The Medical Director, Patient Safety Physician is responsible for the clinical safety strategy for assigned AstraZeneca drug projects and products throughout all stages of development and/or when on the market
Job Summary
The Medical Director, Patient Safety Physician is responsible for the clinical safety strategy for assigned AstraZeneca drug projects and products throughout all stages of development and/or when on the market.
They provide strategic and medical input into safety governance, risk management, signal detection, evaluation, labeling, and regulatory submissions.
The role involves collaboration with cross-functional teams and external providers to ensure high quality evaluation of safety data and proactive risk management.
Matching Summary
The Medical Director, Patient Safety Physician is responsible for the clinical safety strategy for assigned AstraZeneca drug projects and products throughout all stages of development and/or when on the market.
Skills & Requirements
Must-have
Clinical safety strategy implementation
Adverse event evaluation and risk management
Safety data communication and reporting
Cross-functional team collaboration
Regulatory safety documentation expertise
Signal detection and evaluation
Nice-to-have
Mentoring and training junior staff
Process improvement initiatives
Experience across therapeutic areas
Ability to understand epidemiological data
Participation in due diligence and legal support
Engagement with external providers and opinion leaders
Key Requirements
Medical degree (e.g. MD, MBBS)
At least 2 years clinical experience post-registration
At least 2 years drug development/patient safety experience
Experience in industry patient safety
UK Higher Medical Training in Pharmaceutical Medicine (desirable)