Medical Evidence Advisor Oncology

Are you ready to turn real-world evidence into decisions that secure patient access and shape the future of cancer care? In this role you will lead the RWE strategy for prioritized brands in Italy, aligning evidence generation with brand objectives and the broader regional and global agenda to deliver timely, high-impact insights. Working at the intersection of medical, market access and commercial teams, you will identify evidence gaps, design RWE programs across the product lifecycle, and ensure excellence in execution.   Your work will translate data into value propositions that matter for patients and for business. How would you build an evidence plan that both advances science and unlocks access for transformative medicines?   Accountabilities: Evidence Strategy and Business Impact • RWE Strategy Leadership: Lead the identification of RWE needs within the holistic evidence strategy for prioritized brands, helping to secure, maintain and expand patient access while advancing scientific knowledge.  • Evidence Planning: Design and prioritize RWE programs across the product lifecycle, ensuring alignment with brand objectives and local, regional and global evidence priorities.  • Market Access Support: Partner with Market Access to address pricing, reimbursement and access questions through relevant disease-area knowledge and robust research methods.  • Cross-Functional Integration: Connect Medical, Market Access and Commercial perspectives to develop value evidence and value propositions that address external customer and internal stakeholder needs.  Study Design, Delivery and Portfolio Management   • Study Portfolio Oversight: Assess feasibility and oversee Externally Sponsored Research (ESR) and AstraZeneca-sponsored observational studies, coordinating internal review and governance processes. • End-to-End Project Management: Lead program and project delivery, including timelines, budgets, resources, risks and dependencies, incorporating both Medical and Payer perspectives.  • Scientific Documentation and Dissemination: Develop study concepts, protocols, case report forms and study reports, and lead dissemination through abstracts, posters, manuscripts and peer-reviewed publications.  • ESR Operations and Safety: Coordinate study drug supply and ensure appropriate patient safety reporting for ESR projects.  Scientific, Data and Methodological Excellence   • Methodological Expertise: Apply appropriate statistical, epidemiological, clinical, observational, health-economic, patient-reported and outcomes-research methods to study design, analysis and interpretation.  • Data Access and Stewardship: Identify, access and curate relevant data sources; manage relationships with third-party data providers; and uphold information governance and data-protection requirements.  • Evidence Quality: Ensure that research projects meet scientific, operational, quality and ethical standards and comply with the Principles of Medical Research and transparency requirements.  Governance, Compliance and Partnerships   • Ethics and Transparency: Lead ethics submissions and interactions with authorities and registry holders, ensuring study registration and results disclosure in line with applicable policies.  • Contracting and Partnerships: Negotiate and manage agreements with investigators, scientific consultants, service providers and other partners, and build productive external collaborations.  • Compliance and Conduct: Ensure that all activities comply with legal, regulatory and internal requirements, including Italian legislation, company values, the Code of Conduct and relevant procedures.  Collaboration and Scientific Engagement   • Global and Regional Collaboration: Partner with local, regional and global colleagues to align