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At AstraZeneca, we work together across global boundaries to make an impact and find answers to challenges. We do this with the upmost integrity even in the most difficult situations because we are committed to doing the right thing!

We have two vacancies for Global Medical Final Signatories due to expansion of the Global Nominated Signatory team, who act as the AstraZeneca authority and leaders on Medicines Promotion Regulations, and Industry Codes of Practice.

This main responsibilities for the role include:

Defining company policy and providing strategic guidance on medicines promotion regulations for the company.
Lead and manage the Global material and activity review process; and act as a final signatory for items and activities for the global business.
Setting standards and delivering capability support for local medical signatories across our 56 local affiliates.
Accountabilities/Responsibilities:

Act as the AstraZeneca authority and leader on medical quality and standards for the allocated therapy area. This includes promotional claims acceptability (including avoiding off-label claims); interactions with healthcare professionals; cross border digital activities, medical ethical acceptability and other matters within the scope of the IFPMA Code of Pharmaceutical Marketing Practices.

Biopharmaceutical Business Unit (BBU) & Oncology Business Unit (OBU) promotional activity, compliance and standards.

Review and approve for distribution promotional and medical materials including brand strategy documents and promotional claims prepared by Global Brand teams within the allocated Therapeutic Area for compliance with AstraZeneca Global Policies and Standards, applicable codes, regulatory requirements and ethical acceptability.
Act as a final signatory for items and activities that do not undergo local approval including above country digital activities and global press releases.

Global Therapeutic Area medical standards leadership

Sets standards for promotional claims and non-promotional product information sharing; ensuring AstraZeneca’s promotion and communications adhere to regulations and support appropriate use of our medicines in patients as well as driving business goals.
Advise global brand teams on development activities including brand strategy, target product profiles and target product claims with respect to medical standards including draft positioning and claims provability. Strive to optimise innovation while interpreting the ethical and regulatory requirements.

10-Feb-2022

High ethical standards. An understanding of ethical decision-making processes and an ability to discuss ethical and regulatory issues with credibility and authority.
Innovative and creative approach to sophisticated problem solving and confidence to make decisions when there is no certain right or wrong answer.
Manages Multiple Customer Needs: individual represents the needs of multiple customers in AZ decision making and planning.
Uses Deep Insight to Impact Broadly: individual is still thinking broadly, but also sees opportunities and develops solutions that impact beyond their role/function.
Builds Transparency for Others to Make Decisions: individual crafts the climate for others to act decisively by clarifying roles and responsibilities and limits of decision-making.
Anticipates and/or Removes Obstacles for Others: individual anticipates and removes obstacles so that teams/workgroups can deliver results and succeed.
Creates Shared Purpose Across Boundaries: individual works across boundaries to establish common purpose and goals to deliver value to the business.
Develops Others for the Long-Term: individual invests in the long-term development of others by agreeing challenging and relevant development opportunities to prepare them for future roles.
Applies Long-Term Customer Insight: individual engages customers over time and is focused on future needs and challenges.
Anticipates the Future: individual has a future oriented, long-term view due to the depth and breadth of insight. They develop plans that have impact across AZ and are based on what is likely to happen.
Demonstrates Courage to Support Decisions: individual demonstrates courage in addressing the underlying issues that prevent effective decision-making.
Addresses Blockers to Effective Collaboration: individual identifies and courageously addresses issues that may inhibit effective collaboration.
Builds Organisational Capability: individual proactively facilitates cross-functional assignments/opportunities in and outside of their own area to develop broad capability for AZ.
Effectively challenges the business and positions compliance appropriately to influence decisions: Adopts a solution-oriented approach and focuses on business enablement i.e. achievement of business goals whilst mitigating risks
Ethics and compliance efficiency: Supports transition to a value based culture and uses feedback and external benchmarking to ensure continuous improvement of practices
Leading compliance risk: Anticipates future risks and works to innovate by sharing practices with colleagues

Global Final Medical Signatory

This main responsibilities for the role include:

Global Therapeutic Area medical standards leadership

Skills and Capabilities

Salary: Competitive

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