Senior Director, Frontier Science — Early Infectious Disease

AstraZeneca seeks a Senior Director to lead frontier science strategy for early infectious disease research in Cambridge. The role encompasses publication strategy, scientific communications, global health partnerships, and grant funding identification to accelerate patient impact across discovery and clinical development.

Responsibilities

• Define and execute end-to-end publication strategy mapping scientific stories from discovery through clinical development
• Drive external scientific communications and thought leadership positioning that establishes recognized infectious disease leaders
• Lead strategy identifying funding opportunities and securing grants aligned with global health targets
• Manage portfolio of externally funded and global health projects with robust governance and compliance oversight
• Evaluate emerging biotechnology and start-up science to identify next-generation technologies for infectious disease

Requirements

• PhD or MD in infectious disease, immunology, microbiology, virology, or related discipline with extensive industry or academic experience
• Proven experience developing and executing publication strategy across discovery-to-clinical continuum
• Track record building scientific narratives and editing abstracts, posters, and manuscripts for peer-reviewed journals
• Demonstrated success identifying, writing, and securing grants for externally funded projects
• Experience cultivating partnerships with NGOs, funders, venture partners, and academic institutions
• Strong awareness of emerging biotechnology and ability to evaluate early-stage science
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with ability to influence senior stakeholders