Global Patient Safety Physician

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Astra ZenecaGreat Workplace
1 month ago
Barcelona, Spain — HybridFull TimePharmacovigilance
✓ No Call✓ No Weekends

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Job Description

About the Role

Join AstraZeneca as a Global Patient Safety Physician – Hybrid, 3-Day Week in United States.

Key Responsibilities

  • functional Clinical Teams and/or Project Teams for developmental and/or marketed products. Provides medical input to ensuring that risk

Requirements

  • functional ad
  • changing medicines. In
  • 2026 Closing Date 07
  • discrimination in employment (and recruitment), as well as work authorization and employment eligibility verification requirements. AstraZeneca is a global, science

Work Schedule

  • Full-Time position.
  • Hybrid position - combination of remote and on-site.

Apply to join AstraZeneca as a Global Patient Safety Physician – Hybrid, 3-Day Week.

Key Skills

Clinical Safety StrategyRisk MitigationPharmacovigilance PlanRegulatory QueriesBenefit/Risk AssessmentClinical Development PlanningInvestigator BrochuresProtocolsInformed ConsentsSignal ManagementData EvaluationLabeling UpdatesRegulatory SubmissionsMedical ReviewSafety Specification
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Position Insights

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Global Patient Safety Physician at Astra Zeneca a 7.5 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as very good. This places the position in the top 10% of all Pharmacovigilance physician listings evaluated on our platform. Contributing factors include no on-call duties, no weekend requirements, remote work flexibility.

Positions in this range offer a solid balance between clinical responsibility and personal time. Most providers report manageable workloads with adequate recovery time.

Pharmacovigilance — Physician Career Context

This Pharmacovigilance position at Astra Zeneca is open to physician candidates.

Physicians (MD/DO) are in high demand across healthcare settings, with growing interest in positions that offer sustainable schedules and reduced administrative burden.

Remote physician positions in Pharmacovigilance have grown significantly in recent years, offering clinicians the ability to maintain a full patient panel without geographic constraints or commute-related burnout.

Location & Logistics

This is a fully remote physician position. Remote clinicians can practice from any state where they hold an active license, eliminating commute time and offering maximum schedule flexibility. Many remote healthcare positions also allow providers to establish a more sustainable long-term practice pattern.

Why This Position Stands Out

  • No on-call requirements — clinicians are completely off-duty after hours
  • No weekend shifts — preserving personal and family time
  • Fully remote — work from anywhere with an active license

Skills, Responsibilities & Benefits

Key skills and qualifications: Clinical Safety Strategy, Risk Mitigation, Pharmacovigilance Plan, Regulatory Queries, Benefit/Risk Assessment, Clinical Development Planning, Investigator Brochures, Protocols. Candidates with experience in these areas may be especially well-suited for this Pharmacovigilance role.

Core responsibilities: The physician will be responsible for the Clinical Safety strategy for assigned drug projects and products throughout development and market stages, including defining risks, proposing mitigation measures, and setting safety go-no-go criteria. This role involves representing Patient Safety on cross-...

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About Astra Zeneca

Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
2-5
7.5

Work-Life Balance Score

Top 25%

Protective Factors (3)

Hybrid work (Schedule flexibility ↓ burnout)

No on-call (β=6.95; p<0.001 for ↓ exhaustion)

No weekends (57% ↓ work-life conflict)

Interpretation: Position demonstrates strong burnout protection with 3 validated protective factors.

Job Details

Employment Type

Full-time

Posted

1mo ago