Nominated Signatory & Medical Excellence Lead

Job Title: Nominated Signatory & Medical Excellence Lead Introduction to role: Are you ready to uphold the highest standards of medical governance while accelerating field excellence to deliver better outcomes for patients? This role places you at the center of ethical decision-making and capability building, ensuring that every activity, material, and interaction reflects our standards and enables impact at pace. You will bridge rigorous compliance with practical execution, helping teams move fast and do the right thing. Can you translate strategy into measurable improvements that raise the quality and reach of medical engagement? Join us to combine science, ethics, and operational excellence in a dynamic environment where bold ideas and disciplined delivery go hand in hand. Accountabilities: Ethical Interactions Governance: Own and maintain local Ethical Interactions (EI) SOPs; translate global Code of Conduct into robust local procedures covering patient interactions, digital communications, diagnostics, patient affordability, and external funding. Nominated Signatory Leadership: Lead a team of risk assurance managers/signatories; review and approve materials and activities to meet ABAC, data privacy, local regulatory, and company standards; sign HCP/HCO agreements on behalf of the business. External Funding Oversight: Chair the Ethical Interactions Committee; assess, approve, and monitor external funding and third‑party engagements, ensuring transparency, fairness, and appropriate documentation. Risk and Assurance: Conduct first-line monitoring and quality checks; partner with Compliance and Assurance to execute risk assessments, define CAPAs, and track remediation to closure with evidence and sustainability plans. Medical Quality and Standards: Guide medical and marketing collaboration to ensure scientific accuracy, fair balance, and adherence to codes and SOPs across congresses, advisory boards, digital engagement, and field medical activities. Digital Compliance: Govern compliant HCP digital engagement platforms and content, ensuring consent, privacy-by-design, and appropriate content governance across channels. Process Improvement: Drive simplification and continuous improvement of governance processes, templates, and systems; embed controls proportionate to risk while enabling business agility. Cross-Functional Partnership: Advise cross‑functional teams on ethical and governance considerations for complex initiatives, mega events, and interactions with government officials. Medical Excellence: Purpose Elevate Medical Affairs capability across Egypt by defining competency standards, driving robust onboarding and continuous development for Medical Science Liaisons (MSLs) and Medical Advisors, and owning certification and quality assurance to improve scientific engagement, evidence generation readiness, and cross-functional impact. Liaise with the Global & International Medical Excellence Team in connection to excellence programs, localize relevant initiatives to Egypt market as aligned with local strategy and compliance, and seek out opportunities for cross-market collaboration. Improve scientific engagement quality, call planning, narratives, objection handling, compliant interactions, and insight capture/translation. Equip medical managers with coaching requirements as per AZ standards. Essential Skills/Experience: Education: Bachelor’s degree in pharmacy or related life sciences field required. Experience: 7+ years in Medical Affairs/Compliance/Governance within pharma, including direct Nominated Signatory or equivalent approval authority. Expertise: Strong knowledge of ABAC, Data Privacy, EI codes, GxP fundamentals, and Egypt regulatory frameworks; audit and CAPA lifecycle management; digital engagement governance. Risk assessment, SOP authorship, stakeholder management, training design/delivery, analytical problem solving, change management, and clear written/oral communication in English  Desirable Skills/ Experience: Certifications : GCP/GVP quality, compliance auditing, data privacy, or ABAC training. Medical Excellence Manager Experience Why AstraZeneca: Join a team that blends scientific rigor with commercial precision to launch innovations that matter to patients, moving from early diagnosis through treatment with an unwavering ethical core. We operate at pace in evolving markets with the freedom to experiment, learn, and improve, bringing surprising combinations of people together to spark bold thinking. We value kindness alongside ambition, and we follow the evidence to deliver solutions that serve patients and the business without compromising on doing the right thing. Your contribution will shape a connected healthcare ecosystem through partnerships and practical innovation, powered by a science-led pipeline that keeps learning fresh and impact real. Call to Action: Step forward to lead medical governance and excellence—bring your rigor and creativity to power faster, safer decisions and create meaningful patient impact! Date Posted 08-مارس-2026 Closing Date 31-مارس-2026 AstraZeneca embraces diversity and equality of opportunity.  We are committed to building an inclusive and diverse team representing all backgrounds, with as wide a range of perspectives as possible, and harnessing industry-leading skills.  We believe that the more inclusive we are, the better our work will be.  We welcome and consider applications to join our team from all qualified candidates, regardless of their characteristics.  We comply with all applicable laws and regulations on non-discrimination in employment (and recruitment), as well as work authorization and employment eligibility verification requirements.