Associate Director, Oncology Outcomes Research (Breast)

At AstraZeneca, we work together across global boundaries to make an impact and find answers to challenges. We do this with the utmost integrity even in the most difficult situations because we are committed to doing the right thing. We continuously forge partnerships that help pursue world-class medicines in new ways, combining our people’s exceptional skills with those of people from all over the globe.
Do you have expertise in, and curiosity for leading Medical Affairs teams in Oncology? Apply your experience to changing the way cancer is treated at AstraZeneca, a company that follows the science and turns ideas into life changing medicines. Help to advance our incredible pipeline by applying expertise and accelerating our pathway to finding a cure. A dedicated Oncology Business Unit (OBU), this is the place to build a best-in-class career. AstraZeneca’s vision in Oncology is to help patients by redefining the cancer-treatment paradigm with the bold ambition to eliminate cancer as a cause of death. We are proud to work on ground-breaking science with one of the broadest and deepest Oncology pipelines in the business.
The Associate Director is an individual contributor role and will be a key member of an Asset team that is collectively responsible for delivering strategic plans and completing projects. The Associate Director reports to the Asset Lead, Oncology Outcomes Research, and will be responsible for supporting the development of strategy and owning the execution of health outcomes and real-world strategies and studies on a global and US market level. This role is also responsible for working with key internal partners in the design, execution and communication of studies. This position requires an individual with scientific knowledge of HEOR and its application throughout development process, eye for business, and interpersonal skills.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• Minimum of 3 years of proven experience, preferably in the pharmaceutical industry, graduate degree strongly preferred (PhD, MS, MPH) in health economics, epidemiology, Outcomes Research and/or related fields.
• Understanding and knowledge and application of epidemiological/health outcomes methodology within pharmaceutical industry at an international level.
• In-depth expertise with research methods for real world research, HEOR projects including pharmacoepidemiologic models.
• Knowledge of the Global and US healthcare systems and their changing needs for health economic and payer analytic information.
• Scientific expertise in oncology with knowledge of different data sources
• Demonstrated expertise in analytical, judgment and problem-solving skills.
• Travel-10-15%

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Advanced Scientific degree
• Developed conceptual and integrative thinking with capability to access internal and external resources for advice.
• Standout teammate and supports the asset team within the O2R organization.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills as well as interpersonal skills.
• Oncology experience preferred
  When we put unexpected teams in the same room, we unleash bold thinking with the power to inspire life-changing medicines. In-person working give us the platform we need 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 outstanding and daring world.

• Responsible for the execution of the Asset strategy including real world evidence, and other activities to assess, quantify and communicate the value proposition for the asset.
• Responsible for supporting the development and leading the execution of asset specific Global and US Regional health outcomes strategy.
• Responsible for strategically presenting and influencing a diverse group of internal and external collaborators in GMA, OBU and ORD.
• Supports the asset lead in key internal review and governance meetings to ensure the scientific difficulty of AZ sponsored research including ERT.
• Present research findings at scientific congresses and participate in the development and writing of manuscripts for publication in peer-reviewed journals
• Translate output from research into tools and resources for field teams
• Manage relationships and budgets with vendors to ensure timely completion of high quality, projects
• Maintain in-depth knowledge of the disease state, market & customer dynamics, the competitive landscape, and reimbursement issues