Director of Digital Innovation (Oncology Business Unit)

Location: Barcelona, Spain

Join Astra Zeneca's Oncology Business Unit, a team that puts patients first and strives to meet their unmet needs worldwide. We are entrepreneurial, big problem solvers who work together to make the impossible a reality. If you are swift to action, confident to lead, willing to collaborate, and curious about what science can do, then you’re our kind of person. Our ambition is to transform healthcare, powered by digital, science and collaborations, to deliver the healthcare outcomes and experience that patients care about the most.

Accountabilities:

As the Director of Digital Innovation, you will be reporting directly to the Head of Medical Digital Innovation. Your role will involve driving the management and delivery of key Oncology Digital Medical Innovation initiatives across Digital Health. You will work across geographies, collaborating with Global and Market cross-functional teams and external key partners to drive strategies that improve opportunities across Astra Zeneca’s portfolio and patient outcomes.

Essential Skills/Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in a scientifically relevant subject area
• Extensive hands-on digital expertise, or relevant consulting experience, with digital tactics and channels, specifically, digital health, data & analytics and omni-channel campaigns strongly preferred.
• Experience crafting, building and owning end-to-end customer experiences dependent on sophisticated corporate structures and multiple partners.
• Experience in deploying and scaling technology programs across key markets, communicating and partnering with teams on a global scale.
• Ability to collaborate with both technology developers, academic institutions, and other internal functions to ensure business needs are translated into easy to use and relevant applications.
• Demonstrated ability to synthesize information to develop recommendations, and ability to persuade/influence organization pursuit of recommended path.

Desirable:

• Ph D, Pharm D or equivalent experience or professional qualification (MD or equivalent)
• Clinical and / or academic research background
• Experience within a pharmaceutical or life sciences organization specializing in oncology, Medical Affairs, Clinical Research, Digital Health, Medical Devices, Pharmaceuticals or Consumer Healthcare
• Established network of digital health technology innovators

When we put unexpected teams in the same room, we unleash bold thinking with the power to encourage life-changing medicines. In-person working gives us the platform we need to connect, work at pace and challenge perceptions. That's why we work, on average, a minimum of three days per week from the office. But that doesn't mean we're not flexible. We balance the expectation of being in the office while respecting individual flexibility. Join us in our outstanding and ambitious world.

At Astra Zeneca's Oncology Business Unit, we relentlessly follow the science, challenging the status quo to deliver more effective treatments to patients in need. Our dedication means we purposefully push back the limits of knowledge to change the practice of medicine. To ensure no patient is left behind, no matter what stage of disease. We are brave disruptors – entrepreneurial, fearless and groundbreaking in our approach. Here you have the opportunity to step up, take personal accountability and lead changes in our ever-evolving environment.

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So, what’s next?

Are you already imagining yourself joining our team? Good, because we can’t wait to hear from you!
To be considered for this great opportunity, please complete the full application at your earliest convenience – it is the only way that our Recruiter and Hiring Manager can know that you feel well qualified for this opportunity.

Welcome with your application no later than 30th September 2024

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