Digital Strategy Director, Oncology

AstraZeneca • Boston, MA

4d • Hybrid

About The Position

As a member of Evinova’s Digital Strategy Team, the Digital Strategy Director partners with AstraZeneca R&D, other top pharmaceutical companies, and biotechs to develop and implement AI and digital health strategies and solutions that accelerate clinical development and enhance patient outcomes. The role combines strategy consulting and solution design to drive value for Evinova and its partners, with a focus on oncology and haematology clinical development.

The role advises clinical program teams, global product teams, and R&D functional leaders; develops digital strategies, operating models, and roadmaps; and builds quantified business cases. It shapes digital health solutions and trial designs, develops expertise in Evinova products, contributes insights to product roadmaps, and brings pragmatic AI innovations into clinical development and operations. The director leads pilots and scaled implementations, addressing feasibility, validation, vendor due diligence, interoperability, data governance, and change management.

The position is based on an average minimum of three days per week in the office, with flexibility. Annual base pay ranges from $203,709.60 to $305,564.40 USD. The role also offers a short-term incentive bonus opportunity and, for salaried roles, eligibility to participate in an equity-based long-term incentive program. Benefits include a qualified retirement program (401(k)), paid vacation and holidays, paid leaves, and medical, prescription drug, dental, and vision coverage.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree.
• At least 6 years of experience.
• Clinical development experience, with a strong focus on applying digital health in healthcare, such as clinical development, clinical operations, or biomarker strategy.
• Strong AI capabilities, including demonstrated understanding of AI’s role in drug research and development.
• Outstanding project delivery and communication capabilities, with the ability to build and maintain trusted relationships.
• Experience in oncology and/or haematology clinical development, including patient care and trial delivery; strong working knowledge of combination strategies and next-generation mechanisms of action such as ADCs, cell therapy, and T-cell engagers.
• Hands-on contribution to clinical protocols and operational plans in which digital tools inform endpoints, assessments, or data collection.

Nice To Haves

• A degree in life sciences, engineering, data science, or a related field; an advanced degree such as MS, MPH, PhD, PharmD, or MBA is preferred.
• Track record building, evaluating, and implementing digital health solutions such as ePRO/eCOA, DHT-enabled endpoints, trial delivery capabilities, and patient apps or portals, including regulatory knowledge and technical fluency.
• Experience in CVRM, Respiratory/Immunology, Infectious Diseases, and/or rare disease.
• Experience delivering pharmaceutical or healthcare consulting engagements, either at a consulting organization or in an internal pharmaceutical company consulting function.
• Experience with analytical or clinical validation of digital measures, human factors engineering, and usability studies.
• Familiarity with SaaS products or product-management experience for digital tools or platforms used in trials or patient support.
• Delivery experience across multi-country studies and understanding of site and patient variability and localization needs.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a trusted advisor to AstraZeneca, working with clinical program teams, global product teams, and R&D functional leaders.
• Build digital strategies, operating models, and roadmaps aligned with development portfolios and individual assets.
• Develop quantified business cases and use financial competence to articulate value to senior partners.
• Define problem statements, solution options, vendor landscapes, and selection criteria for digital health solutions, including patient recruitment, remote data collection and monitoring, ePRO/eCOA, digital measures, and patient engagement platforms.
• Define solution workflows, user experience, and measures of adoption and success, ensuring alignment with therapeutic-area strategy and regulatory expectations.
• Optimize clinical trial designs to reduce cost and timelines, improve patient and site experience, and minimize environmental impact without compromising scientific quality.
• Develop expertise in Evinova products and help AstraZeneca apply them effectively to realize value.
• Capture insights and unmet needs to inform Evinova product roadmaps.
• Track AI developments relevant to clinical development, operations, and processes, and bring forward pragmatic innovations that deliver portfolio value.
• Work with therapeutic-area, program, and functional leaders to incorporate AI into team operations and decision-making; translate between business and technical teams so solutions improve execution and strategic direction.
• Lead pilots and scaled implementations of digital health technologies, including feasibility studies, validation frameworks, vendor due diligence, interoperability planning, data governance, and change management.

Benefits

• Short-term incentive bonus opportunity.
• Eligibility to participate in an equity-based long-term incentive program for salaried roles.
• Qualified retirement program (401(k) plan).
• Paid vacation and holidays.
• Paid leaves.
• Medical coverage.
• Prescription drug coverage.
• Dental coverage.
• Vision coverage.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director