Digital Health Implementation Lead - Evinova

Job Title: Digital Health Implementation Lead - Evinova
Location: Mississauga, ON

At AstraZeneca, we pride ourselves on crafting a collaborative culture that champions knowledge-sharing, ambitious thinking and innovation – ultimately providing employees with the opportunity to work across teams, functions and even the globe. 

Recognizing the importance of individualized flexibility, our ways of working allow employees to balance personal and work commitments while ensuring we continue to create a strong culture of collaboration and teamwork by engaging face-to-face in our offices 3 days a week. Our head office and BlueSky Hub in downtown Toronto are purposely designed with collaboration in mind, providing space where teams can come together to strategize, brainstorm and connect on key projects. 

Our dedication to sustainability is also central to our culture and part of what makes AstraZeneca a great place to work. We know the health of people, the planet and our business are interconnected which is why we’re taking ambitious action to tackle some of the biggest challenges of our time, from climate change to access to healthcare and disease prevention. 

Are you ready to be part of the future of healthcare? Can you think big, be bold, and harness the power of digital and AI to tackle longstanding life sciences challenges?  Then Evinova, a new health tech business part of the AstraZeneca Group might be for you!  

Transform billions of patients’ lives through technology, data, and innovative ways of working. You’re radical, decisive, and entrepreneurial. Someone excited to use technology to improve patients’ health. We’re building a new Health-tech business – Evinova, a fully-owned subsidiary of AstraZeneca Group.

Evinova delivers market-leading digital health solutions that are science-based, evidence-led, and human experience-driven. Thoughtful risks and quick decisions come together to accelerate innovation across the life sciences sector. Be part of a diverse team that pushes the boundaries of science by digitally empowering a deeper understanding of the patients we’re helping. Launch pioneering digital solutions that improve the patients’ experience and deliver better health outcomes. Together, we have the opportunity to combine deep scientific expertise with digital and artificial intelligence to serve the wider healthcare community and create new standards across the sector. 

About the Role

As the Digital Health Implementation Lead, you will lead a team of consultants to manage and implement configuration of Evinova’s digital health platform for our customer’s clinical trials, with a particular focus on eCOA, home supply, eConsent, remote patient monitoring, and connected devices/sensors. Your focus will be delivering high quality configured solutions on time and within scope and budget. Collaborate across teams to develop and implement digital solutions that support clinical trials and enhance the efficacy of pharmaceutical products. Your role is pivotal in shaping processes and ways of working for current and future projects.

Key Responsibilities:

• Project Leadership: Lead the operational implementation of Evinova’s Unified Trial Solution offering. Manage a full portfolio of studies across various stages and complexities, ensuring delivery within scope, on time, and within budget while maintaining high-quality outcomes. Independently manage customer expectations and standard project tasks, including maintaining accurate and current study documentation.
• Risk Management: Apply proven project management principles to proactively assess risks and develop mitigation strategies, focusing on preserving quality and ensuring timely resolutions.
• Collaboration: Work closely with cross-functional teams, providing subject matter expertise and leading the end-to-end delivery of digital solutions. Ensure that local requirements are incorporated into operational plans.
• Stakeholder Engagement: Develop and manage relationships with both internal and external partners to support innovative approaches and achieve successful project outcomes.
• Continuous Improvement: Contribute to building a learning organization by sharing insights and learnings from the program with the broader digital organization.
• Support Implementation Leads by handling administrative tasks, enabling them to concentrate on leading teams and strategic project oversight, complete delegated work as assigned.

Essential Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Life Sciences, Engineering, Computer Science, Business Administration, or a related field.
• Industry Experience:
  • Tech pathway:  Minimum of 3-6 years of experience in SaaS delivery for data capture in clinical trials, ideally with eCOA, EDC, or RTSM systems used in Phase I-IV clinical trials.
    or
  • Pharma/CRO pathway:  3-6 years of experience project management, including managing vendors, tasks, budgets, timelines, and risks focused on R&D and drug development processes.
• Project Management Expertise: Demonstrated success in implementing and managing project management methodologies and best practices in a clinical trial environment.
• Technical Skills:
  • Extensive experience using, or deep understanding of, e-Clinical software systems.
  • Proficiency in project management tools and software (e.g., MS Project, SmartSheet, Jira, Certinia, etc.).
  • Familiarity with regulatory requirements and compliance standards in clinical research (e.g., 21 CFR Part 11).  Understanding of Ethics Committees (EC) submission needs.

Nice to Have:

• Certifications: Project Management Professional (PMP) or equivalent certification is desirable.

Why Evinova (AstraZeneca)?

Evinova draws on AstraZeneca’s deep experience developing novel therapeutics, advised by insights from thousands of patients and clinical researchers. Together, we can accelerate the delivery of life-changing medicines, improve the design and delivery of clinical trials for better patient experiences and outcomes, and think more holistically about patient care before, during, and after treatment.  We know that regulators, healthcare professionals, and care teams at clinical trial sites do not want a fragmented approach. They do not want a future where every pharmaceutical company provides its own, different digital solutions. They want solutions that work across the sector, simplify their workload, and benefit patients broadly. By bringing our solutions to the wider healthcare community, we can help build more unified approaches to how we all develop and deploy digital technologies, better serving our teams, physicians, and ultimately patients.  Evinova represents a unique opportunity to deliver meaningful outcomes with digital and AI to serve the wider healthcare community and create new standards for the sector.  Join us on our journey of building a new kind of health tech business to reset expectations of what a bio-pharmaceutical company can be. This means we’re opening new ways to work, pioneering cutting-edge methods, and bringing unexpected teams together. Interested? Come and join our journey.

So, what’s next?

Are you already imagining yourself joining our team? Good, because we can’t wait to hear from you.

Where can I find out more?

• Our Social Media, Follow AstraZeneca on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/1603/
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• Learn more about Evinova www.evinova.com

Ready to make an impact? Apply now!

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