Associate Director, Patient Safety Scientist V&I

About this role

Requirements

• in
• safety programs
• ,
• spanning
• the entire life cycle of drug
• development
• and
• peri-
• /post-
• submission.
• O
• ur Scientists and Physicians
• play a
• strategic
• role
• in develop
• ing our vaccines & medicines
• and the
• safety
• science
• of the
• prog
• r
• ams
• .
• AstraZeneca
• ’
• s pipeline
• includes
• n
• ovel combinations and modalities
• ,
• provides a
• n
• intellectual challenge to the safety teams
• , requiring
• a
• broad portfolio
• and scientific
• management approach to projects.
• Our
• teams
• ’
• experience develops as our portfolio
• does.
• We are looking for
• a
• n Associate Director, Patient Safety (PS)
• Scientist to join our Global Patient Safety V&I team. Work
• ing
• in the Vaccines & Immune Therapies Therapeutic Area.
• In this exciting and challenging role, you will work collaboratively with the Global Safety Physician (GSP) and other PV Scientists
• and physicians
• .  You will play
• a role
• supporting
• the safety
• strategy and
• requirements for your assigned project(s)
• .  Your
• ability to work collaboratively
• will facilitate
• cross-functional interactions
• with colleagues from across AstraZeneca, including counterparts within Clinical Project Teams, Global Regulatory Affairs, and Global Commercial teams.
• As
• a
• n Associate Director, PS Scientist
• ,
• you will
• be involved
• in
• aggregating
• ,
• reviewing,
• analyzing
• and
• interpreting
• safety-related
• data
• to
• generate
• information
• to
• support
• safety decision-making by prescribers, patients and payers, with the
• ultimate goal
• of protecting
• patients.
• Y
• ou will apply your
• PV
• and scientific
• , knowledge and skills
• to
• deliver
• all aspects of
• safety
• documentation
• ,
• including
• authoring and / or providing
• strategic safety input
• to
• regulatory
• documents,
• e.g.,
• regulatory reports
• ,
• health authority
• responses
• and
• the
• safety content of
• marketing authorization applications
• .
• Patient Safety sits within the Chief Medical Office, where we have a crucial role to play.
• This is an exciting period for us, as well as for those poised to join us.
• Our strategy and ability to transform our
• medicines
• portfolio means we have a
• drug-development
• pipeline that presents incredible opportunities to push the boundaries of science to deliver life-changing medicines.
• Faced with complex disease challenges,
• we focus
• on exceptional performance to drive the best and most transformative
• development
• programs ever.
• A Bachelor’s in sciences/pharmacy/nursing degree
• or related field
• with a minimum of 3 years of experience or an advanced degree with 2 plus years of relevant experience
• Patient Safety and/or Clinical/Drug Development
• demonstrable
• experience working in safety &/or scientific activities in at least 3 of the following areas:
• Clinical drug development (Early and/or Late Phase
• :
• develop &
• deliver
• program level safety strategy, including proactive risk identification & mitigation planning)
• ​
• ​
• Post-Marketing Surveillance
• (including signal detection & evaluation)
• ​
• MAA/BLA submissions
• (preparation and authoring of the safety related aspects of the Common Technical Document)
• Periodic
• Safety
• Reports
• (
• deliver
• strategy, preparation and authoring)
• Risk Management Plans (
• deliver
• strategy, preparation and authoring
• )
• Governance board interactions
• and communication
• across a range of activities
• Good
• knowledge of PV regulations
• Demonstrated ability to handle more than one
• activity
• simultaneously, prioritizing well and recognizing key issues
• Ability
• to
• work effectively in an advanced matrix structure
• Fluent in written and verbal English
• Preferred Requirements
• MSc/PhD/PharmD in scientific discipline
• U
• nderstanding of epidemiology
• Employer of Choice
• AstraZeneca embraces diversity and equality of opportunity. We are committed to building an inclusive and diverse team representing all backgrounds, with as wide a range of perspectives as possible, and harnessing industry-leading skills. We believe that the more inclusive we are, the better our work will be. We welcome and consider applications to join our team from all qualified candidates, regardless of their characteristics.
• We offer a competitive Total Reward program including a market driven base salary, bonus and
• long term
• incentive. We also provide a generous paid time off program and a comprehensive benefits package!
• AstraZeneca aligns with all applicable laws and regulations on non-discrimination in employment (and recruitment), as well as work authorization and employment eligibility verification requirements.
• Date Posted
• 23-abr-2026
• Closing Date
• 12-may-2026
• AstraZeneca embraces diversity and equality of opportunity.  We are committed to building an inclusive and diverse team representing all backgrounds, with as wide a range of perspectives as possible, and harnessing industry-leading skills.  We believe that the more inclusive we are, the better our work will be.  We welcome and consider applications to join our team from all qualified candidates, regardless of their characteristics.  We comply with all applicable laws and regulations on non-discrimination in employment (and recruitment), as well as work authorization and employment eligibility verification requirements.