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AstraZeneca · 3 hours ago

Director, Study Operations

Durham, NC

Full-time

Hybrid

Director/Executive

10+ years exp

AstraZeneca is a company committed to exploring innovative solutions in the pharmaceutical industry. As the Director of Study Operations, you will lead a team focused on delivering drug and non-drug projects, ensuring compliance and effective resource management while driving global strategies in Clinical Operations.

BiopharmaBiotechnologyHealth CareMedicalPharmaceuticalPrecision Medicine

Comp. & Benefits

Responsibilities

Recruit, Retain & Develop personnel

Demonstrate AZ values

Provide skills and capability training to personnel to support their development

Ensure personnel have been trained and work within compliance of ethics, company policies and standard procedures

Role model and embed a performance-driven culture and coach staff for optimum performance

Develop and nurture capabilities of our present and future AZ leaders

Manage performance including feedback and rewards

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

Timely assignment of capable Study Management resources to meet the clinical study team demands, in collaboration with other members of Study Management Leadership team, and the Capacity Management Team

Participate in setting, and responsible for implementing, the vision & strategy for the Study Management, aligned with BioPharmaceuticals Clinical Vision & Strategy

Contribute to business strategy and streamline processes for drug/non-drug projects or departmental activities

Lead and support change by encouraging diversity of solutions and implementing process changes consistently across Study Management

Act as a change Agent, with local and global impact, to ensure adoption of global initiatives

Promote and encourage innovation and creativity

Work within Study Management to achieve accurate resource forecasting and develop solutions to efficiently and flexibly resource study teams

Promote and encourage communication within and across Study Management and BioPharmaceuticals Clinical

Ensure quality and compliance to External Regulations and AZ Standards

Work across the locations to develop global efficient ways-of-working

Provide expert input into functional and cross-functional global processes

Foster the sharing of study delivery knowledge, information, and best practice

Qualification

Clinical DevelopmentStudy ManagementLeadershipPharmaceutical Industry ExperienceStakeholder ManagementProblem SolvingCommunication SkillsConflict ResolutionCollaborationInterpersonal Skills

Required

Bachelor's degree required, preferably in medical or biological science, or related subject or equivalent qualification or experience

10 or more years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry

Comprehensive experience of clinical and Drug Development process within a pharmaceutical or clinical background

Proven leadership and ability to promote motivation and empower others in order to accomplish individual, team, and organizational objectives

Thorough knowledge of Study Management processes in both local regulation and global environment

An understanding of the therapeutic areas related to AstraZeneca's products

Strong leadership, problem solving, stakeholder management, and conflict resolution skills

Ability to lead 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 add value to the business

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

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

Preferred

Advanced degree in a scientific discipline

Line management experience

Expert reputation within the business and industry

Extensive knowledge of the latest technical information

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

Company

AstraZeneca

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AstraZeneca is a pharmaceutical company that discovers, develops, manufactures, and markets prescription medicines. It is a sub-organization of Investor.

Founded in 1999

Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, GBR

10001+ employees