Real World Evidence - London, United Kingdom - AstraZeneca

AstraZeneca

Verified Company

London, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Real World Evidence (RWE) Scientific Lead:

Competitive Salary & Benefits:

Advert Closing Date: 1st March 2024

Introduction to role:

Are you ready to take on a role that lets you shape the future of healthcare? As the Real World Evidence (RWE) Scientific Lead, you will be accountable for the development of strategic RWE plans for our Oncology therapy area.

You will lead cross-functional teams to deliver practice-changing RWE projects and publications. This is your chance to align our diverse areas to meet needs and influence strategies. Connect and align diverse groups across the enterprise -from Research & Development to Market Access.

We work simply and with agility to meet the needs of others from early stages of clinical development onwards, throughout the lifecycle.

In return, we get to shape AstraZeneca's Medical and Commercial brand plans and disease area strategies.

Accountabilities:

As the RWE Scientific Lead, you will lead the development of brand
- or disease-specific operational RWE plans, aligned to business strategy. You will successfully deliver the plan using a balance between technical expertise, therapeutic knowledge, project management and communication skills. You will support and guide Business Units in identifying and prioritising most appropriate RWE solutions to their business needs. You will be responsible for ensuring GxP requirements and other regulation and compliance considerations related to evidence generation activities are met.

Essential Skills/Experience:

Degree in epidemiology or life sciences (or appropriate equivalent)
Strategic and operational planning specifically focussed on identifying evidence needs and prioritised solutions
Strong ability to understand, interpret and communicate statistical analysis
Experience of diverse range of RWE methodologies, data sources and uses
Track record of deploying RWE to influence policy, system, or clinical practice
Evidence of leadership, collaborative working, and personal accountability
Evidence of driving publications (including in peerreviewed journals) and abstract submission to conferences

Desirable Skills/Experience:

Pharmaceutical industry experience
Technical skills: Protocol writing, statistics, analytical skills
Knowledge and experience of AZ Oncology therapy areas
Knowledge of the UK Oncology data landscape
Knowledge and experience of data interoperability, Natural Language Processing, Machine Learning/ AI in health data analyses.

When we put unexpected teams in the same room, we unleash bold thinking with the power to inspire life-changing medicines.

In-person working gives us the platform we need to connect, work at pace and challenge perceptions. That's why we work, on average, a minimum of three days per week from the office. But that doesn't mean we're not flexible. We balance the expectation of being in the office while respecting individual flexibility. Join us in our unique and ambitious world.

Why AstraZeneca?
AstraZeneca is a place where you can be at the forefront of healthcare innovation.

We provide medical leadership across the whole product lifecycle - from advising on Research & Development investment decisions, to leading pre-launch scientific efforts and accelerating evidence based healthcare changes in the real world.

We're hybrids - a fusion of scientific knowledge with business acumen - we know which products are launching, we know the science behind them and their place in real world medical practice.

We are networkers and influencers by nature. In our role as scientific ambassadors, we thrive on working with people internally and externally.

At AstraZeneca UK, we are committed to delivering against three missions:

Accelerating the position of the UK as a global centre of excellence in life sciences
Redefining healthcare through fast and equitable access to the most effective medicines, high quality care
Delivering sustainable leadership that prioritises healthy people, society and planet

Our head office in Pancras Square offers us the strongest possible platform to transform the lives of patients, as the country's leading biopharmaceutical company.

It brings AstraZeneca UK closer to our customers, partners and collaborators in the UK's healthcare environment, as well as develop greater collaboration with the wider AstraZeneca footprint.