SSU Associate Director

Purpose of the Job

• The Study Start-Up Associate Director (SSU AD) is responsible at country level for organizing, overseeing and control the start-up component of the clinical trials conducted internally by SMM according to agreed resources and schedules in compliance with the AZ procedures, documents, local and international guidelines such as ICH – GCP and relevant regulations.
• The SSU AD will oversee and provide direction for submission to Regulatory authorities and/or Ethics Committee, and any other start-up related activities agreed locally including local vendor management.

Typical Accountabilities

• Ensure adequate resource planning for new work across TAs allocated to local SMM to enable timely allocation of staff during start-up period.
• Ensure performance development of the SSU team (SSU managers and CSAs), as appropriate
• Ensure ongoing coaching and development of SSU team and suppor...