Assistant Manager- Risk
Assistant Manager- Risk
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About AstraZeneca
AstraZeneca is a global scienceled patientfocused biopharmaceutical company that focuses on the discovery development and commercialization of prescription medicines for some of the worlds most serious diseases. But were more than one of the worlds leading pharmaceutical companies.
Job Description:
The Assistant Manager Risk will play a critical role in supporting the Government Business team by assessing and mitigating risks associated with public sector pharmaceutical tenders. This position requires a strong understanding of tender documentation regulatory compliance and crossfunctional collaboration to ensure successful and compliant participation in government procurement processes to create impact for People Society and Planet.
Key Responsibilities:
Tender Risk Assessment:
Review and analyse government tenders (state and central) for AstraZeneca products to identify key risk areas including eligibility clauses pricing terms supply conditions and penalty clauses.
Terms & Conditions Review:
Highlight and communicate special or nonstandard terms and conditions in tenders that may have financial operational or compliance implications.
Compliance Monitoring:
Ensure adherence to statutory and regulatory requirements as per tender mandates; escalate potential noncompliance or deviation risks to Senior Leadership in a timely manner.
Support to Business Teams:
Provide proactive support to the Government Business teams during tender participation including prebid query submissions documentation review and timely risk alerts.
Crossfunctional Coordination:
Liaise with Legal Regulatory Supply Chain Finance and QA/QC teams to gather inputs resolve ambiguities in tenders and ensure riskmitigated responses.
Risk Register Maintenance:
Maintain a centralized risk register for all government tenders documenting risk categorizations mitigation measures and followup actions.
Training & Awareness:
Support the development and delivery of training sessions for internal teams to build awareness on tender compliance risk indicators and documentation standards.
Continuous Improvement:
Recommend process improvements to enhance risk identification evaluation and mitigation mechanisms across the government tender lifecycle.
Qualifications Experience & Key Skills:
Essentials:
Bachelors degree in law from a recognized university.
35years of experience in risk management regulatory affairs or government business in the pharmaceutical industry.
Desirables:
Management degree from recognized university.
Strong understanding of Indian government procurement processes (GeM CPPP Statelevel tenders).
Excellent analytical and documentation skills
Sound understanding of tender and contract terms
Strong interpersonal and stakeholder management abilities to coordinate with Internal (Regulatory Legal Risk etc) and External Stakeholders (Decision & Policy makers in the Institutions).
Ability to work in a fastpaced and compliancedriven environment
Proficiency in MS Excel Word PowerPoint; experience with SAP or tender management software is a plus
Why AstraZeneca
At AstraZeneca were dedicated to being a Great Place to Work. Where you are empowered to push the boundaries of science and unleash your entrepreneurial spirit. Theres no better place to make a difference to medicine patients and society. An inclusive culture that champions diversity and collaboration and always committed to lifelong learning growth and development. Were on an exciting journey to pioneer the future of healthcare.
Date Posted
13May2025Closing Date
29Jun2025AstraZeneca 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 industryleading 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 nondiscrimination in employment (and recruitment) as well as work authorization and employment eligibility verification requirements.
Required Experience:
Manager
Employment Type
Full-Time
