Responsible for products' clinical development strategy and plan in multiple disease areas in R&D China. Responsible for managing reginal or China therapeutic or research projects or acting as an expert involved in the design, conduct, monitoring, data interpretation and reporting of individual clinical trials. Will provide some input to medical science activities and commercial activities as an expert within own area of specialisation.
Typical Accountabilities
Providing long-range clinical development planning, planning and managing of clinical research projects and clinical development programs in oncology
Responsible for managing the clinical development strategy and plan.
Provides strategic medical input to the global clinical development strategy as required
Accountable for successful conduct and delivery of all in-scope clinical studies.
Lead China to join or lead global early development
Accountable for the overall clinical, scientific content within the Clinical Project team.
Provide coach and consultation to project team members as medical expert.
Follows important developments and trends in scientific literature, and educate the team accordingly.
Leads scientific communication and preparation of higher level documents in the registration process
Recognized as a scientific and opinion leader of the discipline, represents AstraZeneca and its Physicians at external events, develops and maintains contacts with opinion leaders.
Essential
Education, Qualifications, Skills and Experience
Master degree in medical discipline or above
Extensive experience in designing, monitoring and implementing in clinical studies and interpreting trial results
At least 10 years overall experience in physician area in drug development in pharma industry with the ability to lead cross functional working groups and teams
Thorough understanding of pharmaceutical safety, reporting and surveillance processes
Strong leadership motivating and empowering others to accomplish individual, team and organizational objectives.
Strong entrepreneurship, proactively supports functional and R&D China initiatives, takes accountability to closes the loop including the grey areas
Courageous to do the right thing, makes critical decision and be responsible for it.
Desirable
PhD in scientific discipline
Extensive general medical knowledge
Extensive knowledge of the latest technical and regulatory developments
Operational expertise in risk management and contingency planning
Familiarity with the latest research and thinking
Commercial understanding
Demonstrated ability to set and manage priorities, resources, performance targets and project initiatives in a global and regional environment
Ability to influence strategically and persuade tactfully, to obtain desired outcomes while maintaining effective, positive, organizational relationships
Conceptual, analytical and strategic thinking
Contributes to science with publications, including on high impact scientific journals (needed by role)