Senior Medical Director, Rare Tumors

Alexion • Boston, MA

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About The Position

Typical Accountabilities: Designs or manages the implementation of the Physicians strategy within Clinical Development both regionally and globally Uses expertise and knowledge of global issues to develop strategic Physicians objectives for inclusion into AstraZeneca’s annual business objectives Defines strategies or leads AstraZeneca’s response to complex technical issues for specific medical aspects in relation to current projects, new projects and various plans Provides expert advice in the area of specialism, influencing the development of statistics to the global business and Global Clinical Development Closely follows medical developments within assigned areas and disseminates new information within Clinical Development to transform trends and emerging data into new plans Liaises with the internal and external medical community to follow developments within areas of expertise Ensures an adequate number of qualified physicians is available for clinical testing to satisfy AstraZeneca’s objectives in the clinical testing area Maintains a high degree of understanding and awareness on new and emerging medical development Contributes to or manages the development of the senior management team in area of expertise Follows important developments and trends in scientific literature and develops contacts with opinion leaders Leads regulatory communication and preparation of higher level documents Typical People Management Responsibility (direct / indirect reports): Approximate number of people managed in total (all levels) - 30-50 Manager of a team

Requirements

• Bacherlor’s degree in medicine and experience as a physician or academic
• Extensive experience in designing, monitoring and implementing clinical trials and interpreting trial results
• Significant experience in advanced research and development
• Therapeutic area expertise and commercial understanding
• Thorough understanding of pharmaceutical safety, reporting and surveillance processes

Nice To Haves

• PhD in scientific discipline
• Extensive general medical knowledge

Responsibilities

• Designs or manages the implementation of the Physicians strategy within Clinical Development both regionally and globally
• Uses expertise and knowledge of global issues to develop strategic Physicians objectives for inclusion into AstraZeneca’s annual business objectives
• Defines strategies or leads AstraZeneca’s response to complex technical issues for specific medical aspects in relation to current projects, new projects and various plans
• Provides expert advice in the area of specialism, influencing the development of statistics to the global business and Global Clinical Development
• Closely follows medical developments within assigned areas and disseminates new information within Clinical Development to transform trends and emerging data into new plans
• Liaises with the internal and external medical community to follow developments within areas of expertise
• Ensures an adequate number of qualified physicians is available for clinical testing to satisfy AstraZeneca’s objectives in the clinical testing area
• Maintains a high degree of understanding and awareness on new and emerging medical development
• Contributes to or manages the development of the senior management team in area of expertise
• Follows important developments and trends in scientific literature and develops contacts with opinion leaders
• Leads regulatory communication and preparation of higher level documents

Benefits

• qualified retirement program [401(k) plan]
• paid vacation and holidays
• paid leaves
• health benefits including medical, prescription drug, dental, and vision coverage in accordance with the terms and conditions of the applicable plans

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees