Specialist, Global Clinical Solutions

Job Title: Specialist, Global Clinical Solutions

Career Level - C

Introduction to role

Global Clinical Solutions (GCS) drives the delivery of services and technology for AstraZeneca for its internal and external team members. The Specialist, GCS delivers global centralized services across drug projects and other activities that enable the delivery of Clinical Development programs to time, cost, and quality across all delivery models. Individuals in this role will ensure the population and availability of complete, high-quality data from clinical operations processes, procedures, and systems. They may deliver training related to system procedures and processes and participate in the coordination of the life cycle management of processes and systems/tools, including associated documentation. All Specialists, GCS will participate in improvement projects as needed and will supply to functional and regional initiatives.

Accountabilities

As a member of a specific activity team, the GCS Specialist:

• Delivers GCS services

• Sets up and maintains systems/tools and data associated with projects, services, and technology in partnership with Study Teams and external partners to appropriate standards, completeness, quality, and consistency

• Supports life cycle management and business continuity for operational processes/procedures, systems/tools, standards, procedural documentation, and training materials

• Provides support to user communities including:

• Conducting relevant process/system/tool training

• Facilitating knowledge sharing

• Establishing standard processes

• Ensuring communication with relevant collaborators across GCS and AZ

• Performs analyses of processes and tools to define business usage and identify opportunities to improve efficiency/effectiveness of systems/methods/processes; supports in User Requirement Specifications and User Acceptance Tests

• Contributes to reasons for continuous improvement projects

• Prioritizes workload to achieve personal and work unit targets

• Participates in change initiatives

Essential Skills/Experience

• Bachelor’s degree or other equal education that supports Skills and Capabilities of the position and ensures successful conduct of accountabilities/responsibilities and appropriate interactions with internal/external customers

• Shown organizational and analytical skills

• Proven track record to multitask, time management, and task-oriented performance

• Previous administrative training/experience

• Computer proficiency

• Can create and maintain systems for efficiency for both self and others

• Excellent knowledge of spoken and written English

• Strong interpersonal skills

• Exhibit of AZ Values and Behaviors

Desirable Skills/Experience

• University degree in biological science or health care-related field

• A good understanding of the clinical study process

• Programming experience or programming aptitude

• Work experience in the pharmaceutical industry or in the environment of clinical study delivery/clinical development processes

• Knowledge of pharmaceutical drug development and clinical study processes and associated government regulations, ICH GCP

• Shown willingness and ability to train others on study support processes and procedures

• Demonstrate the ability to proactively identify risks and issues as well as possible solutions

• GxP trained

When we put unexpected teams in the same room, we unleash bold thinking with the power to inspire 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.

Join the team at the heart of AstraZeneca that is committed and encouraged to follow the science. Driven by our curiosity, passion, and determination we are paving the way to change the practice of medicine in Oncology.

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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 authorisation and employment eligibility verification requirements.