Reproductive Toxicologist

**Reproductive Toxicologist - Clinical Pharmacology and Safety Sciences**

AstraZeneca discovers and develops medicines in our core areas of Oncology, Respiratory and Immunology, Neuro
- & Microbial Sciences and Cardiovascular, Renal and Metabolic Disease. Regulatory Toxicology & Safety Pharmacology is a global department within the Clinical Pharmacology and Safety Sciences (CPSS) function; we’re looking to recruit a talented and experienced reproductive toxicologist to join our reproductive toxicology team.

Driven by innovative science and our entrepreneurial culture, we are focused on developing life changing medicines for our patients. We have a strong pipeline, rich in new modalities pushing the boundaries to show what science can do. Developmental and reproductive toxicology forms an increasingly important aspect of the delivery of new medicines that meet patient needs.

We are seeking a Reproductive Toxicologist to support our portfolio of projects and represent AstraZeneca on external industry working parties. This role can be based at any of the following strategic R&D sites (preferred location Boston or Gaithersburg USA).

As a Reproductive Toxicologist, your main accountabilites will be:

- To design reproductive toxicology studies to support clinical development and marketing approval across multiple therapy areas. Provide specialist interpretation of reproductive and juvenile toxicology studies and provide input and guidance for non-clinical and clinical governance bodies
- To provide expert input to product labelling and paediatric investigational plans
- To contribute to our strategy for reproductive toxicology
- To represent AstraZeneca on external industry working parties related to reproductive toxicology and paediatric development
- As a Reproductive Toxicologist, your skills and qualifications will include:at least 5-10 years’ experience working within a Pharmaceutical reproductive toxicological environment
- Excellent team working skills, able to influence effectively across multidisciplinary teams in a global matrix organisation
- Experience of supporting discovery projects and understanding of reproductive toxicity in vitro screens would be advantageous.

In CPSS we aim to stimulate continued creativity throughout our organization by maintaining a culture in which our people feel valued, energized and rewarded for their ideas and contribution to our success. We support and encourage our people in discovering their own potential, through excellent learning and development opportunities that are available to them throughout their careers. The Reproductive Toxicologist role offers many development opportunities working closely with a wide range of non-clinical and clinical scientists across a range of modalities at all phases of development.