating complex information to a diverse audience
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Research skills and Analytical thinking
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Good organizational skills and the ability to set priorities and follow a timeline
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Great attention to detail





So, what's next?

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

Welcome with your application (CV and cover letter) no later than May 16th 2021.