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Project Lead


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  • AstraZeneca
  • London
  • 1 month ago
Applications closed

Location – Remote

Outside IR35

Duration – 6 months


Make a meaningful difference at AstraZeneca!


Bring out the best in each other, and yourself, by working together as one.

When we put unexpected teams in the same room, we unleash bold thinking with the power to inspire life-changing medicines. In-person working give 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.

​At AstraZeneca we work together across global boundaries to make an impact and find answers to challenges. We do this with the upmost integrity even in the most difficult situations because we are committed to doing the right thing. We continuously forge partnerships that help pursue world-class medicines in new ways, combining our people’s exceptional skills with those of people from all over the globe.


This statistical software development position sits in our Quantitative Solutions (QS) team, within Statistical Innovation group, part of the Respiratory Biometrics Department.QS is a centre of excellence for building high quality software tools to provide novel statistical analyses, advanced analytics and business solutions.


Main Duties and Responsibilities


As a Product Owner for statistical software you will be the project lead for statistical software development projects, providing high quality software solutions in support of the drug development portfolio.


The Role will include:


Being the project lead for the development team, ensuring the tool functionality is representative of the needs of stakeholders.

Providing statistical input for translating the needs of stakeholders & users to the development team

Defining the scope and expected deliveries & timelines for projects

Planning the workload and delivery of development sprints, using Jira efficiently

Taking accountability for Jira board maintenance, project documentation, and ensuring that risks, issues and tool scope are actively and effectively managed

Defining and ensuring delivery of appropriate rollout, training and advertising for the statistical software projects

Presenting to teams, capturing feedback on tool usage and value, monitoring further development needs / opportunities.


Working alongside others, you will contribute statistical expertise and assist in R and/or python programming for the agile development of new software tools. You will be responsible for improving the productivity, scalability and ease of use of existing tools and solutions, whilst ensuring that our statistical software tools are developed and validated to AstraZeneca and regulatory standards.


Requirements


Essential

  • BSc or above in statistics, mathematics, data science or related subject
  • Experience of providing programming for package development, testing and validation of R packages for either statistical analysis, modelling & simulation, or business applications
  • Broad understanding of clinical drug development & the pharmaceutical environment


Desirable

  • Experience, or understanding, of end-to-end agile software tool development and lifecycle management
  • Knowledge of other programming languages (e.g. R-Shiny, Java, Python, Spotfire, C/C++, VBA/VBS) would be advantageous


We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

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.

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