Are you passionate about working for global health care company who truly puts patients first? Would you like to apply your toxicology expertise in a company that is accelerating innovative science and turns ideas into life changing medicines?

AstraZeneca is looking to recruit an experienced Project Toxicologist at the Director or Senior Director career level to join our team discovering and developing medicines in Cardiovascular, Renal, and Metabolic safety. This position is eligible to be filled at one of our global sites, including Cambridge, England; Gothenburg, Sweden; and Gaithersburg and Boston in the United States.

As an empowered Project Toxicologist at AstraZeneca you will work at the forefront of toxicology and safety science, working in a multidisciplinary environment where you will play a key role in progressing a rich and diverse pipeline that includes small molecules, mAb-based therapeutics, oligonucleotides, and next generation cellular and viral therapies. The Project Toxicologist works within teams that include pathologists, study monitors, document specialists and study coordinators, who ensure the delivery of quality toxicology data to generate risk assessments and support clinical development. You will combine your experience in toxicology and drug development with strong communication and interpersonal skills to communicate across all levels of internal and external stakeholders.

As a Project Toxicologist, your main responsibilities will involve:

• Designing and interpreting toxicology research programs to enable clinical development and marketing of our medicines and the authorship of quality regulatory documents (e.g. clinical trial and marketing applications)

• Leading the toxicology input to AstraZeneca project teams and interacting with external health authorities. You will operate across international boundaries within CPSS and across R&D functions in AstraZeneca to lead and manage projects and stakeholders

• Exploring drug project safety risks and developing risk mitigation strategies by combining data from traditional toxicological methods with data from more novel approaches and computational tools to build mechanistic understanding

• Providing expert nonclinical evaluation of in-licensing and out-licensing opportunities

• Contributing to the delivery of the departmental strategy and objectives

Requirements

• A PhD, or advanced university degree with relevant experience in Toxicology or equivalent life-science subject is required.

• 10+ years’ experience with the design, execution, and interpretation of toxicology studies conducted in support of pharmaceutical project development and knowledge of Good Laboratory Practice (GLP) regulations and regulatory agency guidelines.

• Experience delivering toxicology risk assessments within a pharmaceutical project environment, preferably within the therapeutic space of cardiovascular, renal, and/or metabolic diseases.

• Strong communication, presentation, and influencing skills.

• Strong project leadership skills with an ability to collaborate and operate with sensitivity and flexibility in a matrix project environment.

• Willingness to challenge conventional thinking and implement creative ideas balanced with a high regard and understanding for the regulatory framework in which AstraZeneca operates

• A social personality with strong inter-personal skills that contributes to our team culture in which trust, cooperative support, diversity, speak-up culture and inclusion enable engaged and motivated colleagues to deliver and develop

So, what’s next?

• Are you already imagining yourself joining our team? Good, because we can’t wait to hear from you.

• Are you ready to bring new ideas and fresh thinking to the table? Brilliant! We have one seat available and we hope it’s yours.

Why AstraZeneca?

At AstraZeneca when we see an opportunity for change, we seize it and make it happen, because any opportunity no matter how small, can be the start of something big. Delivering life-changing medicines is about being entrepreneurial - finding those moments and recognising their potential. Join us on our journey of building a new kind of organisation to reset expectations of what a bio-pharmaceutical company can be. This means we’re opening new ways to work, pioneering cutting edge methods and bringing unexpected teams together. Interested? Come and join our journey.

AstraZeneca has taken critical steps to protecting colleagues, loved ones, and patients from COVID-19 and its variants. COVID-19 vaccination is required for all US employees, and weekly PCR COVID-19 testing is required for those who are unvaccinated or have an approved accommodation.

So, what’s next!

Are you ready to bring new ideas and fresh thinking to the table? Brilliant! We have one seat available and we hope it’s yours.

Where can I find out more?

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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 authorization and employment eligibility verification requirements.

AstraZeneca has taken critical steps to protect colleagues, loved ones, and patients from COVID-19 and its variants. Accordingly, AstraZeneca requires all US employees to be fully vaccinated for COVID-19 prior to the first date of employment. AstraZeneca will consider requests for reasonable accommodations as required by applicable law.