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Join astrazeneca and help us deliver life changing medicines by supporting our advancements in digital r&d.
At astrazeneca, we put patients first and strive to meet their unmet needs worldwideWorking here means being entrepreneurial, thinking big and working together to make the impossible a realityIf you are swift to action, confident to lead, willing to collaborate, and curious about what science can do, then you’re our kind of person.
The digital health r&d design team enables better patient and healthcare professional experiences, and transforms health outcomes, by crafting digital solutions for clinical trials and real-world healthcareDesign is a critical part of our digital health innovation process, from opportunity identification and early-stage idea generation, through detailed design of digital solutions, until adaptation and scale-up within clinical trial or healthcare contexts.
As a design research director you will be responsible for the research activities that inform our design work with user insightsIn particular, you will be focused on digital products for clinical trial planning, design, and deliveryLeveraging your broad design research toolkit and detailed knowledge of clinical trial design and operations, you will plan and implement research and co-creation activities on these programs and translate findings into concrete design inputs.
You will ensure our research is high quality, directly relevant to the strategy and design choices we need to make, and follows robust methodologies for research operations and documentationYou will involve cross-functional teams in the research process, ensure research insights are systematically available and usable, and help evolve our research toolkit.
On a typical project you will:
Scope, plan, prepare, and implement the required research and co-creation activities based on a deep understanding of the project goals, business requirements, underlying scientific foundations, and enabling technologies.
Synthesize research outcomes into impactful models and frameworks – such as archetypes, journeys, and user requirement specifications.
Cultivate an expansive, interdisciplinary research environment that takes advantage of the varied perspectives and contributions of our product, technology, data, clinical and scientific teams.
As a key member of our design research and human factors team, you will also represent and advocate for the value of design research, human factors, and data-driven design.
Required skills:
A doctorate in a relevant social science field
A minimum of 4 years of professional experience doing research in a range of digital product or service design contexts
Deep knowledge of the process of designing, planning, and delivering clinical trials, and an understanding of key design levers to improve trial delivery and patient experience
Proficiency in human-centered design methods, familiarity with agile design principles and ways of working
Affinity with astrazeneca’s values, and a passion for crafting digital health solutions that combine the best of design and science
Strong collaboration and storytelling skills, with the ability to improve outcomes using persuasion and influence (rather than command and control)
Willingness to travel for research, project delivery, and client meetings
Desired skills:
Experience working in or with a variety of organizations (e.gAcademia, public sector, start-up, corporate, agency/consultancy)
Varied life experiences that enrich your point of view as a design researcher
A second language (and every additional language is a plus!)
This role is remote, us est/cst time zone is preferred.
Why astrazeneca?
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 bigDelivering life-changing medicines is about being entrepreneurial - finding those moments and recognising their potentialJoin us on our journey of building a new kind of organisation to reset expectations of what a bio-pharmaceutical company can beThis means we’re opening new ways to work, pioneering cutting edge methods and bringing unexpected teams togetherInterested? come and join our journey.
So, what’s next!
Are you ready to bring new ideas and fresh thinking to the table? brilliant! we have one seat available and we hope it’s yours.
Where can i find out more?
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