Sr Director, External Clinical Research Lead

Cambridge, England, United Kingdom

7/10/2025

• Leads a global team accountable for multiple clinical/translational studies run by external partners
• Responsible for all aspects of the study, from liaison with external partners / organizing data reviews, monitoring resources and budget, investment decisions, presentations to AZ internal stakeholders
• Point of contact for specific externally run studies and for external partner sites.
• Responsible for delivery of study data to AZ from external partner. Owns data driven decisions based on continuous data monitoring
• Responsible for project development strategy and for integrating externally derived datasets into the Early Oncology portfolio pf projects.
• Responsible for AZ team effectiveness and for integrating external collaborators within the team.
• Represents AstraZeneca in external meetings such as advisory boards and Investigator meetings for own studies.
• Providing critical supports/ organizing regular reviews of data and progress.
• Where required, lead project specific reviews of the competitor landscape to inform the program strategy.
• Develop and build investigator and site relationships to support site/study specific activities.
• Leads investigator/site relationships for clinical proposal reviews, scientific oversight.
  
  

Essential

• Graduate degree such as a PhD or an MD/PhD
• Demonstrated success in developing oncology agents.
• Industry experience in drug development including experience in early phase non-clinical and/or clinical drug development and regulatory knowledge.
• Strong knowledge and understanding of the Oncology therapeutic area with experience in diverse biological mechanisms.
• Broad understanding of the evolving clinical landscape in oncology.
• Demonstrated experience leading and motivating teams in a highly matrixed environment.
• Proven record of cultivating and managing internal and external cross-functional collaborations.
• Demonstrated success in influencing colleagues and senior leaders in various departments.
• Knowledge of drug discovery and themes underpinning current Early Oncology portfolio priorities.
• Ability to provide direct scientific and clinical input into studies.
• Ability to utilizes internal AZ network to leverage different functional/technical skills to enable smooth and efficient study timelines.
• Must demonstrate high integrity.
  
  

Desirable

• Experience working with external partners such as academic institutions
• Expertise in the fundamental scientific principles and translational sciences in Oncology
  
  

Date Posted

10-Jul-2025

Closing Date

27-Jul-2025

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