Head of Department Bioscience Lung Epithelium
AstraZeneca Göteborg / Apotekarjobb / Mölndal
2017-02-24
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hela Sverige IMED Respiratory, Inflammation & Autoimmunity (RIA) AstraZeneca R&D, Gothenburg, Sweden, seek to recruit a Head of Department Bioscience Lung Epithelium.
The arena
The Bioscience Lung Epithelium department is a critical unit within the IMED RIA, where novel ideas for drugs are to be discovered and developed in a strong cross-functional environment to meet the unmet medical need for patients with disruption of the lung epithelium.
Job description
The Head of Bioscience Lung Epithelium is a principal role in the IMED RIA, where the role holder has a direct impact on R&D Discovery output through effective partnerships and collaborations with internal and external stakeholders. The role holder will have a major impact on strategic development of the IMED RIA, ensuring that the portfolio is delivered today and that IMED RIA science and capabilities are fit for future challenges and opportunities.
The successful candidate is an internationally recognised scientist with a proven track record of innovation and milestone delivery in several drug discovery projects or to have provided scientific leadership through academic excellence in the area of Lung Epithelium. In addition, excellent communication skills and an ability to engage and collaborate across boundaries with an entrepreneurial attitude and delivery focus.
Major Duties and Responsibilities:
Lead the IMED RIA Bioscience Lung Epithelium department as a role-model leadership figure
To drive the development and progression of a portfolio of IMED pre-clinical and early clinical opportunities which will support the IMED RIA in achieving its business objectives and the delivery of the IMED RIA strategy
To achieve scientific excellence at all levels ensuring highest quality research is carried out
To raise the visibility and profile of RIA Bioscience within and outside AZ
Build and maintain a network to key leading research institutions
Contributions as member of the IMED RIA LTSupport development of winning disease area strategies for the IMED, driving portfolio value, in coordination with respective biologics IMED.
Share responsibility for IMED biology area strategy, and the delivery of sufficient positive POP/POC, demonstrating therapeutic relevance, with high probability of successful market access and delivery of valuable new medicines.
Contribute to the content of the agreed business plan and execute against it
Ensure agile response of IMED business plan to significant changes in the external and competitive environment
Key Deliverables
Drive and coordinate the identification and delivery of the best project opportunities
Achieve scientific leadership in the areas of Lung Epithelium and early development for RIA
Build and maintain bioscience capabilities and ensure the most critical experiments are carried out
Continuously monitor the external environment to identify opportunities, threats and risks in a timely manner.
Ensure that the Bioscience position is fully integrated into the IMED strategy and portfolio reviews.
Contribute with knowledge and expertise in the activities required to deliver the Biology Area Strategies and Business Plan for the IMED.
Line manage group of direct reports
Culture
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Talent Management & Development
Recruit, retain and develop leading scientists to build a world class team.
Provide high quality feedback and coaching to direct reports (direct and deployed) and mentor key talent in the organization
Education:
PhD or MD and post-doc experience preferable in the lung epithelium Biology/Medicine
Requirements and Qualifications:
Will be an internationally recognised Scientist with a proven track record of innovation and milestone delivery in several drug discovery projects or to have provided scientific leadership through academic excellence
Strong publication track record
Current academic affiliation (e.g. adjunct professor) is a plus
Proven entrepreneurial and innovation driven leadership abilities in a drug discovery environment with demonstrable knowledge of pre-clinical R&D.
A strong track record of building successful internal/external partnership and collaboration relationships, demonstrating cultural sensitivity and awareness.
Experience and excellent understanding of the Therapeutic Area
Understanding of payer, regulatory and commercial issues in the pharmaceutical industry.
Leadership and behaviours
Fulfill leadership and behaviour criteria for roles on lower career levels.
Excellent communicator who take responsibility for decisions made. Role model engagement and commitment.
Able to lead culture shift and raise the bar in performance at all levels in the organization
Able and accountable for driving business performance. Don't accept status quo, but push the boundaries in performance.
Lead change based on future business demands
Understand the wider business and can see the internal and external AZ picture
Appreciate that scientific expertise needs to be balanced with business leadership
Able to actively seek collaboration in a complex matrix structure
Reporting line
Reports to Vice President, Head of IMED RIA
More than ever, science is accelerating our rate of understanding in a wide range of medical fields - and that's only set to increase. As a global, science-led biopharmaceutical business, AstraZeneca is at the forefront of that evolution. That means an unparalleled product portfolio and a strong pipeline across all stages of the drug development process. Everything we do comes back to improving the health of our patients worldwide, and to make that happen we're focusing on some of the most challenging diseases facing humanity today.
We have a highly collaborative culture, where you'll be encouraged to push the boundaries of science while developing industry-recognised skills and experiences.
Publiceringsdatum2017-02-24Så ansöker duSista dag att ansöka är 2017-03-09
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AdressAstraZeneca Göteborg
Pepparedsleden 1
43183 MÖLNDAL
KontorsadressPepparedsleden 1
Jobbnummer 3340931
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