Digital Health Solution Group Director/Sr. Director

The rapid advancement of digital healthcare technology (DHT) and AI has offered great opportunities for an R&D organization to upscale in both what and how we deliver innovative life-saving therapeutics for patients in need and how we transform daily workflows to work smarter and faster.  

If you have a strong background in clinical research and development and are passionate about development of novel DHT for patient screening, symptom and event early capture, digital biomarker and endpoint, as well as how to incorporate AI into the daily workflow, we encourage you to explore this unique opportunity.

In this role, you will be responsible to lead and drive the internal and external collaborations to deliver and to accelerate development of 0-to-1 novel DHT based solutions. In addition, leverage your rich clinical development know-how and experience, you will also serve as subject SME and function as a key member of multidisciplinary fusion team, working closely with AI engineers and technology partners, to develop quality and fit-for-purpose Agentic solutions that can make daily work smarter and faster.

Major responsibilities

• Be an agile and transformative leader
• Understand organization strategic goals and TA strategy priorities, working with TA heads and/or China disease and compound clinical leads and TA strategy leads
• Provide oversight and leadership for DH solution leads in translating org and TA strategy into DH opportunities and priorities
• Accountable for effective and efficient communications with key stake holders and collaborators on why/how/what for DH priorities identified
• Guide and support DH leads to deliver DH priorities working with study team and/or project teams, including risk identification and mitigation and issue management
• Guide and support DH leads and team in the collaborations with external technology providers and partners
• Accountable for effective business processes and quality assurance procedures
• Support establishment of AZ DH leadership in China
• Create a stimulating, inspiring and rewarding culture in project teams.  Develop and coach growth for junior colleagues.
• Drive change management to achieve goals

Education, Qualifications, Skills and Experience

• Advanced degree in science related majors, Ph.D preferred
• Seasoned drug developer with track records as a scientific leader in clinical development, digital health or medical device related areas
• Strong strategic thinking & excellent learning agility
• Excellent communication skills and relationship building skills in cross-functional settings with proven track records
• Strong relationship building skills with the ability to influence others to achieve aligned objectives in cross-functional settings with proven track records.
• Effective problem and conflict resolution skills and proven team focus. Able to manage ambiguity with high resilience
• Experience of working in a global organisation with complex/geographical context is a strong plus
• Strong cross-function leadership and strategic thinking with proven records. Able to manage ambiguity with high resilience

Date Posted

Closing Date

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.