Director, Patient Safety Technical Solutions

Accountabilities:

• Supervise a team within the Patient Safety Technical Solutions organization, ensuring high-quality expertise and services across the pharmacovigilance compliance systems estate.
• Drive a performance-focused culture within the team by supporting ongoing development of expertise, leadership, and talent.
• Provide global expertise in respect of the Company’s core pharmacovigilance compliance systems.
• Lead applicable tools and methodologies to ensure processes and systems fully address stakeholder needs.
• Ensure system ownership of PS systems, inclusive of relevant system processes.
• Support ongoing business utilization of PS systems, including troubleshooting problems and developing solutions.
• Provide technical guidance on the development of strategic plans for PS systems across the enterprise.
• Evaluate new modules and software upgrades and assess their impact on system validation, user community, and PV processes.
• Ensure compliance with global and local procedural documents and local implementation of Global Patient Safety objectives, policies, processes, and procedures.
• Participate in interactions with licensing partners and health authorities on electronic safety data exchange.
• Support as required in the license partner/CRO pharmacovigilance agreement (PVA) process.
• Manage team resources and deliver effective service to Global Patient Safety and the enterprise.
• Proactively manage supply/demand forecasts for their area and prioritize workload to meet business demand.

Essential Skills/Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in a scientific field, with relevant experience in supporting safety-related activities in the context of clinical biopharmaceutical development.
• Significant experience (12+ years) in pharmacovigilance with a proven record of supporting safety tools/solutions.
• Proven competence with extensive involvement in the successful design, delivery, deployment, or maintenance of information/systems solutions in support of safety.
• Broad knowledge of the safety information tools required to support drug development and marketed brands within AstraZeneca.
• Ability to articulate complex safety-related business needs in the context of IS systems design, architecture, and development.
• Business awareness of wider IS developments within AZ or the pharmaceutical industry.
• Significant experience in system validation, audit, and PV inspection activities and requirements.

Desirable Skills/Experience:

• Higher degree or equivalent experience in a clinical or safety-related field.
• Demonstrable leadership skills with experience in line-managing diverse groups of experts.
• Key capabilities commensurate with the Global Career Level of the role (e.g., Leadership Capabilities).
• Ability to find opportunities to lead change through continuous improvement based on strong awareness of external competitive practice.
• Experience across multiple therapeutic or business areas or working in safety-related roles within other biopharmaceutical, regulatory, or health organizations.
• Knowledge of procedures, processes, and standards governing clinical trial data with health authorities worldwide.
• Excellent interpersonal skills to influence/shape their team and understand multiple complex business needs.

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