Global Safety Strategy Lead

Astrazeneca; Barcelona; On-site; EUR 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

IQVIA in Barcelona, Spain seeks a Medical Strategy Lead for Oncology-Clinical Development. The role provides strategic medical input across the development lifecycle, from early engagement to thought leadership and client interactions.

The successful candidate will lead protocol design insights, develop clinical development plans, and guide project teams with scientific expertise while collaborating with cross-functional stakeholders globally.

Qualifications

• MD with Oncology specialization and board certification.
• Experience leading medical strategy in hematology/oncology or related fields.
• Excellent communication and project leadership in cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Provide scientific and clinical advice for proposals, protocol design, and development plans.
• Review protocols for scientific soundness and feasibility, and identify investigator sites.
• Support client meetings, bid defenses, and governance discussions.
• Coach and align project teams with medical strategy and trial considerations.
• Collaborate with BD, operations, and other COE leaders to guide programs.

Skills

English proficiency

Strategic medical leadership

Proposal development

Clinical development knowledge

Stakeholder management

Education

MD Oncology

Board-certified – Oncology

Job description

Medical Strategy Lead, Oncology-Clinical Development (Centre of Excellence)

Reading, Berkshire, United Kingdom
Belgrade, Serbia
Vienna, Austria
Budapest, Hungary
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Barcelona, Spain
Sofia, Bulgaria
Bucuresti, Romania
Madrid, Spain
Porto Salvo, Portugal
Brussels, Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium
Athens, Greece
Prague, Czech Republic
Copenhagen, Denmark
Stockholm, Sweden

Full time

Job Overview

The Medical Director for the Hematology-Oncology Center of Excellence provides strategic medical and scientific subject matter input to IQVIA in this therapeutic area informed by their training, experience and expertise. The activity of the medical director includes but is not necessarily limited to early engagement with potential customers, proposal development in response to RFPs, participation in client proposal bid‑defence meetings, support at scientific conferences, participation in thought leadership activities, contribution as needed to the formulation of clinical development plans, providing medical director and subject matter expertise as a consultant throughout the research and development lifecycle and the duration of clinical trials, and engagement with colleagues as an internal reference SME for hematology‑oncology. Greater independence is expected to be demonstrated over time for medical director activities under the supervision of the therapeutic area head and leadership team.

Essential Functions

• Work independently under the supervision (direct or indirect) of the Hematology‑Oncology Center of Excellence Head and COE Leadership team.
• Provide scientific and clinical advice to internal stakeholders developing proposals, including but not limited to: protocol design/clinical development plan, insights on mechanism of action of the investigational product, mining data to address important clinical questions relevant to the study, reviewing protocol for scientific/regulatory soundness and feasibility, identification of target site and principle investigator profiles, anticipated patient recruitment, standards of care and competitive landscape.
• Maintain awareness of latest literature to keep abreast of scientific progress in hematology and oncology.
• Participate as needed in the preparation for and conduct of client meetings, such as early engagement, proposal discussion and bid defence meetings, post‑award transition and governance meetings, and any other engagements necessary to support the goals and objectives of IQVIA.
• Provide advice, coaching, and preparation of project teams to align executional strategy to medical understanding and considerations.
• Collaborate as appropriate with key stakeholders and leaders in the organization, e.g., Business Development, Operations, Commercial Consulting Services, Real World Services, and other medical strategy leads across the Centres of Excellence.
• Act as an internal and external consultant throughout the research and development life cycle and the duration of the clinical trials to provide scientific knowledge and clinical expertise to guide project teams.
• Providing scientific knowledge and clinical expertise to guide sponsors in clinical development.

Qualifications

• Oncologist (MD) with training in the relevant therapeutic area. Hematology training or expertise in addition to solid tumour experience is considered a plus.
• Typically requires a minimum of five to seven years of prior relevant experience.
• Practical knowledge in leading and managing the execution of processes, projects and tactics within research and development.
• Will have had a minimum of 3 years of experience outside of the training period with the biopharmaceutical industry either directly or indirectly.
• Board‑certified – Oncology.

Professional Skills

• Excellent communication, presentation and interpersonal skills, including good command of English language (both written and spoken).
• Innovative and strategic thinker.
• Strong business acumen including confidence with financial considerations, excellent negotiation and influencing skills, and comfort working in scientific, operational, and business development environments.
• Excellent customer relations skills.
• Flexible and able to work in situations where specifications may or may not be well defined and willing to support collaborative work in other therapeutic areas when required.
• Confident and capable in the use of technology, applications and other media, e.g., databases and internet to research assess new opportunities, maintain currency of therapeutic and operational knowledge and competitive landscape.
• Proven ability to make decisions or provide guidance despite limited information, bringing clarity to disparate information to inform actions and drive results.

Interpersonal Skills

• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with co‑workers, managers and clients.
• Maintains a positive outlook at work.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with a wide network of individuals e.g. co‑workers, managers and customers.
• Effective mentoring and training skills, fostering learning and knowledge sharing with colleagues.

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