Local Study Associate Director, Feasibility Lead

Join us in shaping the future of cell therapy

Do you bring experience in clinical study feasibility, patient recruitment, and study delivery? Are you motivated by the opportunity to help shape innovative studies from the earliest planning stages and work with people across functions to make a real difference for patients?

We are now recruiting a Local Study Associate Director, Feasibility Lead to join our team in Stockholm. This is a chance to play an important role in our cell therapy portfolio, using your operational insight, strategic thinking, and collaborative approach to help set studies up for success.

About AstraZeneca

At AstraZeneca, we are driven by science and inspired by the difference we can make for patients. Across our business, we bring together deep scientific expertise, innovation, and collaboration to discover, develop, and deliver medicines that address some of the world’s most serious diseases.

Within Oncology, we are advancing a bold pipeline, including cell therapy, with the ambition to transform outcomes for people living with cancer. It is a place where you can contribute to meaningful work, grow your career, and be part of a team that values curiosity, ownership, and partnership.

About the role

As Local Study Associate Director, Feasibility Lead, you will be at the heart of country-level feasibility for AstraZeneca’s internally delivered cell therapy studies. You will help shape key decisions on study design, site selection, recruitment forecasting, and retention planning, ensuring that local insight translates into strong, realistic study plans.

You will also play an important role in local study delivery, leading cross-functional collaboration to ensure studies are progressed in line with timelines, quality expectations, and compliance requirements.

You will work closely with colleagues across Feasibility, Global Project Teams, Medical Affairs, Site Management & Monitoring, Site Partnerships, Patient Operations, and Study Management, as well as with investigators and site personnel externally. Your ability to build relationships, influence decisions, and bring people together around shared goals will be central to success in this role.

This is an exciting opportunity for someone who enjoys combining strategy and delivery, and who wants to contribute to innovative clinical development in a highly collaborative environment.

What you will do

• Lead Local Study Teams to deliver study commitments to agreed timelines, quality, and compliance standards
• Support country start-up and study oversight, including site identification, qualification, and essential document readiness
• Maintain compliance and inspection readiness in line with AstraZeneca standards, ICH-GCP, and local regulations
• Contribute to continuous improvement in feasibility, recruitment, and retention practices
• Lead country feasibility activities for assigned cell therapy studies
• Provide local insight to support study design, site selection, country allocation, and recruitment planning
• Develop recruitment and retention strategies based on feasibility findings and delivery insights
• Partner with local and global stakeholders to align on priorities, risks, and opportunities

Essential Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field such as life sciences, business management, or project management, or equivalent project management certification
• Significant experience in the pharmaceutical industry, including drug development processes
• Minimum 1 year of experience in clinical study feasibility
• Experience developing and delivering study delivery strategies and tactical or operational plans
• Experience in patient and investigator recruitment and retention
• Proven project and budget management skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deliver high-quality work
• Strong stakeholder management, communication, collaboration, and negotiation skills in complex environments
• Good knowledge of ICH-GCP, basic knowledge of GMP/GDP, and good understanding of local regulations and clinical study management
• Good medical knowledge in relevant AstraZeneca therapeutic areas
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, prioritisation, and digital skills

Desirable requirements

• Experience in cell therapy
• Experience working with CROs, AROs, or external partners
• Experience in new product development within the pharmaceutical industry
• Experience developing study delivery strategies aligned to local regulatory objectives
• Experience managing complex or cross-border projects
• Ability to work effectively with remote collaborators, adapt positively to change, and influence stakeholders
• A process innovation mindset, including the ability to identify opportunities for AI or digital tools to improve efficiency, quality, or innovation

Why join us?

This role offers the opportunity to make a visible contribution in an innovative and fast-moving area of clinical development. You will help shape how studies are planned and delivered locally, work with experienced colleagues across a broad network, and contribute to work that has the potential to change patients’ lives.

What’s next?

Ready to take the next step? We’d love to hear from you. Please submit your CV and cover letter, no later than September 16th, 2026 .

To help us review your application smoothly, please combine your CV and cover letter into one document before uploading.

Date Posted

01-sep.-2026

Closing Date

15-sep.-2026

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