Project Service Director - GBS Project Services
Project Service Director - GBS Project Services
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Project Services Director GBS Project Services
Competitive salary and benefits apply
Location: Luton UK
At AstraZeneca we pride ourselves on crafting a collaborative culture that champions knowledgesharing ambitious thinking and innovation ultimately providing employees with the opportunity to work across teams functions and even the globe.
Recognizing the importance of individualized flexibility our ways of working allow employees to balance personal and work commitments while ensuring we continue to create a strong culture of collaboration and teamwork by engaging facetoface in our offices 3 days a week. Our offices are purposely designed with collaboration in mind providing space where teams can come together to strategize brainstorm and connect on key projects.
AstraZeneca believes in a culture of lifelong learning. To support your professional growth we offer wideranging opportunities for learning and development.
Our position:
Do have have experience in Managing a team Do you want to be part of a highperforming team that can make a real difference at one of the worlds largest pharmaceutical companies We are bringing together a team of experienced project managers who go beyond just managing the plan and provide project leadership and insights to the business customers. AstraZeneca is building an internal consulting capability in our Global Business Services (GBS) group focused on delivering highquality project management capabilities to our enterprise organization.
Our vision is to build a global enterprise project services team that delivers business outcomes by responding to the ongoing internal business demand for strong project management skillsets and capabilities across the company. You will work closely with our businesses as a project expert and trusted advisor. We set the highest quality standards collaborate and work hard to support our business partners.
You will be instrumental in building our team setting the standard for how we work and building strong customer relationships. You work within the GBS Project Services team to define and deliver the service quality whilst also working with the business as a project thought leader responding to their demand for project support. With a strong understanding of change management and excellent communication skills you will work effectively with stakeholders to deliver business outcomes.
About Global Business Services:
In Global Business Services (GBS) we dare to change the way we work we are brave resilient and take smart risks with a focus on simplifying the way we work. Through our global scale and diverse services we look to drive value through our innovation and expertise. This requires a team who see no boundaries can collaborate challenges the norm feels empowered and stays motivated and engaged.
In our role as a global business services group we are passionate about working smarter to free up time free up money protect value and provide new capabilities to the enterprise all to push the boundaries of science to deliver lifechanging medicines.
In GBS Productivity and Project Services we support this ambition by being trusted partners for delivery excellence and building longterm capabilities to efficiently drive internal business projects. This is where you could come in. Working in Productivity and Project Services is fastpaced dynamic and challenging. We are looking for people who want to seize the opportunity to take an exciting step in their personal development journey leverage their own experience as a thought leader in project management and play a fundamental part of delivering a worldclass organisation.
Typical Accountabilities:
Team leadership provide effective leadership to a team of project directors and managers fostering a culture of collaboration excellence and continuous improvement.
Business development identify and develop new opportunities to deliver savings and successful outcomes to internal customers.
Quality assurance implement and maintain quality control processes to ensure delivery of highquality services aligned with best practice.
Customer service build and maintain strong relationships with internal customers understanding business challenges and collaborating to develop and implement solutions ensuring our services delight our customers.
Project management provide leadership to multiple projects ensuring timely delivery and quality outcomes.
Essential requirements:
Bachelors Degree
Experience of leading dynamic teams
Proven track record of managing large projects in a global organization.
Management consulting experience
Experience in building highperforming teams through effective recruitment and professional development
Comfortable and skilled in operating in a complex operational matrix organization across diverse global teams
Experience in relationship management across both relationship development maintenance and ability to understand internal political influence
Excellent customer service and business acumen with sensitivity to internal and external political/economic environment
Significant experience and skill presenting in front of Csuite/executive level clients through written and verbal channels
Desirable requirements:
Project Management Certification
Change Management Certification
Pharmaceutical or equivalent global & complex organization experience; experience of working within a quality and compliance environment and application of policies procedures and guidelines
Date Posted
24Feb2025Closing Date
29Apr2025Our mission is to build an inclusive and equitable environment. We want people to feel they belong at AstraZeneca and Alexion starting with our recruitment process. We welcome and consider applications from all qualified candidates regardless of characteristics. We offer reasonable adjustments/accommodations to help all candidates to perform at their best. If you have a need for any adjustments/accommodations please complete the section in the application form.Required Experience:
Director
Employment Type
Full-Time
