Senior Director Patient Centered Clinical Trial

The Senior Director Patient Centered Clinical Trial is accountable for defining, embedding and scaling the Patient Centered Development framework into R&D to bring consistency and standardize the way we include and use patient experience data to inform clinical trials, and the development and establishment of relevant tools and infrastructure.

Reporting to the Head of R&D Patient Science, the Senior Director is a global role that will provide leadership to a team of experts responsible for advancing patient centered development and for establishing R&D ways of working, in partnership with the Therapy Areas. The Senior Director will be a critical discussion partner with senior stakeholders to embed and scale the framework across the organization.

The role will also requires a close partnership with enabling functions to build on existing patient and vendor partnerships, and to identify and create new engagements strategies based on the needs of the portfolio and patients.

The Senior Director will:

• Build and lead a diverse, cross-functional and inclusive team of experts that will establish the tools and processes needed to engage and embed the use of patient experience data into drug development
• Implement and scale a cross-functional operating model with key stakeholders and the corresponding processes to embed patient centered development strategies, and tactics across R&D
• Build on existing patient and provider partnerships and identify new ways to gather insight based on the needs of the portfolio and patients.
• Establish a robust process with key functions to ensure patient experience data and insight are systematically captured, collated and shared to inform strategy and planning that will deliver competitive advantage to AZ
• Establishing metrics and dashboard to track and measure the impact of patient centric design on the portfolio.
• Significantly contribute and champion the culture change needed to embed a patient-centered mindset in R&D
• Contribute to the external visibility of AZ in the area of patient engagement

Essential Skills/Experience:

• Bachelor or advanced degree in science
• Effective leader with more than 10 years experience in Pharmaceutical Industry
• Proven people management experience
• Track record of delivering and implementing patient engagement projects at a global scale in a pharmaceutical company
• Proven experience in engaging with patients and sites (i.e. Patient and Site Engagement)
• Proven experience of leading and working with global project team
• Ability to challenge effectively, influence,  and build/maintain relationships with senior stakeholders in conflicting priority environment
• Experience in working with clinical programs and studies (eg Protocol development, Inform Consent Form, Patient Facing Material)
• Project management skills, strategic thinking, good written and communication skills,
• Ability to manage multiple activities with competing deadline

Desirable Skills/Experience:

• Passion for patients and desire to optimise patient experiences in clinical studies
• Self-directed, driven strategic thinker with global development expertise
• Exceptional interpersonal, networking, oral and written communication, skills
• Understanding of patient and site burden in clinical trials
• Ability to operationalize concepts and strong analytical skills to evaluate outputs
• Proven experience working with partners, CROs/AROs
• Proven experience in data analysis and data interpretation to inform decision making

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.