Associate Director, Safety Epidemiology

AstraZeneca

Toronto, Canada
Base: 138,240.00 to 181,440.00; bonus/equity: annu...
Hybrid
Real-world data analysis
Epidemiological methods
Pharmacovigilance studies
AstraZeneca's Safety Epidemiology team leads the strategy, design, execution, and delivery of post-authorisation safety studies (PASS) across a broad portfolio of marketed and pipeline medicines

Job Summary

  • AstraZeneca's Safety Epidemiology team leads the strategy, design, execution, and delivery of post-authorisation safety studies (PASS) across a broad portfolio of marketed and pipeline medicines.
  • The Associate Director, Safety Epidemiology is a senior scientific role responsible for the end-to-end delivery of complex post-authorisation safety studies using real-world data.
  • The role provides epidemiology strategy and input to key regulatory deliverables, including Risk Management Plans, safety signal evaluations, and diversity plans, to help ensure our medicines are safe and effective for all patients.

Matching Summary

AstraZeneca's Safety Epidemiology team leads the strategy, design, execution, and delivery of post-authorisation safety studies (PASS) across a broad portfolio of marketed and pipeline medicines.

Salary

Base: 138,240.00 to 181,440.00; Bonus/Equity: Annual Variable Pay Bonus/Short Term Incentive opportunity and potential equity-based long-term incentive; Benefits: Flex Benefits & Retirement Savings Program, 4 weeks’ paid vacation, annual Personal Days

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • Real-world data analysis
  • Epidemiological methods
  • Pharmacovigilance studies
  • Regulatory science
  • Causal inference
  • Literature synthesis

Nice-to-have

  • Collaborative culture
  • Sustainability focus
  • Ambitious thinking
  • Individualized flexibility
  • Knowledge-sharing

Key Requirements

  • PhD in pharmacoepidemiology, epidemiology, or related health science field
  • Substantial hands-on research experience
  • Experience conducting literature reviews
  • Experience working with internal and external partners
  • Excellent written and oral communication skills
  • Independent scientific leadership
  • Novel problem solving
  • Decision-making under uncertainty
  • Methodological agility
  • Ownership and accountability

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