Top Benefits
About the role
Are you ready to play a pivotal role in driving drug development projects to success? As a Senior Manager, Global Project Management at AstraZeneca, you'll be at the heart of our global operations, providing essential cross-functional support to drug development teams. Your strategic partnership with Global Project Leaders and Franchise Heads will ensure that each project is managed with precision and excellence. This entry-level position on our global project management career ladder is crucial for delivering innovative medicines to patients worldwide. Are you up for the challenge?
Accountabilities
Strategic Business Partnership
- Ensure alignment of project and operational results with team strategy
- Support fact-based development for central initiatives
- Provide project information for key internal processes and update enterprise systems
- Handle or lead elements of the team’s development plan or strategy as delegated
- Collaborate with alliance partners for meetings and information transfer
Cross-functional Team Leadership and Delivery
- Lead stand-alone projects or department initiatives
- Lead elements of drug project plans or cross-functional initiatives
- Support or independently lead project management processes
- Facilitate study and sub-teams towards decision making and issue resolution
- Develop key project documents with high quality and according to deadlines
- Ensure information sharing and communication processes are in place
- Maintain information management practices in line with standard methodologies
- Ensure project data quality as per agreed standards
Governance and Investment Decisions
- Facilitate teams toward effective governance decisions
- Lead development of investment decision documentation
Planning, Monitoring and Delivery
- Ensure project results, budgets, schedules, and performance standards are met
- Provide technical and process support for reports and data visualization
- Ensure PLANIT plans are accurate and up-to-date
- Lead monthly planning and control meetings independently
Entrepreneurship
- Drive positive change and remove barriers within and outside the team
- Advocate company standard methodologies
- Apply business knowledge to drive cross-functional learning
Essential Skills/Experience
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience required, with 3+ years pharma or biotech industry experience and/or scientific experience
- Successful track record of delivery and keeping teams prioritized
- Proven understanding of project management tools and processes
- Practical understanding of pharmaceutical product development process
- Open, clear, proactive communication
- Ability to work effectively with senior collaborators
- Strong information leadership skills, including use of modern teamwork tools such as SharePoint, Microsoft Teams, and OneNote
Desirable Skills/Experience
- Discernment – understands drug development and business needs for large biopharma
- Degree or equivalent experience in a scientific or technical field
- 5+ years’ proven experience
- Experience leading cross-functional teams or sub-teams
- Project Management Certification
- Experience ensuring high-quality data in enterprise systems
When we put unexpected teams in the same room, we unleash bold thinking with the power to inspire life-changing medicines. In-person working gives us the platform we need to connect, work at pace, and challenge perceptions.
That's why we work, on average, a minimum of three days per week from the office. But that doesn't mean we're not flexible. We balance the expectation of being in the office while respecting individual flexibility. Join us in our unique and ambitious world.
At AstraZeneca, you'll be part of a dynamic environment where innovation thrives. Our global team is dedicated to making breakthroughs possible, impacting patients' lives meaningfully. With an unstoppable drive to learn, we embrace challenges and harness diverse expertise to evolve and improve. As respected partners across the enterprise, we provide the platform for excellence, empowering teams to focus on impactful work. Join us at an exciting time of growth through innovation, where your contributions will shape our journey.
Ready to make a difference? Apply now and become a key player in our mission to deliver life-changing medicines!
Top Benefits
About the role
Are you ready to play a pivotal role in driving drug development projects to success? As a Senior Manager, Global Project Management at AstraZeneca, you'll be at the heart of our global operations, providing essential cross-functional support to drug development teams. Your strategic partnership with Global Project Leaders and Franchise Heads will ensure that each project is managed with precision and excellence. This entry-level position on our global project management career ladder is crucial for delivering innovative medicines to patients worldwide. Are you up for the challenge?
Accountabilities
Strategic Business Partnership
- Ensure alignment of project and operational results with team strategy
- Support fact-based development for central initiatives
- Provide project information for key internal processes and update enterprise systems
- Handle or lead elements of the team’s development plan or strategy as delegated
- Collaborate with alliance partners for meetings and information transfer
Cross-functional Team Leadership and Delivery
- Lead stand-alone projects or department initiatives
- Lead elements of drug project plans or cross-functional initiatives
- Support or independently lead project management processes
- Facilitate study and sub-teams towards decision making and issue resolution
- Develop key project documents with high quality and according to deadlines
- Ensure information sharing and communication processes are in place
- Maintain information management practices in line with standard methodologies
- Ensure project data quality as per agreed standards
Governance and Investment Decisions
- Facilitate teams toward effective governance decisions
- Lead development of investment decision documentation
Planning, Monitoring and Delivery
- Ensure project results, budgets, schedules, and performance standards are met
- Provide technical and process support for reports and data visualization
- Ensure PLANIT plans are accurate and up-to-date
- Lead monthly planning and control meetings independently
Entrepreneurship
- Drive positive change and remove barriers within and outside the team
- Advocate company standard methodologies
- Apply business knowledge to drive cross-functional learning
Essential Skills/Experience
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience required, with 3+ years pharma or biotech industry experience and/or scientific experience
- Successful track record of delivery and keeping teams prioritized
- Proven understanding of project management tools and processes
- Practical understanding of pharmaceutical product development process
- Open, clear, proactive communication
- Ability to work effectively with senior collaborators
- Strong information leadership skills, including use of modern teamwork tools such as SharePoint, Microsoft Teams, and OneNote
Desirable Skills/Experience
- Discernment – understands drug development and business needs for large biopharma
- Degree or equivalent experience in a scientific or technical field
- 5+ years’ proven experience
- Experience leading cross-functional teams or sub-teams
- Project Management Certification
- Experience ensuring high-quality data in enterprise systems
When we put unexpected teams in the same room, we unleash bold thinking with the power to inspire life-changing medicines. In-person working gives us the platform we need to connect, work at pace, and challenge perceptions.
That's why we work, on average, a minimum of three days per week from the office. But that doesn't mean we're not flexible. We balance the expectation of being in the office while respecting individual flexibility. Join us in our unique and ambitious world.
At AstraZeneca, you'll be part of a dynamic environment where innovation thrives. Our global team is dedicated to making breakthroughs possible, impacting patients' lives meaningfully. With an unstoppable drive to learn, we embrace challenges and harness diverse expertise to evolve and improve. As respected partners across the enterprise, we provide the platform for excellence, empowering teams to focus on impactful work. Join us at an exciting time of growth through innovation, where your contributions will shape our journey.
Ready to make a difference? Apply now and become a key player in our mission to deliver life-changing medicines!