Disease Area Director, Cell Therapy

Responsible for products’ clinical development strategy and plan in a disease area (or certain indications). Will provide leadership or expertise on TA strategy on the relevant disease area. Responsible for managing reginal or China therapeutic or research projects or acting as an expert involved in the design, conduct, monitoring, data interpretation and reporting of individual clinical trials. Will have significant input to medical science activities and some input to commercial activities as an expert within own area of specialisation. Typical Accountabilities Uses expertise and knowledge of disease to develop/lead disease strategy for inclusion into annual TA strategy. Responsible for managing the clinical development strategy and plan in the disease area. Provides strategic medical input to the global clinical development strategy as required Accountable for successful conduct and delivery of all in-scope clinical studies. Lead China to join global early development Accountable for the overall clinical, scientific content within the Clinical Project team. Follows important developments and trends in scientific literature, and educate the team accordingly. Leads scientific communication and preparation of higher level documents in the registration process Recognized as a scientific and opinion leader of the discipline, represents AstraZeneca and its Physicians at external events, develops and maintains contacts with opinion leaders. People management role: Leads, guides, evaluates and develops the team within own area of Physicians to ensure that the area achieves its objectives and complies with all relevant regulations and laws. Provides coaching and mentoring to the team physicians in both technical and career development. Education, Qualifications, Skills and Experience Essential Master degree in medical discipline or above Extensive experience in designing, monitoring and implementing in clinical studies and interpreting trial results At least 10 years overall experience in physician area in drug development in pharma industry with the ability to lead cross functional working groups and teams Strong therapeutic/disease area expertise Proven leadership promoting, motivating and empowering others to accomplish individual, team and organizational objectives Commercial understanding Thorough understanding of pharmaceutical safety, reporting and surveillance processes Strong leadership motivating and empowering others to accomplish individual, team and organizational objectives. Strong entrepreneurship, proactively supports functional and R&D China initiatives, takes accountability to closes the loop including the grey areas Courageous to do the right thing, makes critical decision and be responsible for it. Desirable PhD in scientific discipline Extensive general medical knowledge Extensive knowledge of the latest technical and regulatory developments Operational expertise in risk management and contingency planning Familiarity with the latest research and thinking Demonstrated ability to set and manage priorities, resources, performance targets and project initiatives in a global and regional environment Ability to influence strategically and persuade tactfully, to obtain desired outcomes while maintaining effective, positive, organizational relationships Conceptual, analytical and strategic thinking Effective problem and conflict resolution skills and proven team focus Contributes to science with publications, including on high impact scientific journals (needed by role). Date Posted 16-1月-2026 Closing Date 29-6月-2026 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 authorization and employment eligibility verification requirements.