Medical Ethics Leader - 9-12 Month FTC

Location: London

Competitive salary and benefits

Closing Date: 5th August 2021

Do you have expertise in, and passion for, Medical Ethics?

Would you like to apply your Strategic Leadership Expertise to impact a company that follows the science and turns ideas into life changing medicines?

Do you have a deep understanding of the UK Pharma industry and the ABPI Code of Practice? Are you an excellent communicator and use a pragmatic and proactive approach to addressing projects and stakeholders? If yes, we would love to hear from you!

At AstraZeneca UK, we bring life-changing medicines to patients across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. As a member of the Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry (ABPI), all of our sales, marketing and communications activities are subject to the ABPI Code of Practice. If you’re inspired by the possibilities of science to make a difference and ready to discover what you can do – join us!

Our move to Pancras Square offers us the strongest possible platform to transform the lives of patients in the UK, as the country’s leading biopharmaceutical company. It will bring AstraZeneca UK closer to our customers, partners and stakeholders in the UK’s healthcare environment, as well as foster greater collaboration with the wider AstraZeneca footprint.

Business Area

Our BioPharmaceuticals pipeline is growing. And it takes something special to get that out to patients, responding to their evolving needs, as well as those of healthcare professionals and partners.

It’s an exciting time for our team as we redefine the future, working towards our vision to be the leader in Cardiovascular, Renal, Metabolism, Respiratory and Immunology by 2025.

We are working to change treatment paradigms across these diseases, through innovative strategies, compelling scientific evidence and differentiated medicines.

From becoming a digitally-enabled enterprise to accelerating launches. It means we are forward looking, challenge the status quo, reflect on insights, spot opportunities and act on smart risks.

Join our industry-leading BioPharmaceuticals team, where our rich and diverse pipeline speaks for itself.

What you’ll do

As Medical Ethics Leader you will provide strategic leadership, quality assurance and proactive management for M&SA and AstraZeneca UK Medical Ethics portfolio, including optimisation of all internal processes, document curation, and policy/code related guidance by:

• Partnering with RIA and CVRM cross function teams with respect to code compliance to enable advances in clinical practice
• Driving simplification, agility and high quality across end-to-end medical compliance processes
• Leading and co-ordinate the cross functional AZUK Governance team (Ethics Xceed)
• Establishing strong relationships with ABPI Networks/other external networks to help evolve the Code.

Essential skills and experience

• Deep understanding of the UK pharma industry and the theory and practice of the ABPI Code of Practice
• Proven track record of people and performance management
• Good track record in terms of integrity and personal reputation
• Pragmatic and proactive approach to addressing projects or challenges
• Expertise in at least one of the disease/therapy areas of AstraZeneca
• Highly developed communication skills linked to strong interpersonal skills
• Stakeholder management and project management experience

Desirable

• Change Management experience
• Budget management experience

Why AstraZeneca?

At AstraZeneca we’re dedicated to being a phenomenal Place to Work. Where you are empowered to push the boundaries of science and fuel your ambitious spirit. There’s no better place to make a difference to medicine, patients and society. A broad culture that fosters diversity and teamwork, and always committed to lifelong learning, growth and development. We’re on an exciting journey to pioneer the future of healthcare.

So, what’s next?

If you are inspired by the possibilities of science to make a difference and ready to discover what you can do by joining us on this exciting journey and believe you can contribute to this bold ambition – join us!

Where can I find out more?

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Date Posted

Closing Date

AstraZeneca embraces diversity and equality of opportunity. We are committed to building an inclusive and diverse team representing all backgrounds, with as wide a range of perspectives as possible, and harnessing industry-leading skills. We believe that the more inclusive we are, the better our work will be. We welcome and consider applications to join our team from all qualified candidates, regardless of their characteristics. We comply with all applicable laws and regulations on non-discrimination in employment (and recruitment), as well as work authorization and employment eligibility verification requirements.