Global Development Scientist Director Haematology
Location: Barcelona, Spain (3 days/week working from the office)
AstraZeneca is a global, science-led, patient-focused biopharmaceutical company that focuses on the discovery, development and commercialization of prescription medicines for some of the world’s most serious diseases. We are more than one of the world’s leading pharmaceutical companies. AstraZeneca has a multifaceted environment that cultivates collaboration and innovation. We attract top minds, and we nurture and build talent. Hematology Research and Development, Early and Late Development Hematology Within Hematology R&D, we are committed to advancing the science to deliver life-changing medicines to patients most in need. With a combination-focused pipeline that exploits the power of six scientific platforms (Immuno-Oncology, Tumor Drivers and Resistance, DNA Damage Response, Antibody-drug Conjugates, Cell Therapy and Epigenetics) to help address unmet clinical needs in a host of hematological cancers, we are motivated by a dedication to the scientific discovery and collaboration that will one day help eliminate cancer as a cause of death. This unit has responsibility for the value chain from discovery through to late-stage development, enabling rapid acceleration of promising early-stage assets and life-cycle management programs.
Main Duties and Responsibilities
Will be mainly writing clinical protocols, amending protocols, amending CRFs, data collections, and pulling data out of database, cleaning data, and generate graphs from them.
Maintain key relationships internally with clinical project teams, and externally with regulatory bodies and external service providers.
Ensure there is adequate input into the drug development process from specialists in each of the various areas of drug development, or provide input into one or more of these areas as a technical specialist.
Develop and design studies to determine the scientific and clinical viability of a particular drug or portfolio of drugs and interpret the results of these studies, either as the head of a team, or by providing expert input.
Participate in protocol design, writing and Implementation to meet GCP, ICH and all AstraZeneca quality standards.
Manage cross functional projects to ensure the successful passage of drugs through all phases of the drug development process, or contribute to one or more elements of such a project as a technical specialist.
Review and interpret medical data and clinical trial data and come up with conclusions
Responsible for delivery of pieces of the trials and may lead submissions from a process standpoint.
Essential Requirements
- BS Sciences and with any academic or pharma industry relevant drug development research experience required
Experience working on clinical trials in Hematology or Oncology clinical trials experience preferred, Hematology strongly preferred.
Experience managing and interpreting the results of clinical trials as well as exposure to writing protocols preferred
Strong analytical research skills, PhD, PharmD, or MS desired.
Experience of authoring scientific documents preferred.
Well-developed communication skills
Sufficient technical and disease area knowledge to be able to interact with confidence with internal and external partner
Date Posted
07-nov-2025Closing Date
29-nov-2025AstraZeneca 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 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.
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