Senior Clinical Information Science

**Opportunity**:Senior Clinical Information Science Specialist/Clinical Information Science Associate Director, Vaccines and Immune Therapies
**Location(s)** Gaithersburg (US); Durham (US); Cambridge (UK); Gothenburg (SE)
**Salary**: Competitive salary and company benefits apply

AstraZeneca is a global, science-led, patient-focused biopharmaceutical company that focuses on the discovery, development and commercialisation of prescription medicines for some of the world’s most serious disease. Most importantly, we do meaningful work that changes lives. It’s our purpose that drives us, every day.

The Vaccines and Immune Therapies unit has been created to optimize AstraZeneca’s portfolio of vaccines and antibodies for infectious diseases. We are committed to focusing on vaccines and infectious diseases, developing and implementing scientific advancements.

Explore the possibility of joining us as a **Senior Clinical Information Science Specialist** or a **Clinical Information Science Associate Director** within the Vaccines and Immune Therapies (V&I) unit.

**The Role**

Embedded in the late stage drug project teams you will play a leading role in supporting global clinical teams in finding and structuring clinical information for late stage drug development decisions. 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.

V&I Biometrics consists of information, statistical and programming 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.

**Responsibilities**

As a strategic information expert embedded within dynamic drug project teams, you will lead the delivery of information that clinical teams need to make decisions in the drug development process.

You will use a variety of information sources such as scientific literature, competitive intelligence, internal and external clinical trial databases and techniques such as specialist information search and analysis, data visualization and benchmarking to extract and present key relevant information.

You will be accountable for full Information Practice delivery scope in one or more drug projects by own contribution and leadership of other information practice staff, partners and suppliers. You will also be accountable for proactive development and execution of the Project Information Strategy, providing foresight into what information will be needed to support upcoming drug project needs to achieve goals and milestones, and to drive re-use of information assets and clinical data.

Significant areas for contribution are:

- Support decision-making in clinical design, submission and interpretation by identifying, extracting and presenting back meaningful facts and data via internal and external information sources
- Enable quality decisions by providing comprehensive access to key decisions and rationale for study designs and project milestones from phase II and throughout the project life cycle, helping the organization to grow and maintain scientific knowledge
- **Requirements**:
To succeed in this opportunity you will have a real passion for clinical data and information and proven insightful ability to know what information to seek, how to find it, and how to share it with the teams in a clear and meaningful way.

Good team playing and communication skills and ability to operate effectively in a multidisciplinary global environment, providing leadership and insight in the discipline.

In addition, you will have:

- Master or advanced degree in a Life Science, or related discipline
- Deep understanding of the pharmaceutical clinical drug development process (with a preference for vaccines and antibodies for infectious diseases)
- Proven ability to lead teams towards a common goal
Great organizational skills and attention to details
- An interest in coaching and developing more junior team members
**Why AstraZeneca?**

At AstraZeneca we’re dedicated to being a Great 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. Always committed to lifelong learning, growth and development

**So, what’s next**
- AstraZeneca is an equal opportunity employer. AstraZeneca will consider all qualified applicants for employment without discrimination on grounds of disability, gender or gender orientation, pregnancy or maternity leave status, race or national or ethnic origin, age, religion or belief, gender identity or re-assignment, marital or civil partnership status, protected veteran status (if applicable) or any other characteristic protected by law._