Head of Bioscience Early CVRM
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Gaithersburg, MD
| Employer: | AstraZeneca |
| Job Type: | Full Time |
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Head of Department - Bioscience, Early CVRM Are you ready to lead our Bioscience department within the Cardiovascular, Renal, and Metabolism therapy area, bringing your combined scientific, leadership, strategic and drug discovery skills? Join us at the cutting edge of science to develop the ground-breaking medicines of the future! At AstraZeneca, you will be empowered to be innovative and creative where difference is valued. W e work without barriers between functions at the cutting-edge of science, it's a place to rethink the future of medicine. That's why we love it - this is the place to make a more meaningful impact to patients' lives around the globe. We hear our patients' stories and see the burden that cardiovascular, renal, and metabolic (CVRM) diseases poses on populations across the world. We work daily to discover targets and drive projects to develop therapies to ultimately improve lives and address unmet needs. Early CVRM within AstraZeneca is accountable for the discovery and early development (up to phase 3 ID) of new drugs in the CVRM arena within three main strategic areas - cardiovascular/heart failure, metabolism (obesity, diabetes and MASH), and chronic kidney diseases. CVRM has a rich early discovery and clinical pipeline across the three areas. Today, we believe we are the only pharmaceutical company with a full portfolio of potential CVRM solutions. The Head of Bioscience Early CVRM will report to the Senior Vice President of Early CVRM and be account able for the development and implementation of the Early CVRM Research strategy. The position can be located at any of AstraZeneca's strategic R&D sites; Gaithersburg US, Boston US, Cambridge UK, or Gothenburg Sweden. What you'll do As Head of Bioscience Early CVRM you will lead a department of about 140 coworkers together with a newly formed Bioscience Leadership Team (BLT) comprising of the Heads of Departments (HoDs) for Obesity/CNS, weight control and comorbidities, CKD and cardiovascular (incl Heart failure), fostering a 'One Bioscience' culture and cross-disease area working to deliver the best-in-class therapies for patients. Responsibilities include:
Essential for the role This highly visible, strategic role will require a well-trained and experienced scientist in physiology, pharmacology, and pathophysiology, driven by science and has strong leadership and communication skills . You have a PhD and strong research background in a preclinical and/or translational scientific discipline. Scientific excellence measured by scientific publications is a must as well as conceptual, analytical, and strategic thinking. In addition you have:
With your excellent interpersonal, communication, and collaboration skills you have the ability to influence strategically and persuade tactfully to obtain desired outcomes while maintaining effective, positive organizational relationships. You operate effectively across boundaries in a global matrix research environment to influence both internal and external stakeholders, including senior management. Your passion, strong vision and drive to succeed will be key to success together with an agile approach to life-long learning. So, what's next? Are you already imagining yourself leading Early CVRM Bioscience? Good, because we can't wait to hear from you! Welcome with your application no later than May 6th, 2024 Where can I find out more? CVRM therapy area: https://www.astrazeneca.com/our-therapy-areas/cardiovascular-renal-and-metabolism.html AZ Gaithersburg: https://www.astrazeneca.com/our-company/our-locations/gaithersburg.html AZ Gothenburg: https://www.astrazeneca.com/our-company/our-locations/gothenburg.html AZ Cambridge: https://www.astrazeneca.com/our-company/our-locations/cambridge.html Why AstraZeneca? AstraZeneca is a global, innovation-driven biopharmaceutical company proud to provide a unique workplace culture that inspires innovation and cross-boundary collaboration. Within this environment employees are empowered to express diverse perspectives, and are made to feel valued, energized and rewarded for their ideas and creativity. There's no better place to see what science can do. 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. | |