Director, CVRM Congress & Events at AstraZeneca in Waltham, Massachusetts

Job Description:

Job Title: Director, CVRM Congress & Events



Job Location: Waltham, MA


At AstraZeneca, we pride ourselves on crafting a collaborative culture that champions knowledge-sharing, ambitious thinking and innovation - ultimately providing employees with the opportunity to work across teams, functions and even the globe.


Recognizing the importance of individualized flexibility, our ways of working allow employees to balance personal and work commitments while ensuring we continue to create a strong culture of collaboration and teamwork by engaging face-to-face in our offices 3 days a week. Our head is purposely designed with collaboration in mind, providing space where teams can come together to strategize, brainstorm and connect on key projects.


Our dedication to sustainability is also central to our culture and part of what makes AstraZeneca a great place to work. We know the health of people, the planet and our business are interconnected which is why we're taking ambitious action to tackle some of the biggest challenges of our time, from climate change to access to healthcare and disease prevention.



Introduction to role



We are looking for strategically-minded innovative individuals with strong clinical, collaboration, and organizational skills to join our Late CVRM Business Planning and Operations team. This is an exciting opportunity to work in a team that has a broad scope of work in the clinical development and congress space. We are always innovating and striving for excellence in R&D communications to help improve patients' lives.


The CVRM Congress Director is responsible for the proactive planning, strategic alignment, and development of scientific content to support CVRM R&D presence at key disease congresses. This includes providing scientific consult, reviewing and approving materials to drive congress visibility. Additionally, this role empowers forward-thinking and digital innovation to help drive efficiencies and engaging scientific exchange. You will support congresses taking place in different locations, providing the opportunity to collaborate internationally and drive strategically-aligned and consistent R&D communication.



Accountabilities

• Strategic application of scientific and business expertise relevant to therapeutic areas, including products, disease state management, emerging therapies, and the competitive landscape


• Collaborate with key stakeholders to strategically plan and execute scientific information development and dissemination to meet congress and customer needs


• Monitor the R&D environment and apply scientific expertise, integrated with regulatory/compliance landscape, and local markets knowledge to impact pipeline/disease strategy


• Contribute to processes related to congress operations, drive operational excellence, and support digital innovation through forward and innovative thinking to meet business needs efficiently


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  Congress presence
  
  
  
  • Provide strong project management with the ability to communicate and collaborate effectively across all levels of organizations, both internal and external
  
  
  • End-to-end accountability to plan and execute congresses (face-to-face/hybrid) by working in collaboration with the relevant business owners, multiple stakeholders, external and in-house partners for all aspects of a Congress as it supports R&D
  
  
  • Partner with the congress team to ensure strong CVRM R&D presence which includes supplier recommendations, contract negotiations, budgets, creation and ownership of project plans, leading project team calls, and on-site support
  
  
  • Operational management of the CVRM R&D section of the exhibition booth, symposia, and sponsorship
  
  
  • Understanding of external regulatory codes across major markets and Congress locations, i.e., ABPI/EFPIA, alongside AstraZeneca internal policies and reporting requirements
  
  
  • Understand the R&D key priorities and congress presence strategy
  
  
  • Effectively work alongside external vendors and internal stakeholders while establishing collaborative relationships
  
  
  
  


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  Scientific Content
  
  
  
  • Represent CVRM R&D within the promotional review cross-functional team by:
  
  
  • Providing strategic scientific consults on pipeline messages
  
  
  • Reviewing/approving materials for content accuracy
  
  
  • Collaborating across the business to ensure materials are strategically aligned
  
  
  
  

Essential Skills/Experience

• Advanced scientific degree required (PharmD preferred, MD, PhD, MPharm or equivalent)


• A minimum of 5 years of experience in pharmaceutical industry or comparable experience with the healthcare/clinical/hospital environment is required

Desirable Skills/Experience

• Experienced with scientific literature evaluation and analysis


• Experience in writing/scientific communications/content creation


• Strong verbal and written communication skills


• Strategic thinker with strong business acumen, project management, and organizational skills


• Experience developing digital content and/or digital content strategy highly desired


• Promotional review and medical review experience preferred


• Ability to apply local regulatory (e.g. FDA, EMA), legal, and compliance requirements to activities and drug information delivery


• Ability to travel to meetings/conferences (domestic and international) approximately 5% of the time

When we put unexpected teams in the same room, we unleash bold thinking with the power to inspire life-changing medicines. In-person working gives us the platform we need to connect, work at pace and challenge perceptions. That's why we work, on average, a minimum of three days per week from the office. But that doesn't mean we're not flexible. We balance the expectation of being in the office while respecting individual flexibility. Join us in our unique and ambitious world.


Join the team unlocking the power of what science can do. We are working towards treating, preventing, modifying, and even curing some of the world's most complex diseases. Here we have the potential to grow our pipeline and positively impact the lives of billions of patients around the world. Our combination of curiosity and courage drives us, inspired by the possibility of doing things that have never been done before. Empowered to step up, we free ourselves from fear of failure to dig deep into the biology of complex diseases and make bold decisions. Celebrating our successes and failures along the way.


If your passion is science and you want to be part of a team that makes a bigger impact on patients' lives, then there's no better place to be. Apply now!


AstraZenecais an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion and providing a workplace that is free from discrimination. AstraZeneca is committed to accommodating persons with disabilities. Such accommodation is available on request in respect of all aspects of the recruitment, assessment and selection process and may be requested by emailingAZCHumanResources@astrazeneca.com.


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