Senior Director - Field Clinical Advisor, Cell Therapy – Australia

AstraZeneca

Sydney, Australia
Hybrid
Cell therapy clinical operations leadership
Protocol education and competency training
Site performance management
AstraZeneca is establishing a new Cell Therapy Clinical Operations function in Australia and seeks a Senior Director to lead and scale this capability across Australia and APAC

Job Summary

  • AstraZeneca is establishing a new Cell Therapy Clinical Operations function in Australia and seeks a Senior Director to lead and scale this capability across Australia and APAC.
  • The role involves leading protocol mastery, elevating site performance, recruiting and developing a high-calibre team, and orchestrating cross-functional delivery to accelerate clinical trial execution.
  • The position offers a hybrid work pattern based in Sydney or Melbourne with regular domestic travel and occasional international travel within APAC.

Matching Summary

AstraZeneca is establishing a new Cell Therapy Clinical Operations function in Australia and seeks a Senior Director to lead and scale this capability across Australia and APAC.

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • Cell therapy clinical operations leadership
  • Protocol education and competency training
  • Site performance management
  • Stakeholder engagement with senior leaders
  • Clinical operations and GCP expertise
  • Cross-functional team coordination
  • Travel across Australia and APAC

Nice-to-have

  • Experience in oncology, haematology or immunology
  • Large pharma cell therapy experience
  • Talent development and coaching
  • Change leadership in scaling teams
  • Familiarity with Australian clinical market
  • Inclusive and high-performance culture
  • Data-driven continuous improvement

Key Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in health-related field
  • Advanced degree preferred (PharmD, PhD, MSc, NP/PA, MD/RN or equivalents)
  • 5+ years oncology/haematology or advanced therapies experience
  • Strong GCP and clinical operations expertise
  • Proven senior stakeholder engagement
  • People leadership or senior coaching experience

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