AstraZeneca is a global innovation-driven biopharmaceutical business, committed to delivering a flow of new medicines that bring benefit for patients and create value for our shareholders and society. We focus our resources on six therapy areas where we believe our skills and resources can make the most difference. These areas include some of the world’s most serious illnesses and together represent a major worldwide burden of disease: cancer, cardiovascular, gastrointestinal, infection, neuroscience and respiratory & inflammation. Sales in 2010 totalled $33.27 billion and we employ over 65,000 people worldwide.
At AstraZeneca, innovation is about more than just research. We aim to stimulate continued creativity throughout our organisation by maintaining a culture in which our people feel valued, energised and rewarded for their ideas and contribution to our success – ideas which can make a difference in all aspects of our business. And we support and encourage our people in discovering their own potential, through excellent learning and development opportunities that are available to them throughout their careers.
In Singapore, we are currently one of the top pharmaceutical companies and we are committed to continued innovation, close customer relationships, people development and an ethical responsible approach to business, with an aim to making a difference to the lives of patients and healthcare professionals.
This position will be based in Singapore and will report to the Medical Director.
Key responsibilities:
• Providing internal/external customers of the business with comprehensive medical and product information on all developmental and marketed products
• Providing input to marketing activities from a technical (product information) perspective
• Reviewing of the company’s promotional material, to ensure compliance with the company and the external standards, procedures and regulations
• Managing and timely reporting of adverse events as per the company’s and the Regulatory authorities’ requirements
• Providing insights into clinical trial start up and to ensure trials are managed in accordance to Good Clinical Practice
Requirements:
• Bachelor of Pharmacy or Life Science
• Preferably 3 years expertise in the provision of medical information/affairs or clinical trial in a Hospital/Healthcare institution company
• Able to work in a cross functional setting effectively with demonstrated customer orientation
• Possess the business acumen/sense and balancing this with medical opinion/viewpoints
• Independent with good organization skills to multi-task and prioritize
• Excellent written and oral communications skills
Interested candidates are requested to submit a detailed resume with indication of expected salary and preferably, a photograph (n.r.) to: hr.sg@astrazeneca.com
Closing date: 10 May 2011
(Only shortlisted candidates will be notified.)