Biopharmaceuticals Medical Evidence Head Real World

4 weeks ago


Cambridge, United Kingdom AstraZeneca Full time

BioPharmaceuticals Medical (BPM) ensures the best patient outcomes by providing healthcare decision-makers around the world with the evidence and confidence they need on AZ therapies and support our internal partners with medical insight and expertise. BPM provides medical leadership with market participation and connectivity while also impacting the life cycle planning and execution of all our products. BPM aims to lead AstraZeneca in achieving scientific leadership, being a great place to work, and keeping patients at the core of everything we do.

The BioPharmaceuticals Medical Evidence organization is accountable for the delivery of global strategic studies required to generate the evidence to build the confidence on AZ therapies and additional observational, interventional and externally sponsored research required by Global Product Teams and Global Medical Teams.

The Head, Real World (RW) Science & Digital will lead a global team accountable for execution of the RWE strategy, including enhancing data assets through innovative analytics, key collaborations with RWE research partners, delivery of RWE studies, and driving AZ’s evidence capability globally as well as in partnership with local countries. This role will coordinate closely with key GMD and GPPS partners and local country evidence functions to ensure ability for deliver medical evidence, enhancing data, analytics and evolving technologies.

To accomplish our goals and enable the best patient outcomes, we look for future AZ medical network leaders to have five (5) core capabilities:

- A track record of building and maintaining a deep continued connection to Medical Practice/healthcare delivery
- Collaborative/matrix leadership skills with a focus on leading diverse groups (e.g., cultural, geographical, functional) to achieve excellent results in shared goals
- Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to distil complexity down to what matters to our partners
- Strong Financial/Budget Management and Project Management skills
- Strong Eye For Business

**Typical Accountabilities**

Through leadership of the RW Science & Digital group, as well as individual contribution:

- Develop and lead data analytics, standards, and quality resourcing strategy to optimally support RWE study delivery
- Establish and run data management and standards support model for primary MEOR studies
- Enhance evidence generation capabilities throughout the worldwide medical network through key BPM Evidence and BPM initiatives, in partnership with local markets
- Represent the interests of AZ in the execution of the AZ RWE and broader EvGen externalisation strategy, including complex investment negotiations with alliance partners and key strategic vendors, including representation of AZ on alliance governance committees
- Develop and lead a team of RW data scientists to delivery RWE studies
- Develop and lead RWE alliance capabilities
- Line management of the members of the BPM Evidence RW Science & Digital organization
- Promote and encourage communication within and across departments
- Recruit, retain and develop personnel through skills development and creation of opportunities for related staff
- Provide performance management, performance assessment and reward proposals for direct Ensure policy administration and implementation within the organization

**Education, Qualifications, Skills and Experience**:
**Essential**
- Extensive experience working with primary and secondary data, both US and global. Preferred experience with pragmatic trials as well.
- 10+ years’ experience in the pharmaceutical/biotechnology or relevant health care industry required, ideally including experience in evidence development, portfolio management, medical affairs, life cycle management including headquarter and market country roles.
- Experience leading and managing in a global, matrix environment
- Track record in developing innovative/entrepreneurial solutions, delivering a new capability or driving a change effort.

**Desirable**:

- Experience of payer and regulatory interactions
- Innovative and out of the box attributes
- Effective project and budget management experience

**So, what’s next**:

- Ready to bring new insights and thinking to the table
- We have one seat, and we hope it’s yours

**Where can I find out more?**

**Our social media, follow astrazeneca on linkedin**:
**Why AstraZeneca**:
At AstraZeneca we’re dedicated to being a phenomenal Place to Work. Where you are empowered to push the boundaries of science and unleash your entrepreneurial spirit. There’s no better place to make a difference to medicine, patients and society. An inclusive culture that champions diversity and collaboration, and always committed to lifelong learning, growth and development. We’re on an exciting journey to pioneer the future of healthcare.

**Date Posted: 17/02/2023**:



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