Associate Director, Clinical Trial Safety Scientist

AstraZeneca · Poland - Warsaw

Job Title: Associate Director, Clinical Trial Safety Scientist

Location: Warsaw

Model: Hybrid 3+2

Introduction to role:
Join our dynamic team at the Trial Safety Review Center (TRISARC) in the Research and Development function of AstraZeneca. As an Associate Director, you will be a scientifically oriented manager overseeing the work of a group of Clinical Trial Scientists/Senior Scientists/Senior Analysts. Your role will be pivotal in ensuring the scientific and operational quality of data review done by TRISARC staff, consistency, standardization and lessons learned sharing. 

Accountabilities:
Your responsibilities will include collaborating with Study Physicians and Clinical/Project Scientists, overseeing the process implementation and ongoing review of critical safety data, supporting and mentoring less experienced TRISARC staff, ensuring seamless and complete clinical data review, and supporting TRISARC Directors/Associate Directors in resourcing, training, goal-setting, efficiency and quality metrics settings and performance management of TRISARC personnel.

Essential Skills/Experience:
- Advanced university degree in a medical/life science field
- Minimum 3 years of experience working in clinical research, pharmacovigilance and/or safety and clinical data review methodology
- In-depth understanding of the clinical study and drug development process and GCP/ICH guidelines
- Extensive knowledge of applicable regulations and guidelines, including SAE reporting requirements
- Strong, demonstrated abilities/skills in team leadership
- Proven stakeholder management skills and tracked record of leading initiatives
- Ability to manage change, risks, priorities and performance targets
- Excellent knowledge of spoken and written English - communication in a scientific environment
- Computer proficiency

Desirable Skills/Experience:
- Experience in usage systems and tools supporting review of clinical data, for example: REACT, SENTRI, GPR, J-review, Rave
- Adept at building presentations and presenting scientific results to multidisciplinary teams and key stakeholders.
- Strong attention-to-detail, analytical skills, and ability to concisely summarize large amounts of complex information in the scientific environment

At AstraZeneca, we are driven by our desire to understand and reveal new insights. We are free from fear of failure, free to ask the right questions, make bold decisions, and dig deep into the biology of complex disease. We take inspiration from within our BioPharmaceutical heritage, as well as beyond, exploring what we can take and apply. It's our leaders that inspire us. Engaging others, building compelling cases and sharing our ideas for change. 

If your passion is science and you want to be part of a team that makes a bigger impact on patients' lives, then there's no better place to be. We truly understand science and apply it every day to strengthen and grow our pipeline. We are using our unique scientific capabilities to deliver what we believe to be one of the most productive pipelines in the industry. 

Date Posted

11-cze-2026

Closing Date

24-cze-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.

Clinical Research pay context

Based on 142 disclosed Clinical Research salaries on RoleSuite, the role pays a median of $140K/year, with most offers between $106K and $171K (10th–90th percentile: $68K–$275K).

AstraZeneca ranks among the higher-paying employers for this role, at a $140K median across 6 disclosed postings.

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