Typical Accountabilities:
• Either project manages a group of staff ensuring delivery of statistical contributions or as a regional expert supports assessments and research within a specialist area of Physicians

• Provides, as an expert, strategic physician expertise to quantify the benefits, risks, value and uncertainty of clinical trails

• Oversees or provides expert technical support to AstraZeneca clients on a regional and potentially global basis

• Develops, builds or acts as a specialist within a cross-functional, multi-skilled team from a number of scientific disciplines which may include project management

• Leads or oversees a diverse range of initiatives to improve quality, integrity of information interpretation, cost or time

• Ensures efficient and effective leadership and management of project information, strategy, quality standards, and integrity of information interpretation

• Manages or provides expert guidance on advanced clinical trials

• Represents AstraZeneca and its Physicians at external events

• Networks with colleagues and experts, providing statistical consultancy in own area of expertise and serving as a resource for others by sharing experience within and beyond project team and Statistics function

• Investigates and develop leading-edge statistical or quantitative approaches and provides statistical support for novel informatics approaches in the evaluation of patient safety bodies

• Keeps own knowledge of best practices and new relevant developments up to date

• Ensures that all work is carried out with regards to AstraZeneca standards and external regulations


Typical People Management Responsibility (direct / indirect reports):
• Approximate number of people managed in total (all levels) - 15-30
• Manager of a team

What is the global remit? (how many countries will the role operate in?):
• Own country

Education, Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
• Essential: Bachelor’s degree in medicine; Significant experience as a physician; Experience of management and deign of clinical trials
• Desirable: Extensive general medical knowledge; Extensive experience in managing or designing clinical trials which require close monitoring

Key Relationship to reach solutions:
• Internal (to AZ or team): Senior Physicians and Management within Development; Pharmacology; Pharmaceutical Development; Regulatory Department; Quality
• External (to AZ): External professional and regulatory bodies