BACKGROUND:
The next generation of medicines.
How will you take them even further?

At AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals, we're constantly striving to make new discoveries. Discoveries that will make a meaningful difference to health globally. We already have an exceptional product pipeline, and everyone here has a part to play in making sure that pipeline fulfils its potential. This is your opportunity to join them – and to fulfil your own.

OVERVIEW:
We have an exciting opportunity for experienced informatics scientists to impact drug projects & global capability builds working as part of a world leading, global informatics organisation. The goals of optimally designing & interpreting clinical trials, integrating & mining medical knowledge, and enriching our understanding of the healthcare environment offer a significant challenge for the clinical development of new medicines. The newly formed R&D Information (RDI) organization will develop the skills and tools required to address these challenges as part of an Integrative Informatics portfolio. This encompasses strategic investments in key areas such as personalized healthcare, clinical trial design & interpretation, in-silico modelling and the use of patient outcome information in drug R&D. For the Clinical Informatics Practice there is a specific need to support projects undergoing Clinical development in order to establish the efficacy and safety of drugs, while building medical and disease area knowledge.

We are seeking both junior and senior, multi-talented informaticians / informatics scientists, who are able to contribute to and lead aspects of our clinical informatics strategy & portfolio. In addition, successful candidates will be expected to be adaptable, able to contribute to wide range of R&D informatics activities, including direct drug R&D project information support as well as platform build activities. We have a number of informatics positions available, at varying levels of seniority depending on experience and skills. These positions are open to internal and external applicants and may be based at one or more of our R&D centres in Sweden, United Kingdom and North America.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Work with drug development projects addressing specific information, analysis and interpretation challenges relating to clinical & healthcare research
• Contribute to and lead projects or service areas within the global Integrative Informatics portfolio
• Work with software developers / architects to rapidly and iteratively develop generic tools and solutions to address the needs of priority projects
• Actively share knowledge to build critical capabilities in Clinical Informatics
• Identify and lead engagements with external partners in the delivery of components of the Clinical Informatics portfolio
• Collaborate with RDI colleagues to define and prioritize informatics requirements and solution delivery
• Contribute to the overall Integrative Informatics strategy and architecture
• Work with drug development projects addressing specific information, analysis and interpretation challenges relating to clinical & healthcare research
• Proactively engage and lead in knowledge sharing and peer support to build R&D knowledge and expertise in the tools and techniques critical to Informatics/Information Science
• Work with software developers / architects to rapidly and iteratively develop generic tools and solutions to address the needs of drug discovery priority projects
• Contribute to and lead local and global informatics projects or service areas
• Contribute to the overall Informatics strategy and architecture
• Identify and lead engagements with external partners in the delivery of clinical informatics components
• Work collaboratively with Informaticians/Information Scientists to deliver scientific information platforms, database systems, processes, tools and techniques to solve scientific problems
• Actively support the portfolio life-cycle of clinical informatics/ISA initiatives, programmes, projects and services to maximise effective use of scientific information in the discovery and development business
• Support and foster innovative information solutions across informatics community.
• Lead and develop less experienced staff locally in best practice and skills development
• Promote a positive team climate of continuous improvement and develop and motivate peers to deliver competitive advantage through clear linkages between investment in people and business performance.
• Build knowledge and expertise of the pharma industry and informatics trends.
• Promote AZ's information capabilities and reputation through external publications and presentations

REQUIREMENTS:

• Proven record of delivering informatics approaches, skills and tools for industrial drug projects
• Bachelors degree in a Life Science, Computer Science or equivalent experience
• Excellent communication skills and facilitation skills with the ability to work with others to achieve objectives
• Programming/scripting skills and experience (e.g. Perl & CGI, Python, UNIX shell scripting, Java, JavaScript, Excel VBA, Pipeline Pilot, etc.)
• Database and semantic skills and experience (e.g. Oracle, MySQL, RDF/Triple stores/SPARQL, etc.)
• Experience in one or more scientific domains (e.g. Chemistry, Biology, Pharmacology, Toxicology, Translational Science, Clinical Science, Healthcare, etc.)
• Experience of working in global information delivery or tool development projects
• Experience of leading small delivery teams

LOCALE:
This is a global role that can be done from any AstraZeneca R&D site in UK, US or Sweden

HOW TO APPLY:
Please visit jobs.astrazeneca.com and search for job reference # R&DM3.

POLICY:
AstraZeneca is an Equal Opportunity Employer
http://www.astrazenecacareers.com