Director, Clinical Scientist
Do you have a passion for Science? Would you like to apply your expertise to impact a company that follows the science and turns ideas into life changing medicines? Then AstraZeneca might be the one for you!At AstraZeneca, we put patients first and strive to meet their unmet needs worldwide. Working here means being entrepreneurial, thinking big and working together to make the impossible a reality. If you are swift to action, confident to lead, willing to collaborate, and curious about what science can do, then you’re our kind of person.
Summary:
We are seeking a Director, Clinical Scientist with recognized expertise in cell and gene therapy products. As a thought leader in your field, you will operate autonomously in a complex environment, contributing significantly to research strategy while addressing business and regulatory cell and gene therapy issues. This role involves leading project teams impacting the organization at the highest level.
Location: This position is available in Gaithersburg, MD, New York City, NY, Waltham, MA, or South San Francisco, CA.
Responsibilities:
Serve as a line manager to one or more clinical scientists within the Cell Therapy Delivery Team, providing mentorship to junior team members.
Collaborate closely with program and study-level cell therapy delivery team or therapeutic area (ie: hematology) physicians or clinical leads, providing medical and scientific mentorship on investigational cell therapy development.
Provide medical and scientific support for the development and implementation of cell therapy studies, including protocol development, electronic data capture database development, safety assessment, IB/DSUR submissions, and clinical data review with a focus on the specificities of cell and gene therapy.
Drive process improvement initiatives and contribute to the development of junior clinical scientists within the team.
Provide strategic feedback to non-assigned programs and the global clinical scientist team.
Engage with diverse business partners both within and external to the Cell Therapy Delivery team and to AstraZeneca or Neogene, a subsidiary of AstraZeneca.
Lead other Clinical Scientists, including project allocations/resource management, recruitment & selection, and performance management.
Qualifications:
Advanced degree in a relevant scientific discipline (MD, PhD, PharmD, MPH).
Extensive experience in developing cell and gene therapy products.
Proven track record of operating independently in a complex environment.
Strong leadership and mentorship skills.
Excellent communication and teamwork abilities.
Join us in driving innovation and making a difference in patients' lives through ground breaking cell therapy research. Apply now to become a key member of our diverse team.
When we put unexpected teams in the same room, we unleash bold thinking with the power to inspire life-changing medicines. In-person working gives us the platform to connect, work at pace and challenge perceptions. That’s why we work, on average, a minimum of three days per week from the office. But that doesn’t mean we’re not flexible. We balance the expectation of being in the office while respecting individual flexibility. Join us in our unique and ambitious world.”
Why AstraZeneca?
At AstraZeneca when we see an opportunity for change, we seize it and make it happen, because any opportunity no matter how small, can be the start of something big. Delivering life-changing medicines is about being entrepreneurial - finding those moments and recognising their potential. Join us on our journey of building a new kind of organisation 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 ready to bring new ideas and fresh thinking to the table? Brilliant! We have one seat available and we hope it’s yours.
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