Medical Affairs Director, BBU, Gulf
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About the Role
AstraZeneca is seeking a Medical Affairs Director to lead the Biopharmaceuticals Business Unit Medical Affairs team across CVRM and R&I therapy areas in the Gulf cluster. The role involves developing medical strategy, managing a team, engaging external stakeholders, and overseeing evidence generation.
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Responsibilities
- Set the integrated CVRM and R&I Medical Affairs strategy for the Gulf cluster.
- Lead the BBU Medical Affairs organization as part of the cluster's senior leadership team.
- Manage and coach the CVRM and R&I medical teams (Medical Advisors, Medical Managers, MSLs).
- Establish required standards of medical core and new capabilities, ensure operational excellence.
- Drive performance with impact focused goals and measurable outcomes.
- Build and sustain deep therapy area and scientific expertise across CVRM and R&I.
- Engage with key opinion leaders, payers, policy makers, and other stakeholders.
- Ensure building of high quality Gulf Medical Evidence Plans.
- Ensure compliance with AZ Code of Ethics, Corporate Governance, and audit requirements.
Requirements
- Science degree and/or Master's degree in a scientific discipline
- Extensive experience of the Medical Affairs function within the pharmaceutical industry
- Therapy area knowledge across CVRM and/or R&I (cardiovascular, renal, metabolic, respiratory or immunology)
- Experience leading or supporting Medical Affairs across more than one therapy area
- Extensive experience in relationship and stakeholder management
- Extensive team management / people leadership experience
- Excellent oral and written communication skills
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About AstraZeneca
- At AstraZeneca we fuse the worlds of Medical and Commercial to spot opportunities and pioneer approaches that better serve our patients.
- Bridging Commercial and Scientific goals, we apply our people and leadership skills to launch cutting edge products into our growing healthcare ecosystem.
Job Description
- The role is responsible for leading a high performing Biopharmaceuticals Business Unit (BBU) Medical Affairs team across the CVRM and R&I Therapy Areas in the AstraZeneca Gulf cluster.
- Prioritizes across both therapy areas according to BBU strategy and organizational impact.
- Ensures excellence in the development and execution of integrated CVRM and R&I Medical Affairs Plans.
- Recognizes and leverages innovation to drive strategic and sustainable impact internally and externally.
- Drives operational effectiveness, impact and efficiencies of the CVRM and R&I Medical Affairs teams.
- Leads the BBU Medical Affairs teams as a member of the Senior Leadership Team.
Typical Accountabilities Medical Strategy
- Accountable for setting the integrated CVRM and R&I Medical Affairs strategy for the Gulf cluster.
- Accountable for the strategic direction, business planning and team leadership of the BBU Medical Affairs function.
- Translates the differing scientific, evidence generation and stakeholder needs of CVRM and R&I into a single prioritized plan.
- Leads the BBU Medical Affairs organization as part of the cluster's senior leadership team.
- Manages and leads change initiatives, challenges current thinking, and collaborates cross functionally.
Typical Accountabilities Team Leader
- Manages and coaches the CVRM and R&I medical teams for performance with purpose.
- Establishes required standards of medical core and new capabilities, ensures operational excellence.
- Drives performance with impact focused goals and measurable outcomes.
- Builds and sustains deep therapy area and scientific expertise across CVRM and R&I.
Typical Accountabilities External Engagements
- Knowledgeable of the global and Gulf healthcare ecosystem.
- Ensures scalable and sustainable strategic solutions to Transforming Care.
- Drives Scientific Leadership across cardiovascular, renal, metabolic, respiratory and immunology care.
- Establishes collaborative engagements with Key Opinion Leaders of the HC ecosystem.
Typical Accountabilities Medical Evidence Generation Oversight
- Ensure building of high quality Gulf Medical Evidence Plans to generate Clinical, Payer, Policy evidence.
- Ensure meeting local and above market RWE study program KPIs.
- Ensure high quality medical insights provided to area/regional Evidence Generation strategies.
- Ensuring GCP Quality and compliance with local GCP QMS SOP and all applicable AZ policies.
Typical Accountabilities Medical Excellence and Governance Oversight
- Ensure Nominated Signatory, Medical Information, Ethical Interactions policies are implemented and tracked.
- Ensure setting up and conduct regular review of Field Medical Quarterly Dashboard (KPIs).
- Ensure Medical function are compliant with AZ Code of Ethics, Corporate Governance, Audit requirements.
- Collaborates with Compliance to ensure full adherence to company standards on ethical interactions.
Essentials for the role
- Science degree and/or Master's degree in a scientific discipline.
- Extensive experience of the Medical Affairs function within the pharmaceutical industry.
- Therapy area knowledge across CVRM and/or R&I (cardiovascular, renal, metabolic, respiratory or immunology).
- Experience leading or supporting Medical Affairs across more than one therapy area.
- Extensive experience in relationship and stakeholder management.
- Extensive team management / people leadership experience.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills.
Desirables for the role
- Doctoral degree in a scientific discipline (e.g. M.D., Ph.D., Pharm.D.).
- In depth scientific expertise in one or more CVRM or R&I disease areas.
- Experience supporting product launches within CVRM or R&I.
- Experience of the Gulf / GCC healthcare environment and stakeholders.
- Extensive knowledge of the latest technical and regulatory developments.
- Innovative and solution oriented mindset; ecosystem scaled project experience.
- Experience with research, drug discovery, drug development and drug lifecycle management.
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