Team Leader, Clinical and Quantitative Pharmacology

Do you have a background and experience in Clinical Pharmacology and want to lead a team of Clinical Pharmacologists and Pharmacometricians? Would you also like to contribute to the our overall Clinical Pharmacology & Quantitative Pharmacology (CPQP) strategy to ensure best and valued support towards the portfolio? If yes, this might be the role for you!

We have a great opportunity for an enthusiastic scientific leader to join us at AstraZeneca in Gothenburg as a Team Lead in our Clinical Pharmacology & Quantitative Pharmacology (CPQP) department - with responsibilities to supporting large and small molecule projects within the therapy area of Cardiovascular, Renal and Metabolism (CVRM). You will be able to apply your expertise to ensure that innovative Clinical Pharmacology and Model-Informed Drug Development (MIDD) approaches are implemented to influence designs and important decisions.

As Team Lead within CPQP CVRM you will be a part of the broader Clinical Pharmacology and Safety Sciences (CPSS) function. CPSS have a highly skilled and curious quantitative clinical pharmacology group with a diverse and uniquely skilled team of clinical pharmacometricians and clinical pharmacology scientists, established on all key R&D sites. You will thrive in an environment that inspires innovation, encourages multidisciplinary team-working and collaboration with academia, and rewards original scientific thinking.

What you'll do:
You will lead a team of Clinical Pharmacologists and Clinical Pharmacometricians and be responsible for recruitment, retainment and contribution to the development of a culture of continuous learning and sharing. Alongside this, you will provide application of MIDD to help shape clinical strategies and decisions. In collaboration with the CPQP CVRM Head and other CVRM CPQP line managers you'll be accountable for resource management, providing flexible, proficient and adaptable service with quality and speed according to business needs.

You will drive your team to provide quality clinical pharmacology input to projects from pre-CDID to life-cycle management (LCM) and for developing a culture supportive of MIDD approaches. The role includes you to be an individual contributor supporting projects in the CVRM portfolio and lead the team to deliver scientific and strategic input into pre-clinical, clinical, and post-approval development plans across the therapeutic areas. Ensuring CPQP contributions for the therapeutic areas to be aligned with current regulations and follows the principles of GCP and GxP is also part of the role.

Essential in the role:

* Solid experience of early and late phase drug development in a global setting.
* Demonstrated translational, clinical development and quantitative clinical pharmacology experience.
* Strong leadership skills and demonstrated experience of leading teams, ideally in a line manager role, with great knowledge in developing people and driving performance.
* Excessive experience of identifying, developing and executing strategic CPQP activities with impact in projects and ideally across a portfolio.
* Proven record of scientific publishing in the field of quantitative clinical pharmacology.
* Relevant regulatory experience and knowledge of compliance, processes, standards and issues specific to CPQP.

The successful candidate is encouraged to make the role "their own" and to drive the development of the position, growing business impact. You have the ability to work productively in a matrix team environment and thrive when collaborating and supporting your team members to grow in their roles. With your communicational and networking skills you will bring our work and team forward with a strong delivery focus.

Why AstraZeneca?
We are a global, science-led BioPharmaceutical business and our innovative medicines are used by millions of patients worldwide. Collaborate in an inclusive environment, a place full of bold new opportunities. Be empowered to be innovative and creative where difference is valued.

So, what's next? If the sounds like your next challenge - welcome to apply today!

We will continuously review applications and conduct screening interviews, so please send your application to us as soon as possible. Last application date is the 25th October, 2021.

For more information about the position please contact recruiting manager Bengt Hamrén at +46 31 7762201.

Additional information:
Our Gothenburg site: https://www.astrazeneca.com/our-science/gothenburg.html
Life in Gothenburg: https://www.movetogothenburg.com/
About BioPharmaceuticals R&D: https://www.astrazeneca.com/r-d.html