Clinical Information Science Associate Director

Position: Clinical Information Science Associate Director

Location: Cambridge, UK

Competitive Salary & Excellent Company Benefits

At AstraZeneca, with our portfolio, our pipeline and our people, we aim to revolutionize cancer care. Our broad pipeline of next-generation medicines is focused principally on lung, breast, gastrointestinal, GU and hematological cancers.

If you are passionate about science and data-driven decision making, explore the possibility of joining us as a Clinical Information Science Associate Director (CISAD) to shape our oncology portfolio trials via optimal use of clinical information.

The position sits within Oncology Information Practice department a part of the Oncology Biometrics organization. As part of a diverse global team, you will support the drug development process by providing scientific information (literature, data analytics, digital visualizations) for Oncology TA drug development.

The Oncology Information Practice department also delivers information and data supporting the Oncology drug projects portfolio decisions via strategic information initiatives, applying knowledge of external environment and trends for internal information needs.

What you’ll do
As an information expert, you will be responsible for delivery of information needed to make drug development decisions, making you an authority on innovative use of information and data to help shape our trials and portfolio. You will use a variety of information sources such as scientific literature, competitive intelligence, internal and external clinical trial databases and techniques such as specialist information search, AI capabilities and analysis, data visualization and benchmarking to extract and present key relevant information for decision making. You will be partly or fully accountable for Information Practice delivery scope in one or more drug projects in Oncology portfolio by own contribution or leadership of other information practice staff.

Your accountabilities will include: 

o   Support decision-making in clinical design, submission and interpretation by identifying, benchmarking, extracting and presenting back meaningful facts and data via internal and external competitor intelligence information sources

o   Apply or understand techniques such as text mining, AI/NLP and data visualization for extracting and summarizing key relevant information enabling timely and objective clinical study decision

o   Build and maintain scalable data and analysis pipelines that deliver reusable clinical and scientific insight

o   Lead/contribute to translating unstructured business challenges and data into model-driven or analysis ready data

o   Lead or contribute to cross-functional, multidisciplinary projects working with data scientists, clinicians and statisticians.

o   Mentor colleagues, develop and promote best practice in AI, NLP, and information science for literature searches and providing clinical insight

o   Plan and work independently and take responsibility for specific deliveries within a drug project, and ensure high quality is built into deliverables

Essential for the role
To succeed in this opportunity, you will have a real passion for oncology, clinical data and information – in particular knowing what information you require, how to seek it out, and how to share it with the teams in an insightful way. You will be an excellent communicator, with a strong team focus who enjoys collaborating to achieve the best results.

In addition, you will also have:

o   Advanced degree in Life Science (PhD, PharmD, MD) or in Computer Science, Information Science, Mathematics. PhD/MD 3 years of relevant experience or Masters' degree with 5 years of relevant experience.

o   Deep understanding of the pharmaceutical clinical drug development process (setting could include, but are not limited to: Clinical Operations, Regulatory, Early development, medical affairs, Competitive/Regulatory Intelligence, CRO).

o   Experience in defining and executing literature and database search strategies.

o   Demonstrated leadership capability.

o   Significant experience / proven track record in the application of information and knowledge management in a clinical or scientific setting.

o   Good written and verbal communication skills including presentation skills and proficiency in communicating complex information to a diverse audience.

o   Strong organizational skills with the ability to multitask, set priorities and follow a timeline.

o   Great attention to detail.

Desirable for the role

o   Experience in Oncology/Immuno-Oncology biology, or immunology or oncology related disciplines.

o   Experience/ or understanding of NLP softwares and AI tools for literature searches.

o   Experience/ or understanding in Machine Learning.

o   An interest in coaching and developing more junior team members

Interested? Please apply by submitting your CV by COB 30th April 2026.

Date Posted

15-Apr-2026

Closing Date

30-Apr-2026

Our 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.