Evidence Platforms Associate Director

BioPharmaceuticals Medical (BPM) ensures the best patient outcomes by providing healthcare decision-makers around the world with the evidence and confidence they need on AZ therapies and support our internal stakeholders with medical insight and expertise. BPM provides medical leadership with market participation and connectivity while also impacting the life cycle planning and execution of all our products. Global Medical Affairs aims to lead AstraZeneca in achieving scientific leadership, being a great place to work, and keeping patients at the core of everything we do.The Medical Evidence (ME) organization is accountable for the delivery of global strategic studies needed to generate the evidence to build confidence in AZ therapies; including observational, interventional, and externally sponsored research required by Global Product Teams and Global Medical Teams.As part of the Medical Evidence Platforms Team, the Medical Evidence Platforms Associate Director drives the implementation of business processes, tools and technology platforms to ensure evidence excellence across global BioPharmaceuticals and Oncology Medical Evidence as well as Regional and Local Market evidence teams. The Evidence Platforms Associate Director is responsible for organizational operational decisions; ensuring tool/system alignment with strategic direction and defined processes and anticipating business needs. This individual acts as a primary Evidence business process SMEs when working across AstraZeneca technical teams and will be the primary liaison with IT project teams to ensure enablement projects are on time and that proper business representation is available. The Evidence Platforms Associate Director clearly communicates progress and statuses to Medical Evidence leadership and drives project Steering Committees.The Evidence Platforms Associate Director may have the unique opportunity to act as a product/component owner of one of the Medical Evidence systems or tools. As product owner, the Evidence Enablement Associate Director will help define the vision, manage product backlog and act with autonomy to prioritize Evidence needs and engage the proper business representatives where necessary.Tools and technology platforms supported by this role include, but are not limited to Evidence Explorer, Veeva Clinical Vault and eTMF, SharePoint Online and macro-enabled excel tools. Responsibilities:Ownership at the product/component/tool level of Medical Evidence systems and toolsDevelop & Implement change management plans across global, local and regional Evidence teamsResponsible for organizational operational decisions and ensuring tool/system alignment with strategic direction and defined processes.Act as business process SMEs when working across R&D enterprise systemsLiaise with IT project teams to ensure enablement projects are on time and that proper business representation is availableEscalate and manage issues to resolutionRequirements:EssentialBachelors degree in business or technology relevant disciplineOustanding communication (verbal and written) and collaboration skills with geographically dispersed colleaguesHigh level awareness of the overall pharmaceutical product development process, including stages of development and functional areaProven ability to apply analytical thinking in issue/risk identification and resolutionFamiliar with Evidence Study ManagementExperience in developing and prioritizing business requirements for IS/IT development & deploymentExperience in proactively identifying risk and issuesDemonstrated ability to work independently Demonstrated ability to follow tasks through to completionDemonstrated ability to prioritize and multitaskStrong proficiency in key Microsoft Office programs (e.g., Word, PowerPoint, Excel, etc.)Strong organizational skillsStrong work ethic and high standard of integrityDesirable5 years of relevant experience from within the pharmaceutical industry or similar large multinational organizationExperience in clinical operationsKnowledge of AZ enterprise IT systems such as Veeva/ACCORD/PLANITExperience in successfully developing and executing organization wide change-management programsDemonstrated ability to prioritize work across various workstreamsKnowledge of SharePoint and PowerAutomateDate Posted27-mar-2024Closing Date30-kwi-2024