Director, Respiratory Evidence Strategy
Company: National Black MBA Association
Location: Gaithersburg
Posted on: November 2, 2024
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Job Description:
Introduction to roleAt AstraZeneca, we turn ideas into
life-changing medicines. Working here means being entrepreneurial,
thinking big, and collaborating to improve the lives of people with
serious diseases. The Director role in Medical Evidence Strategy at
AstraZeneca is a lead epidemiologist position, driving real-world
evidence strategy and delivery from Phase 3 projects to post-launch
marketed products.AccountabilitiesThe major focus is to describe
the unmet need and demonstrate the value of a new medication to a
wide range of partners, including clinicians, regulators, payers,
and patients, using real-world primary and secondary data sources.
As part of the global Medical Affairs group, medical evidence team
members actively contribute to providing strategic direction and
messages based on real-world evidence to ensure the right patients
receive optimized treatments at the right time.Evidence Directors
set the tactical RWE plan together with the Evidence Strategy Lead
and contribute to the annual business strategy planning cycle. They
act as independent scientific leads for the planning and execution
of RW studies, both primary and secondary, and advise on
observational methods. Major technical activities include critical
appraisal and synthesis of relevant epidemiological literature;
design, initiation, management, conduct, analysis, and reporting of
epidemiological studies; and development of medical evidence plans
to identify critical knowledge gaps.Evidence Directors interact
with a wide range of internal and external customers to ensure
appropriate identification of evidence gaps and communication of
results to customers. They perform research on secondary data
either internally or through collaboration with external research
and academic groups. Additionally, they design and conduct primary
data collection studies driven through external service providers.
Finally, they ensure that time frames are negotiated appropriately
for task completion and that results are presented
effectively.Evidence Directors support medical and clinical
objectives and work closely with commercial partners to improve the
potential of AstraZeneca's products. In this specific role, the
successful candidate will focus on products in clinical development
and their successful transitions through late-stage clinical
development, peri- and post-approval.Senior staff are also expected
to educate colleagues in the principles and practice of
epidemiology. Additionally, senior staff will participate in the
development of medical evidence strategies and drive decisions
within an exciting matrix drug team environment.The Evidence
Director is a strategic as well as scientific role involving
designing and implementing effective Medical Evidence strategies
for drug and enablement projects at a global level. It requires
interaction with diverse scientific, technical, and business
experts to ensure scientific quality and timely project delivery
while adhering to ethical requirements and responding to business
needs.Essential Skills/Experience
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