Director, Statistical Programming – Early Oncology 

Location: Cambridge, UK or Warsaw, Poland

Competitive salary and benefits

Would you like to be a part of a Programming group, who has direct strategic impact on drug development, playing a key role in getting medicines to patients?

At AstraZeneca, we put patients first and strive to meet their unmet needs worldwide. Working here means being entrepreneurial, thinking big and working together to make the impossible a reality. If you are swift to action, confident to lead, willing to collaborate, and curious about what science can do, then you’re our kind of person.

You will work in the Oncology Programming department that oversees and delivers global programming aspects of clinical development, leads and maintains the end-to-end standards and analysis and manages reporting production tools and information infrastructure.

Oncology is driven by speed. Here you will be backed by leadership and empowered at every level to prioritise and make bold moves.

What you’ll do

The Director, Statistical Programming is accountable for the management of Programming teams. You will provide significant input to the strategy of Programming. You will need to have strong leadership skills and have a consistent record of managing a global team.

Essential for the role

• BSc or post graduate qualification (or local equivalent) in Mathematics, Statistics, Informatics, Computer Science, Life or Social Sciences
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Genuine commitment to drive innovation and improve efficiency
• Thorough knowledge of the clinical development process from development, launch through life cycle management
• Ability to influence strategically and persuade tactfully to obtain desired outcomes while maintaining effective, positive, organisational relationships
• Thorough knowledge of industry trends
• Experience successfully leading global teams
• R&D mindset
• Strategically Develops Function
• Eye For Business and experience of influencing and controlling budgets
• Expert stakeholder management skills on a functional Level

As a team we are deeply committed to transforming the lives of patients living with cancer – with the ultimate aim of eliminating cancer as a cause of death. There’s no better place to make an impact – here we are uniquely placed with the funding, the ambition and the bravery to make it happen.

Next Steps – Apply today!

To be considered for this exciting opportunity, please complete the full application on our website at your earliest convenience – it is the only way that our Recruiter and Hiring Manager can know that you feel well qualified for this opportunity. If you know someone who would be an excellent fit, please share this posting with them.

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Date advert open: 8th September 2021

Date advert closed for applications: 8th October 2021

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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.