Director Study Management Oncology - 12 month SecondmentContract

Our Oncology Research and Development Team:

Oncology is driven by speed. Here you will be backed by leadership and empowered at every level to prioritize and make bold moves. Our pioneering approach is identifying and treating patients earlier focusing on early stage cancer trials and listening and evolving based on their needs.

Join a dedicated Oncology team thats growing fast and building a strong track record of success. We make bold moves at the cuttingedge. Transforming molecules to change the practice of medicine.

What youll do:

• Recruit and retain Study Management and Operations personnel

• Allocate appropriately skilled Study Management and Operations personnel to study delivery teams to ensure delivery of clinical studies to time budget and quality standards in accordance with clinical performance targets

• Provide expertise and direction to support direct reports with proactive problem/risk identification solution building and issues resolution to facilitate achievement of objectives on time and to appropriate quality.

• Provide a quality review of deliverables of direct reports.

• Act as first line support for GCP and AZ processes

• As change agents you drive consistent implementation of globally agreed Clinical Operations and Clinical Development strategies including process and technology related to the delivery of studies.

• Promote and encourage innovation and creativity

• Work with Hub Directors and Managers to support Capacity Management achieving accurate resource forecasting analysis and solution building to efficiently and flexibly resource study teams

• Promote and create opportunities for skills development for staff within the projects drug and nondrug

• Contribute to business strategy and streamlining of processes for drug/non drug project or departmental activities.

• Contribute actively to hub leadership

• Lead and support change by encouraging and supporting a diversity of solutions that are value demonstrated

• Promote and encourage communication within and across Hubs and Clinical Operations

• Role model and embed a performance driven culture and values

• Perform performance management performance assessment and provide reward proposals for direct reports

• Ensure personnel have been trained and wok within compliance of ethics company policies and standard procedures

Essentials for the role:

• Bachelors degree required preferably in medical or biological science or related subject or equivalent qualification or experience.

• 5 or more years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry working with the delivery of clinical studies

• Line management experience preferred

• An understanding of the therapeutic areas related to AstraZenecas products

• Comprehensive knowledge of clinical and pharmaceutical drug development process

Skills and Capabilities:

• Proven leadership promoting motivation and empowerment of others in order to accomplish individual team and organizational objectives

• Leads change with a positive approach to the challenges of change for self team and the business.

• Sees change as an opportunity to improve performance and make valuable contributions to the business

• Ability to look for and champion more efficient and effective methods/processes of delivering quality clinical trials with reduced budget and in less time.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills negotiation collaboration and interpersonal skills

• Strong problem solving and conflict resolution skills

• Demonstrated ability to set and manage priorities resources performance targets and project initiatives in a global and regional environment

Leadership Capabilities:

• Commitment to Customers and Integrity

• Acts Decisively

• Drives accountability

• Develops People and Organization

• Works Collaboratively

At AstraZeneca we pride ourselves on crafting a collaborative culture that champions knowledgesharing ambitious thinking and innovation ultimately providing employees with the opportunity to work across teams functions and even the globe.

Recognizing the importance of individualized flexibility our ways of working allow employees to balance personal and work commitments while ensuring we continue to create a strong culture of collaboration and teamwork by engaging facetoface in our offices 3 days a week. Our head office is purposely designed with collaboration in mind providing space where teams can come together to strategize brainstorm and connect on key projects.

Our dedication to sustainability is also central to our culture and part of what makes AstraZeneca a great place to work. We know the health of people the planet and our business are interconnected which is why were taking ambitious action to tackle some of the biggest challenges of our time from climate change to access to healthcare and disease prevention.

Great People want to Work with us! Find out why:

• GTAA Top Employer Award for 10 years
• Top 100 Employers Award
• Canadas Most Admired Corporate Culture
• Learn more about working with us in Canada
• View our YouTube channel

Are you interested in working at AZ apply today!

AstraZenecais an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion and providing a workplace that is free from discrimination. AstraZeneca is committed to accommodating persons with disabilities. Such accommodation is available on request in respect of all aspects of the recruitment assessment and selection process and may be requested by emailing.

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