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Medical Capabilities Director
Location:
Gaithersburg, MD
Description:
At AstraZeneca we turn ideas into life changing medicines. Working here means being entrepreneurial, thinking big and working together to make the impossible a reality. We're focused on the potential of science to address the unmet needs of patients around the world. We commit to those areas where we think we can really change the course of medicine and bring big new ideas to life.Join AstraZeneca's global Medical Excellence & Ethics team in BioPharmaceuticals Medical (BPM) as a Medical Capability Director . BPM ensures the best patient outcomes by providing healthcare decision-makers around the world with the evidence and confidence they need on AstraZeneca (AZ) therapies. We support our internal team members, with the aim of achieving scientific leadership, whilst aspiring to be a great place to work, keeping patients at the core of everything we do.In order to accomplish our goals and enable the best patient outcomes, we look for all AZ BPM leaders to demonstrate five core skills and act as role models for our AZ values. These skills include:Building and maintaining a deep and continued connection to medical practice/healthcare deliveryCollaborative, enterprise leadership with a focus on empowering diverse groups (e.g., cultural, geographical, functional) to achieve excellent results across shared goalsExcellent communication and influencing with the ability to distil complexity down to what matters most to our stakeholdersStrategic thinking and creativityBusiness acumenWorking within Medical Excellence & Ethics, the Medical Capability Director will play a pivotal role in the development of strategically aligned scientific and capability training within an assigned therapeutic area; thus, bringing together the science (the what) and capabilities (the how) to ensure application, adoption and embedment in day-to-day interactions. By identifying key medical training needs and delivering solutions through innovative and engaging strategies, this role will ensure medical colleagues have the expertise to positively influence clinical practice and ensure AstraZeneca's medicines reach the right patient at the right time. Typical accountabilities: With a focus on prioritised disease conditions and medicines, perform robust needs assessments to identify medical training needs aligned to strategyDevelop robust strategic training plans to build capabilities and expertise across a broad range of needs in office and field based medical personnelEnsure timely implementation of strategic training via a range of delivery methodsIdentify and use innovative learning techniques to maximise learning efficiency and effectiveness, using and repurposing other assets when appropriateOversee the management and relationship of external vendors and other training providersManage budget for the delivery of the training plansDefine clear metrics and measurement plan to assess effectiveness of trainingCreate a culture that promotes learning across the medical organisation, recognising that this leads to improved performance and ultimately patient benefitWork with learning platform leads to shape platforms that support the delivery of training to ensure the best user experience to enable sustained behaviour change Essential Skills/Experience: Bachelor's degree in science, education, communication or businessA minimum of 5 years of Pharmaceutical experienceA minimum of 3 years of experience in learning and development with direct experience developing and implementing large scale programsStrong business insight to understand business needs, analyze issues and implement aligned solutions that will cause behaviour changeSolutions oriented with an entrepreneurial spirit to innovate and creatively overcome barriersExcellent partnership and cross-team collaboration skills with experience successfully influencing and building relationship cross-functionally, cross-culturally, cross-location and cross-brand/TAExcellent written and verbal communication skills with experience and confidence presenting ideas and solutions to senior leaders/executives, as well as facilitating learning and development sessionsAbility to be agile and proactive with a 'can-do' attitude Desirable Skills/Experience: Advanced degree (MBA, PharmD, PhD)Previous experience in a global or regional rolePrevious experience in Field Medical or Field Sales Why AstraZeneca? At AstraZeneca, you'll be part of a team that's redefining the way we approach healthcare. Our unique position as medical leaders across our enterprise and the healthcare ecosystem allows us to shape the future of Healthcare. There's so much opportunity here as we continue to grow - no better place to improve patients' lives and develop with AstraZeneca.Are you ready to make a difference? Apply today and join us in our mission to redefine healthcare! Date Posted 26-Apr-2024 Closing Date 10-May-2024Our mission is to build an inclusive and equitable environment. We want people to feel they belong at AstraZeneca and Alexion, starting with our recruitment process. We welcome and consider applications from all qualified candidates, regardless of characteristics. We offer reasonable adjustments/accommodations to help all candidates to perform at their best. If you have a need for any adjustments/accommodations, please complete the section in the application form.AstraZeneca requires all US employees to be fully vaccinated for COVID-19 but will consider requests for reasonable accommodations as required by applicable law.
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