Senior Scientific Information Manager

It's our patients that come first. Every decision we make and action we take is centered around how we can better serve them. It's why we are shaping patient care for the future, working along the whole experience to give hope to billions of lives across the world. Do you want to join us on our journey?

What we do

The Medical Information team at AstraZeneca is responsible for the strategic planning, development and implementation of medical affairs and medical information content and communication for health care professionals using various channels, including digital, to support patient care. A combination of global and US remits provides the opportunity to collaborate internationally and drive strategically-aligned and consistent medical communication.

We are now looking for strategically-minded innovative individuals with strong clinical, collaboration, and organizational skills to join our Global Medical Information team at our vibrant R&D site in Gothenburg, Sweden.

This is an exciting opportunity to work in a team that has a broad scope of work in the medical information and medical communication space. We are always innovating and striving for excellence in medical communications to help improving patients' lives.

What you'll do
As a Senior Scientific Information Manager, you will work with proactive planning and development of scientific content to support Medical Affairs. You will also provide scientific consult, review & approval of promotional materials, and answer medical inquiries from healthcare professionals to bring value to our customers and ultimately the patient.

This role empowers forward-thinking and digital innovation to help drive efficiencies and engaging scientific exchange. Some of the responsibilities in this role are:

* Strategic application of scientific and business expertise relevant to therapeutic areas, including products, disease state management, emerging therapies, and the competitive landscape
* Monitor the medical environment and apply expertise, coordinated with regulatory/compliance landscape, and local markets' knowledge to impact Brand/Therapeutic Area strategy
* Contribute to processes related to MI operations, drive operational excellence, and support digital innovation through forward and innovative thinking to meet business needs efficiently
* Strategically lead and/or provide oversight of others in the development, review and maintenance of communication materials for various channels (e.g., MI requests, digital, Field Medical) in collaboration with Medical Affairs for global and the US market
* Review the accuracy and provide evidence on appropriate AZ Products use in resources developed by external drug information organizations and compendia (e.g., evidence-based practice centres, treatment guidelines, Medical Letter)
* Provide oversight of others and/or responds to medical information inquiries from Health Care Providers via multiple channels
* Delivers accurate, focused, and scientifically balanced clinical and scientific information exchange with healthcare providers that support the appropriate use of AstraZeneca products
* Identify, analyse and report trends in medical and scientific insight (including medical inquiries) to Medical Affairs partners and assess the need to update or build scientific materials (e.g., standard responses, slide decks, and Q&As).

Essential for the role

* Post graduate qualification in medical/scientific field (e.g., PharmD, MD, PhD, MPharm or equivalent)
* Drug/medical information experience gained in pharmaceutical industry or comparable experience with the healthcare/clinical/hospital environment
* Experience in scientific literature evaluation and analysis
* Experience in medical writing
* Strategic problem solver with eye for business (optimally influence and interact with cross-functional colleagues) and organizational skills

Desirable for the role

* Promotional medical review experience
* Medical communications/content creation (e.g., slide decks) experience
* Digital strategy oriented attitude and experience
* Project management experience
* Experience in applying regulatory (e.g., FDA, EMA), legal, and compliance requirements to Medical Affairs activities and drug information delivery

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.

So, what's next?
Join a talented and agile team that focus on what really matters. We're inspired by the direct link between what we do, how this helps to accelerate the business and, ultimately, how this benefits peoples' lives across the world.

Are you already imagining yourself joining us? Good, because we can't wait to hear from you. Welcome with your application, no later than October 16, 2022.