Associate Director - Supply Chain Programme Management

Career Level - F

Leverage technology to impact patients and ultimately save lives.

Do you have expertise in, and passion for, information technology? Would you like to apply your expertise to impact the IT strategy in a company that follows the science and turns ideas into life changing medicines? If so, AstraZeneca might be the one for you!

ABOUT ASTRAZENECA

AstraZeneca is a global, science-led, patient-focused biopharmaceutical company that focuses on the discovery, development, and commercialisation of prescription medicines for some of the world’s most serious disease. But we’re more than one of the world’s leading pharmaceutical companies. At AstraZeneca we’re dedicated to being a Great Place to Work.

ABOUT OUR IT TEAM

It’s a dynamic and results-oriented environment to work in – but that’s why we like it. There are countless opportunities to learn and grow, whether that’s exploring new technologies in hackathons, or redefining the roles and work of colleagues, forever. Shape your own path, with support all the way. Diverse minds that work cross- functionally and broadly together.

About the role

The Senior Project / Programme Manager leads a set of interrelated projects and / or Programme from initiation to close, to deliver effective solutions that meet approved customer and business needs. The role is accountable for resolving and delivering solutions to approved budget and schedule commitments whilst meeting required quality and compliance standards. Focus areas include collaborator management (varies by organization), risk management and delivery of business benefit. This role is also required to follow established project management standards and lead / contribute to continued development of the project / programme management capability. Furthermore, this role is also required to contribute Delivery Excellence across Operations IT.

Typical Accountabilities

• Create, be responsible for and approve plans for projects / programmes, including activities, resources, costs, roles, responsibilities, and quality as defined in Adaptive Delivery Framework (ADF)
• Handle and coordinate project / programme budgets, forecasts, tasks, schedules, risks, organisational change, and status to support effective decisions and project/programme reporting to collaborators and review boards.
• Handle and coordinate interdependencies between projects and programme workstreams (intra-program and across portfolio).
• Maintain relationships with senior business collaborators to ensure the effective capturing of business requirements and commitment to project/programme objectives. Responsible for steering / collaborator meetings, communication of status, issues, risks.
• Drive effective risks & issues management, ensuring processes are in place and effectively used. Ensure problems resolved and advance as appropriate.
• Build a cohesive project /programme team and provide the leadership necessary to improve the team’s success.
• Own project / programme improvement plans and oversee execution of remediation plans.
• Handle changes to project/programme scope, ensuring that all impacts and changes are approved and appropriately communicated to collaborators and review boards.
• Ensure / develop service transition plans including controlled hand-over into support and maintenance.
• Ensure the project team adheres to all standards including ADF, quality, and compliance, as well as processes, defined technical capabilities, and standard methodologies. Establish program governance and lead Decision Point reviews, member Steering Committee meetings.
• Ensure encouraged benefits realization is consistent with project deliverables and clearly understood by collaborators and project team.
• Support / lead development of a premier centre of excellence for project management capabilities and ensure that standard methodology is adopted and reinforced.
• Typical project / programme costs greater than $20m and above, and a project team greater than 20 people.

Works collaboratively with:

• Supplier Management function to handle delivery of medium – large sized supplier contracts
• Suppliers to ensure delivery of agreed products and services while ensuring adherence to AZ project delivery standards
• Key business collaborators to ensure the effective capturing of business requirements and commitment to project/programme objectives

Education, Qualifications, Skills and Experience

Essential

• Technical or Business Degree
• Proven skills and experience handling and controlling large project and programme budgets.
• Excellent communication and relationship management skills
• Experience managing and leading global project teams.
• Strong knowledge and experience with suppliers and supplier solutions
• Evidence of shaping innovative solutions that have a major impact within the business area and organisation.
• Excellent discernment with sensitivity to environment
• Experience working in a global organization where collaborators and project team members are geographically dispersed.
• Proven leadership skills interacting with senior leaders
• Experience working in and accountable for Supply chain projects/programmes. I.e. projects/programmes supporting the processes Plan, Source, Make and Deliver.
• Project / Programme Management certifications

Desirable

• Masters degree
  

Key Relationships to reach solutions

Internal (to AZ or team)

• Programme and Project Managers
• Programme office and project coordinators
• Steering committees and key business collaborators
• IT resource and service providers
• Purchasing

External (to AZ)

• Third party suppliers
• External networks

WHY JOIN US?

We’re a network of high-reaching self-starters who contribute to something far bigger. We enable AstraZeneca to perform at its peak by delivering premier technology and data solutions.

We’re not afraid to take ownership and run with it. Empowered with unrivalled freedom. Put simply, it’s because we make a significant impact. Everything we do matters.

SO, WHAT’S NEXT?

Are you already envisioning yourself joining our team? Good, because we’d love to hear from you! Click the link to apply and we’ll be in touch as soon as we can.

WHERE CAN I FIND OUT MORE?

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We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

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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.