• Job Description

  Req#: R-184744

  Director - Global Project Management
  Gaithersburg, US or Barcelona, Spain
  Competitive salary and benefits

  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.

  Do you have a real passion for Project Management and want to improve the way we discover and develop medicines? Our Global Portfolio and Project Management (GPPM) organisation plays a critical role in advancing our pipeline and delivering Growth Through Innovation by closely partnering with Research & Development (R&D) and business leaders to support decision-making, resource allocation, project management, and governance across our combined Oncology and BioPharmaceuticals portfolio.

  What you’ll do
  As the Director - Global Project Management, you will be accountable for the leadership of cross-functional drug development teams to achieve key strategic objectives and deliver development, regulatory and commercial achievements. Depending on the stage of development and project complexity, you will work on one or more cross-functional drug development teams, together with team leaders and functional leaders to ensure the team operates in a way that represents the highest standard of practice for project management within AstraZeneca.

  Key responsibilities

  Program Strategic Alignment

  • Provides program management leadership by active input into the project strategy and vision, ensuring alignment of the project strategy with operational delivery

  • May lead the drug project strategy as assigned by PM Head or project leader

  • Ensures appropriate linkages between project strategy and key internal processes Therapy Area (TA) strategy, TA prioritization, corporate scorecard

  Cross-functional Team Leadership and Delivery

  • Creates a shared sense of purpose, inspires and energize others

  • Coaches project teams towards successful issue resolution and decision making and focus the team on the right activities at the right time, can handle the majority of challenging project situations

  • Serves as a core team member and drives efficient operation of mainly late stage project teams including overall plans, priorities, budget and risk management

  Governance and Investment Decisions

  • Manages team towards effective governance decisions (e.g. Phase IDs, project revisions, etc)

  • Provides guidance to both the team and senior management/governance bodies that allows efficient (timely and informed) decision making

  • Uses broad influential network and ensures engagement at all levels prior to key decisions

  Planning, Monitoring and Delivery

  • Ensures that overall team deliverables, budgets, schedules, and performance standards are realistically set, governance approved and attained, and that the project effectively fulfils all business reporting requirements.

  • Maintains plans of the highest data quality, accountable for all Project Management deliverables associated with project team(s) covered

  Entrepreneurship

  • Leads by example in learning, innovation, cross-functional collaboration and conflict resolution; seeks opportunities to change paradigm and removes barriers within and outside the team.

  • Champions company methodology and adoption of new project management practices.

  • Uses business knowledge to drive cross-project learning, champion and embed better ways of working across the enterprise

  Essential criteria

  • Bachelor’s degree in a scientific or technical drug development subject

  • 7+ years of experience supporting cross-functional drug development teams or leading sub-teams

  • Experienced in project management with a successful track record of delivering complex/ high business impact drug development projects within the agreed time, quality and cost

  • Ability to empower, lead and encourage efficient teams

  • Excellent working knowledge of project management tools and processes.

  • Experience ensuring high quality data in enterprise systems

  • Track record of effective Senior Stakeholder management, demonstrating a strong ability to influence strategically

  • Ability to look for and champion more efficient and effective methods and processes within project management

  Desirable criteria

  • Advanced degree in a scientific field or MBA

  • In-depth knowledge of drug development process with therapeutic area specific knowledge and experience

  • Project Management (PMP) Certification

  • Knowledge of Vaccines/Immune Therapies

  So, what’s next?

  Are you already imagining yourself joining our team? Good, because we can’t wait to hear from you.

  Where can I find out more?

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  When we put unexpected teams in the same room, we unleash bold thinking with the power to inspire life-changing medicines. In-person working give 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.

  Join us at an exciting time of growth through innovation for AstraZeneca. We're innovating and taking intelligent risks to steer the enterprise, powering every function to run faster, more efficiently, and achieve more. We're problem-solvers by nature, taking every opportunity to dig into complex challenges and feed our curiosity. As a globally renowned enterprise, there's investment from the business and multiple opportunities to learn from our diverse network, try out varied routes and build a rewarding career.

  Date Posted

  14-Nov-2023

  Closing Date

  28-Nov-2023

  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 (e.g. race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status). We comply with all applicable laws and regulations on non-discrimination in employment (and recruitment), as well as work authorisation and employment eligibility verification requirements.

  AstraZeneca requires all US employees to be fully vaccinated for COVID-19 but will consider requests for reasonable accommodations as required by applicable law.

• About the company

  AstraZeneca PLC is a British-Swedish multinational pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical company with its global headquarters in Cambridge, England.

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