Senior Global Clinical Operations Program Director - Hematology

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Join us on this exciting journey to pioneer the future of healthcare. Our inclusive culture champions diversity and collaboration, and we are always committed to lifelong learning, growth, and development. As part of our team, you'll contribute to groundbreaking advancements that will shape a healthier future for people everywhere. Be a catalyst for change at AstraZeneca, where your work will have a real impact on improving people's lives.

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 is purposely designed with collaboration in mind, providing space where teams can come together to strategize, brainstorm and connect on key projects.

About the Opportunity

Are you ready to lead the charge in transforming hematology research and development? As a Senior Global Clinical Operations Program Director, you'll be at the forefront of delivering innovative clinical development plans. This pivotal role involves strategic leadership within the Clinical Program Team, ensuring that hematology projects achieve their scientific and clinical potential.

You'll be responsible for integrating strategy, design, feasibility, and operational planning to create impactful clinical drug development programs that align with AstraZeneca's priorities. Your expertise will guide governance interactions, program delivery, and regulatory marketing applications, all while driving improvement and change within clinical operations.

Accountabilities

• Oversee all clinical operations activities within the program, ensuring issues are escalated and providing clinical operations expertise.

• Plan, direct, and deliver operational components of assigned clinical programs from design concept to final CSR.

• Provide strategic and operational input to cross-functional program development plans and lead cross-functional product development team activities.

• Engage with preclinical, translational science, statistics, and regulatory teams to design robust clinical development plans.

• Partner with Global Clinical Head, Global Clinical Lead, and Biometrics Team Leader to provide leadership and direction to CPT members.

• Manage program management of all GPT clinical development deliverables, including strategy, design, and delivery.

• Establish team structure and ways of working for high-performing CPT.

• Project manage clinical component deliverables of regulatory submissions and support regulatory interactions.

• Act as the operational interface with external partners for program planning and delivery.

• Ensure timely compliance with companywide governance controls and manage clinical plans in business reporting systems.

• Serve as AstraZeneca decision maker and escalation point with external partners for clinical delivery. Lead non-drug project work and contribute to functional initiatives as Subject Matter Expert.

• Mentor, coach, and support people development within Clinical Operations.

• Participate in networking within and outside the therapeutic area, sharing best practices.

• Be an early adopter for new ways of working and drive implementation of new initiatives.

Essential Skills and Experience

• Bachelor of Science/Master of Science degree in related discipline, or equivalent work experience.

• At least 10 years global drug development experience within clinical function.

• Experience in Phase 1 dose escalation, registrational Phase 3 trials

• Extensive global drug development leadership or equivalent leadership experience demonstrated in a variety of roles

• Extensive experience across the product life cycle with experience in late stage development and ideally across multiple therapeutic areas

• Clinical operations knowledge with strong track record of delivery

• Comprehensive knowledge of the clinical and pharmaceutical drug development process

• Proven ability to develop programs to meet business goals and to assess business risk versus potential value; ability to understand global business requirements

• Significant experience of program management and use of project management techniques in complex projects, including resourcing, financial management and business case development

• Proven ability to develop successful collaborations with internal stakeholders and external partners

• Strong strategic influencing skills: ability to influence broadly within and outside the organisation

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

• Proven teamwork and ability to work collaboratively across a wide range of disciplines

• Track record of planning, prioritisation and delivery success

• Willingness to travel both domestic and international

• Oncology experience required; Hematology experience strongly preferred

• Experience of early and late phase clinical delivery

Desirable Skills and Experience

• Higher degree e.g. PhD, MD, PharmD

• Demonstrated ability to drive process improvement and/or functional work

• Experience of implementing changes in ways of working that focus on increasing efficiency

• Regulatory submission experience

• Proven experience in leading teams through change

• Experience of and insight into the Clinical environment to be able to drive major improvement programs

• Line Management experience

SO, WHAT’S NEXT?

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