Patient Centered Science Director, Cardiovascular, Renal and Metabolic area

at  AstraZeneca

Join our vibrant strategic R&D site in Gothenburg, Sweden or Gaithersburg, US as a Patient Centered Science (PCS) Director. Our mission is to generate impactful evidence about patient outcomes, experiences, behaviors and preferences. We aim to positively impact lives by amplifying the patient voice in healthcare decision-making. Do you want to join us on our exciting journey?
At Patient Centered Science our purpose is to generate impactful evidence about patient outcomes, experiences, behaviors and preferences. By using qualitative and quantitative methods and research, PCS supports a patient-focused drug development by identifying what is important to patients and how to best capture those patient experiences by selecting, modifying, or developing Patient Reported Outcomes (PRO) and other Clinical Outcome Assessments (COA). We support the needs of patients, as well as regulators, payers and health-care professionals and we work across the drug development phases from early phase to real world evidence studies.

WHAT YOU WILL DO

As a PCS Director, you will set and lead project-level and therapeutic area-level PRO and patient experience strategies. You will direct execution of these strategies to deliver high-quality evidence supporting products’ regulatory approval, commercialization, and reimbursement. You will drive patient-focused drug development, develop and deliver projects and therapeutic area PCS strategies. You will lead evidence generation to support fit-for purpose PRO/COA and ensure PCS strategy is implemented through cross-functional collaborations. You will also lead interactions with health authorities and health agencies, disseminate PCS-related evidence in scientific publications, and drive methodological innovations that advance patient-centered science.

ESSENTIAL FOR THE ROLE

• Master’s degree in relevant field (outcomes research, health services research, epidemiology, health policy or related fields)
• Experience in the biopharmaceutical industry or other relevant experience
• Comprehensive experience of developing and implementing patient-centered science strategies
• Experience of conducting background research, landscape assessments, and literature reviews, and applying qualitative and quantitative research methods
• Knowledge and experience of clinical development and/or real-world evidence
• Experience of cross-functional collaboration and leading without authority

DESIRABLE FOR THE ROLE

• Doctoral degree in relevant field is preferred
• Participating in external partnership
• Experience of regulatory and health agency interactions
• Experience of working within the cardiovascular, renal, or metabolic area