Associate Director, Real World Evidence

AstraZeneca • Waltham, MA

114d • $135,457 - $203,186

About The Position

Are you ready to make a significant impact in the world of biopharmaceuticals? At AstraZeneca, we are dedicated to transforming the future of medicine by focusing on the discovery, development, and commercialization of prescription medicines for some of the most serious diseases globally. As part of our dynamic team, you'll be empowered to prioritize ambitious moves and drive innovation. We are seeking individuals with expertise in quantitative epidemiology, bioinformatics, health informatics, biomedical data science, clinical pharmacology, biostatistics, or related fields who are eager to delve into the analysis of Real World Evidence (RWE). In the role of Associate Director within our Oncology R&D team, you will leverage Real World Data (RWD) to generate actionable insights for clinical development. Your expertise will guide the transformation of real-world clinical data using statistical and epidemiological methods, alongside innovative data visualizations. You'll ideate new methods and applications of RWE to tackle clinical development challenges and support regulatory interactions using RWD. Are you ready to lead the charge in revolutionizing clinical decision-making?

Requirements

• Master's degree + 5+ years of relevant experience or PhD with 6 months of relevant experience.
• Experience in supporting a multidisciplinary team build a research objective that can be met with RWD.
• Experience in the use and application of RWD to support clinical decision making.
• Health analytics and data mining of routinely collected healthcare data.
• Use of statistical and scripting languages such as R, Python and SQL.
• Clinical trials and recruitment, especially the application of synthetic control arms.
• The application of genomics in clinical care or translational medicine.
• Health economics or epidemiology, and quantitative science such as health outcome modelling.

Nice To Haves

• Data science, machine learning and construction of predictive models.
• Clinical data standards, medical terminologies and healthcare ontologies.
• Work in a patient care or similar setting, that would allow the candidate to bring medical perspective into real-world evidence generation.
• Experience designing and implementing pragmatic clinical trials.
• Knowledge of Oncology and Pharmaceutical development.

Responsibilities

• Leverage Real World Data (RWD) to generate actionable insights for clinical development.
• Guide the transformation of real-world clinical data using statistical and epidemiological methods.
• Develop innovative data visualizations.
• Ideate new methods and applications of RWE to tackle clinical development challenges.
• Support regulatory interactions using RWD.

Benefits

• 401(k) plan
• Paid vacation and holidays
• Paid leaves
• Health benefits including medical, prescription drug, dental, and vision coverage

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Master's degree
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees