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Director Principal Patient Safety Scientist

Posted date Dec. 10, 2024
Contract type Full time
Job ID R-205150
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Why choose AstraZeneca India?

Help push the boundaries of science to deliver life-changing medicines to patients. After 45 years in India, we’re continuing to secure a future where everyone can access affordable, sustainable, innovative healthcare.

The part you play in our business will be challenging, yet rewarding, requiring you to use your resilient, collaborative and diplomatic skillsets to make connections. The majority of your work will be field based, and will require you to be highly-organised, planning your monthly schedule, attending meetings and calls, as well as writing up reports.

Who do we look for?

Calling all tech innovators, ownership takers, challenge seekers and proactive collaborators. At AstraZeneca, breakthroughs born in the lab become transformative medicine for the world's most complex diseases. We empower people like you to push the boundaries of science, challenge convention, and unleash your entrepreneurial spirit. You'll embrace differences and take bold actions to drive the change needed to meet global healthcare and sustainability challenges.

Here, diverse minds and bold disruptors can meaningfully impact the future of healthcare using cutting-edge technology. Whether you join us in Bengaluru or Chennai, you can make a tangible impact within a global biopharmaceutical company that invests in your future. Join a talented global team that's powering AstraZeneca to better serve patients every day.

Success Profile

Ready to make an impact in your career? If you're passionate, growth-orientated and a true team player, we'll help you succeed. Here are some of the skills and capabilities we look for.

Tech innovators

Make a greater impact through our digitally enabled enterprise. Use your skills in data and technology to transform and optimise our operations, helping us deliver meaningful work that changes lives.

Ownership takers

If you're a self-aware self-starter who craves autonomy, AstraZeneca provides the perfect environment to take ownership and grow. Here, you'll feel empowered to lead and reach excellence at every level — with unrivalled support when you need it.

Challenge seekers

Adapting and advancing our progress means constantly challenging the status quo. In this dynamic environment where everything we do has urgency and focus, you'll have the ability to show up, speak up and confidently take smart risks.

Proactive collaborators

Your unique perspectives make our ambitions and capabilities possible. Our culture of sharing ideas, learning and improving together helps us consistently set the bar higher. As a proactive collaborator, you'll seek out ways to bring people together to achieve their best.

Responsibilities

Job ID R-205150 Date posted 12/10/2024

Job Title - Director Principal Patient Safety Scientist

Career Level - F

Location: Bengaluru

Job Description / Capsule

Accountable for the performance and results across a team within the span of Patient Safety deliverables for Marketed Products. Sets team member objectives/plans to ensure the delivery of business objectives. Review and approval of key drug safety documents and act as the drug safety expert within own team.

Typical Accountabilities

·Manages a team of Patient Safety staff locally.

·Develops, or uses expertise to support the development of, strategies and objectives for Patient Safety in area of responsibility, and ensures these are aligned to broader AstraZeneca goals and objectives

·Maintains a high degree of understanding and awareness of internal and external trends influencing the PS domain, and shares this with team members as appropriate

·Builds networks with other teams and external stakeholders to learn about new developments, leverage opportunities and share best practices

·May manage or support projects to improve processes within Patient Safety or develop and introduce new technologies and approaches at the national, regional or global level

·Ensures that own work and work of the team is compliant with Good  Clinical and Pharmacovigilance Practice, Safety Health and Environment (SHE) standards and all other relevant internal and external regulations and standards

Accountability for

·Oversight of SSaMT input to projects (technical) as well as line and resource management

·Expected to Deputise for  PV science Director as requested

·Line management and team leadership accountabilities

·Recruitment, development, and retention of talent.

·Ensure full implementation of all Patient Safety and GMD strategic change programs in own team.

·Sharing best practice across teams in PS

·Partner with QPPV and QPPV office and PS Risk Management Group

·A key member of the local leadership team; partner with Senior PV Medical Directors

·Lead or be involved in local/global change/improvement project

Typical People Management Responsibility (direct/indirect reports)

The approximate number of people managed in total (all levels) - 10 – 12 Manager of a team

Education, Qualifications, Skills, and Experience

Essential

·Medical degree

·Experience in Patient Safety in the pharmaceutical industry

·Excellent communication skills

·Project management experience

·Knowledge of relevant legislation and developments in the Pharmaceutical industry

·Medical or other life science degree or appropriately qualification as Health Care Professional

·PV Professional (Scientist),

·Experience in either writing Risk Management Plans and assessing risk mitigation activities or in translating preclinical safety experience to man

Desirable

·Ph.D. in a scientific discipline

AstraZeneca embraces diversity and equality of opportunity. We are committed to building an inclusive and diverse team representing all backgrounds, with as wide a range of perspectives as possible, and harnessing industry-leading skills. We believe that the more inclusive we are, the better our work will be. We welcome and consider applications to join our team from all qualified candidates, regardless of their characteristics. We comply with all applicable laws and regulations on non-discrimination in employment (and recruitment), as well as work authorization and employment eligibility verification requirements.

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Reasons to Join

Thomas Mathisen

There are many things I enjoy when working at AstraZeneca, mainly the Speak up culture, the great colleagues that are in my teams, the great products that AstraZeneca provides to our patients and the challenging conversations I have around our medicines.

Sales Representative Oslo, Norway

There are many things I enjoy when working at AstraZeneca, mainly the Speak up culture, the great colleagues that are in my teams, the great products that AstraZeneca provides to our patients and the challenging conversations I have around our medicines.

Christine Recchio

Working at AstraZeneca has impacted my life in such a positive way. I now have an improved work-life balance through creating my own schedule and time management, I feel a balance that I didn’t have before.

Sales Representative California, United States

Working at AstraZeneca has impacted my life in such a positive way. I now have an improved work-life balance through creating my own schedule and time management, I feel a balance that I didn’t have before.

Stephanie Ling

There are a lot of reasons why I enjoy working in AstraZeneca, my colleagues being one of them. My team members and the managers have provided a great deal of guidance in helping me to be more confident in my daily work.

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There are a lot of reasons why I enjoy working in AstraZeneca, my colleagues being one of them. My team members and the managers have provided a great deal of guidance in helping me to be more confident in my daily work.

What we offer

We're driven by our shared values of serving people, society and the planet. Our people make this possible, which is why we prioritise diversity, safety, empowerment and collaboration. Discover what a career at AstraZeneca could mean for you.

Lifelong learning

Our development opportunities are second to none. You'll have the chance to grow your abilities, skills and knowledge constantly as you accelerate your career. From leadership projects and constructive coaching to overseas talent exchanges and global collaboration programmes, you'll never stand still.

Autonomy and reward

Experience the power of shaping your career how you want to. We are a high-performing learning organisation with autonomy over how we learn. Make big decisions, learn from your mistakes and continue growing — with performance-based rewards as part of the package.

Health and wellbeing

An energised work environment is only possible when our people have a healthy work-life balance and are supported for their individual needs. That's why we have a dedicated team to ensure your physical, financial and psychological wellbeing is a top priority.

Inclusion and diversity

Diversity and inclusion are embedded in everything we do. We're at our best and most creative when drawing on our different views, experiences and strengths. That's why we're committed to creating a workplace where everyone can thrive in a culture of respect, collaboration and innovation.

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