Role at a glance
- Job function
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Engineering & R&D Biotechnology & Pharmaceutical R&D
- Salary
- Not Disclosed
- Location
- Gaithersburg, Maryland, United States
- Work arrangement
- On-site
- Employment
- Full-time
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Role Summary
The Global Clinical Head is the senior medical scientific expert for a product, asset, or indication team and reports to the Vice President Clinical Respiratory. The role is accountable for clinical scientific strategy and deliverables across the product or asset.
What You'll Do
- Provide clinical and medical expertise to overall project strategy and scientific strategy for clinical components of the Target Product...
- Oversee clinical scientific aspects of the product or asset, including benefit/risk and clinical components of regulatory documents and...
- Deliver clinical studies and clinical components of regulatory submissions on time.
- Serve as the point of contact for TA-Heads and R&D leaders on clinical and scientific components of the product or indications.
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MD or equivalent medical degree with specialty training in Respiratory or a related area. Requires deep clinical and research expertise, hands-on late-phase drug development, experience delivering multiple complex and large studies, benefit/risk assessment and patient risk management planning, global regulatory submissions and agency interactions, and demonstrated leadership, collaboration, and influence across functions and geographies. Also requires line management experience and business acumen, including insight into global payer and reimbursement hurdles.
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Original job description
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Original job description
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The Global Clinical Head (GCH) is the most senior medical scientific expert on an asset/product/indication team and is a core member of the Franchise Team (if applicable) and/or the Global Product Team (GPT).
This role will report to the Vice President Clinical Respiratory.
This person will be accountable for all clinical scientific aspects of the product/asset, including the benefit/risk of a product and/or asset as well as the scientific strategies for clinical components of the Target Product Profile (TPP), Target Product Claim (TPC), Clinical Development Plan (CDP), Clinical components of regulatory documents and core labelling texts.
Provide clinical and medical expertise input into overall project strategy. Will have accountability for the clinical deliverables i.e. clinical studies, clinical components of regulatory submissions etc to time.
Serve as the single point of contact for TA-Heads and R&D leaders for clinical and scientific components of the product and/or indications.
Essential for the Role
An MD, or other equivalent medical degree from an accredited university with specialty training in Respiratory or related area.
7 years’ relevant experience within the respiratory space, including late-phase drug development experience.
Demonstrated deep clinical and research expertise in appropriate disease area
Significant hands-on late phase clinical drug development experience.
Developed/delivered multiple complex and large studies (e.g., including but not limited to multinational outcome studies).
Scientific credibility internally and externally.
Demonstrated success in influencing functions outside of clinical and across geographies.
Experience of benefit/risk assessment and creating patient risk management plans.
Experience of global regulatory submissions and interacting with major regulatory agencies.
Demonstrated ability to successfully lead, coach, and mentor other physicians/scientists.
Proven teamwork and collaboration skills in a global setting.
Credible in scientific and commercial environments.
Fit for purpose business acumen, and insight into payer and reimbursement hurdles globally
Line management experience.
Desirable for the role
Global external awareness within the therapeutic area.
Global regulatory awareness.
Ability to travel nationally and internationally.
Experience in several organizations and geographic locations
Experience of working with Market Companies to deliver studies/projects.
Experience of clinical/commercial interface.
At AstraZeneca when we see an opportunity for change, we seize it and make it happen, because any opportunity no matter how small, can be the start of something big. Delivering life-changing medicines is about being entrepreneurial - finding those moments and recognizing their potential. Join us on our journey of building a new kind of organization to reset expectations of what a bio-pharmaceutical company can be.
This means we’re opening new ways to work, pioneering groundbreaking methods and bringing unexpected teams together.
The annual base salary for this position ranges from $331,873 - $497,810. However, base pay offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, including market location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. In addition, our positions offer a short-term incentive bonus opportunity; eligibility to participate in our equity-based long-term incentive program. Benefits offered included a qualified retirement program [401(k) plan]; paid vacation and holidays; paid leaves; and, health benefits including medical, prescription drug, dental, and vision coverage in accordance with the terms and conditions of the applicable plans. Additional details of participation in these benefit plans will be provided if an employee receives an offer of employment. If hired, employee will be in an “at-will position” and the Company reserves the right to modify base salary (as well as any other discretionary payment or compensation program) at any time, including for reasons related to individual performance, Company or individual department/team performance, and market factors.
When we put unexpected teams in the same room, we unleash bold thinking with the power to inspire life-changing medicines. In-person working gives us the platform we need to connect, work at pace and challenge perceptions. That’s why we work, on average, a minimum of three days per week from the office. But that doesn't mean we’re not flexible. We balance the expectation of being in the office while respecting individual flexibility. Join us in our unique and ambitious world.
Date Posted
28-Sept-2026Closing Date
01-Oct-2026Our mission is to build an inclusive environment where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and employees. In furtherance of that mission, we welcome and consider applications from all qualified candidates, regardless of their protected characteristics. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please complete the corresponding section in the application form.
About the company
AstraZeneca
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AstraZeneca is a global biopharmaceutical company dedicated to the research, development, and commercialization of innovative medicines. Headquartered in Cambridge, UK, the company focuses on areas such as oncology, cardiovascular, renal, metabolism, and respiratory diseases, striving to deliver life-changing treatments to patients. With a strong commitment to scientific excellence and collaboration, AstraZeneca invests in cutting-edge technologies and partnerships to drive advancements in healthcare. The company is also committed to sustainability and corporate responsibility, aiming to make a positive impact on communities worldwide.