Director, Global Project Management

Strategic Business partnering

• Provides global program management leadership and excellence through active input into the project strategy & vision and navigates the therapy area and corporate governance processes.

• Ensuring alignment of the project strategy with operational delivery

• Shares lessons learned and communicates those throughout the GPM community to ensure integration of knowledge beyond the GPT

• May manage or lead the drug project strategy as delegated by Global Product Leader

• Ensures appropriate linkages between project strategy and key internal processes (TA strategy TA prioritization corporate scorecard) and updates the relevant enterprise systems

• Where applicable interface with alliance partners and manage joint alliance forums

• Partners with Business Development to provide strategic input to potential deal cases (investment & divestment)

Cross-functional Team Leadership and Delivery

• Leads project management of cross functional drug development teams and ensures delivery to plan

• Acts as a core GPT member and drives efficient operation of early and/or late-stage GPTs including overall plans priorities budget and risk management

• Accountable for driving an effective efficient team environment creating a shared sense of purpose inspiring and energising others to build and maintain a cohesive High Performing Team

• Coaches GPT towards successful decision making and issue resolution.

• Focuses the GPT and relevant sub-teams on the right activities at the right time and can handle most challenging project situations.

• Designs implements and optimizes effective communication within and outside the team. Coordinates with corporate communications and team Comms representative to manage the teams external communication plan.

• Accountable for ensuring the team has a good information management system in line with AZ best practice.

• Responsible for data quality as per agreed standards

Governance and Investment Decisions

• Directs GPT 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

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

Planning Monitoring and Delivery

• Ensures that overall GPT deliverables budgets schedules and performance standards are realistically set governance approved and attained and that the project effectively fulfills all information management and business reporting requirements.

• Maintains plans of the highest data quality accountable for all Project Management deliverables associated with GPTs and project teams or sub-teams

Entrepreneurship

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

• Advocates company best practices and adoption of new project management practices.

• Applies extensive business acumen to drive cross-functional and cross project learning

• Champion and embed better ways of working across the enterprise proactively promote learning and development of peers and more junior colleagues through mentorship and knowledge sharing. Help establish new company best practices.

• Bachelors degree with 6 years of experience supporting cross-functional drug development teams or leading sub-teams

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

• Ability to motivate lead and inspire high performing teams

• Excellent working knowledge of project management tools and processes.

• Proven track record of effective Senior Stakeholder management demonstrating strong ability to influence strategically

• Ability to mentor develop and educate team members

• Strong information management skills including use of modern collaboration tools such as SharePoint Microsoft Teams and OneNote

• Experience ensuring high quality data in enterprise systems

• Advanced degree in a scientific discipline and / or MBA

• 8 years relevant experience

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

• Project Management (PMP) Certification

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.

So whats next

Are you already imagining yourself joining our team Good because we cant wait to hear from you!

The annual base pay (or hourly rate of compensation) for this position ranges from $167772.00 - $251658.00 USD Annual.Hourly and salaried non-exempt employees will also be paid overtime pay when working qualifying overtime hours. Base pay offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors including market location job-related knowledge skills and addition our positions offer a short-term incentive bonus opportunity; eligibility to participate in our equity-based long-term incentive program (salaried roles) to receive a retirement contribution (hourly roles) and commission payment eligibility (sales roles). Benefits offered included a qualified retirement program 401(k) plan; paid vacation and holidays; paid leaves; and health benefits including medical prescription drug dental and vision coverage in accordance with the terms and conditions of the applicable plans. Additional details of participation in these benefit plans will be provided if an employee receives an offer of employment. If hired employee will be in an at-will position and the Company reserves the right to modify base pay (as well as any other discretionary payment or compensation program) at any time including for reasons related to individual performance Company or individual department/team performance and market factors.