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Medical Director, Senior Safety Physician

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Job Description

About the Role

Join AstraZeneca as a Medical Director, Senior Safety Physician 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

  • MedImmune (e. g. Pre
  • functional Clinical Teams and/or Project Teams for developmental and/or marketed products. Provides medical input to ensuring that risk
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Work Schedule

  • Full-time position.
  • No explicit call, weekend, or night shift information provided.

Apply to join AstraZeneca as a Medical Director, Senior Safety Physician.

Key Skills

Clinical Safety StrategyRisk ManagementPharmacovigilanceSignal DetectionRegulatory ReportingBenefit-Risk AssessmentMedical ReviewDrug DevelopmentPatient SafetyClinical Trial OversightLabeling UpdatesCross-functional Leadership
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Position Insights

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Medical Director, Senior Safety Physician at Astra Zeneca a 6.0 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 35% of all General Medicine physician listings evaluated on our platform. Contributing factors include no on-call duties, no weekend requirements.

This score reflects a generally positive work environment with some areas for improvement. Clinicians should evaluate scheduling and workload expectations carefully.

General Medicine — Physician Career Context

This General Medicine 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.

Location & Logistics

This position is based in United States.

Why This Position Stands Out

  • No on-call requirements — clinicians are completely off-duty after hours
  • No weekend shifts — preserving personal and family time

Skills, Responsibilities & Benefits

Key skills and qualifications: Clinical Safety Strategy, Risk Management, Pharmacovigilance, Signal Detection, Regulatory Reporting, Benefit-Risk Assessment, Medical Review, Drug Development. Candidates with experience in these areas may be especially well-suited for this General Medicine role.

Core responsibilities: Responsible for the clinical safety strategy, risk management, and safety assessment of drug projects throughout development and post-marketing stages. This includes managing regulatory safety documents and collaborating with cross-functional teams to ensure patient safety.

About WeekdayDoc

WeekdayDoc is the only healthcare job board that scores every position for burnout risk and work-life balance. Every listing includes a proprietary burnout score, transparent salary data when available, and lifestyle filters for no-call, no-weekends, and remote positions. Browse more General Medicine physician jobs on WeekdayDoc to compare work-life balance scores and compensation across employers.

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About Astra Zeneca

Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
2-5
Website
6.0

Work-Life Balance Score

Top 50%

Protective Factors (2)

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

No weekends (57% ↓ work-life conflict)

Interpretation: Position shows moderate burnout protection with 2 validated protective factors.

Job Details

Employment Type

Full Time

Posted

today

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