Associate Director Digital Health Program Management
Associate Director Digital Health Program Management
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Introduction to role
The Associate Director Digital Health Program Management is accountable for the planning and implementation of digital health initiatives in the assigned therapeutic areas. The incumbent will be responsible for collaborating with Global and Regional Medical Affairs Medical Directors to develop and lead digital health initiatives that address unmet medical and scientific needs. Digital health projects may include patient and HCPdirected apps; automated collection of electronic outcome measures; health data analytics; and related technological approaches to addressing unmet medical needs in rare disease patient and HCP communities. Projects frequently include a clinical study and in these cases the Associate Director is responsible for study management and oversight. The Associate Director will independently lead crossfunctional teams associated with their digital health initiatives ensuring that staff in medical affairs information technology and other functions are aligned. They will be responsible for vendor selection and contracting as well as vendor partnership and oversight and will provide regular reports to senior management on the status and progress of their programs.
Accountabilities/Responsibilities:
- Identifying opportunities for innovation where digital health technologies might play a role and bringing them forward to the organization
- Leading engagements with medical affairs stakeholders providing expert input on digital health subject matter
- Preparing estimates for cost and duration of a given proposed digital health project
- Conducting proposed projects through required governance processes
- Identifying candidate digital health and clinical research vendors and coordinating vendor selection and contracting processes
- Leading project and taking accountability for vendor performance
- Preparing regular project status reports with performance metrics
- Proactively identifying risks and proposing mitigation strategies
Essential Skills/Experience:
- MD PhD or PharmD degree
- 5 years of research program management experience in a life science or healthcare setting
- Digital / software technology program management experience including at least one digital health program
- Demonstrated track record in crossfunctional team leadership
- Familiarity with clinical research study designs Good Clinical Practice (GCP) principles and data analysis techniques for clinical trials
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills and ability to balance different perspectives on program priorities.
- The duties of this role are generally conducted in an office environment. As is typical of an officebased role employees must be able with or without an accommodation to: use a computer; engage in communications via phone video and electronic messaging; engage in problem solving and nonlinear thought analysis and dialogue; collaborate with others; maintain general availability during standard business hours.
When we put unexpected teams in the same room we unleash bold thinking with the power to inspire lifechanging medicines. Inperson working gives us the platform we need to connect work at pace and challenge perceptions. Thats why we work on average a minimum of three days per week from the office. But that doesnt mean were not flexible. We balance the expectation of being in the office while respecting individual flexibility. Join us in our unique and ambitious world.
At AstraZeneca we champion diversity and foster an energizing culture where people build connections to explore new ideas that profoundly impact patients lives. Here diversity and different thinking are valued and inclusion is championed so those lifechanging new ideas can come from everywhere. We celebrate and reward each other ensuring kindness remains as important as our ambition to succeed for those in need. Taking pride in giving back to the communities in which we operate is part of our ethos.
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Date Posted
13Mar2025Closing Date
03Apr2025Alexion is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. We are committed to fostering a culture of belonging where every single person can belong because of their uniqueness. The Company will not make decisions about employment training compensation promotion and other terms and conditions of employment based on race color religion creed or lack thereof sex sexual orientation age ancestry national origin ethnicity citizenship status marital status pregnancy (including childbirth breastfeeding or related medical conditions) parental status (including adoption or surrogacy) military status protected veteran status disability medical condition gender identity or expression genetic information mental illness or other characteristics protected by law. Alexion provides reasonable accommodations to meet the needs of candidates and employees. To begin an interactive dialogue with Alexion regarding an accommodation please contact Alexion participates in EVerify.Required Experience:
Director
Employment Type
Full-Time
