Specialist Capacity & Operations Support, Clinical Data and Insights

Job Title: Specialist - Capacity & Operations Support Clinical Data and Insights

• GCL: C

• Work Mode: Hybrid

• Location: Manyata Tech Park Bangalore

About AstraZeneca:
AstraZeneca is global science-led patient-focused biopharmaceutical company that focuses on the discovery development and commercialization of prescription medicines for some of the worlds most serious disease. But were more than one of the worlds leading pharmaceutical companies. At AstraZeneca we are dedicated to being a Great Place to Work.

Introduction to role:

The Specialist Capacity & Operations Support role in Clinical Data & Insights (CDI) focuses on planning coordinating and delivering cross-functional operational initiatives that strengthen performance execution and compliance across CDI. Working with global and functional collaborators the role drives structured delivery of initiatives on time and within scope. It also ensures measurable value and embeds consistent governance and continuous improvement into CDI processes and methods. CDI delivers trusted high-quality clinical data and insights that support decision making across AstraZenecas development portfolio and this role enables effective capacity planning operational execution governance and performance transparency in support of CDI strategic priorities. Are you ready to turn strategy into action and help shape how clinical data operations run

Accountabilities:

• Lead and support projects and operational initiatives across CDI from initiation through closure defining scope timelines deliverables governance and success measures.

• Partner with global and functional collaborators to agree on expectations manage dependencies and enable effective communication and decision making.

• Support the creation and maintenance of coordinated project plans achievements risk and issue logs and status reporting raising concerns where appropriate to maintain momentum.

• Coordinate and run governance forums such as leadership inputs and working groups ensuring actions decisions and documentation are controlled traceable and accessible.

• Work with process owners and impacted teams to support change management adoption training needs and operational readiness for new or improved methods of working.

• Find opportunities for process simplification standardisation and operational efficiency using metrics insights and feedback from collaborators.

• Ensure initiatives consider and align with quality and compliance requirements including documentation standards audit readiness and system impacts.

• Coordinate inputs from external vendors and internal partner functions to support delivery outcomes and maintain clear accountability.

• Act as a delegate for the Senior Specialist for defined activities when required maintaining continuity of delivery and governance.

Crucial Skills/Experience:

• Bachelors degree with 3 years of proven experience in business operations project delivery or similar field

• Experience delivering projects or operational initiatives end to end managing scope timelines risks and collaborators

• Good business insight paired with translating strategy into practical execution plans

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with confidence presenting to varied audiences

• Ability to work across global and functional boundaries influencing without formal authority

• Good execution skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities under tight timelines

• Knowledge with project planning dependency management governance cadence and benefit tracking

• Understanding of change management and adoption (readiness communications training coordination)

• Digitally proficient comfortable working with evolving tools systems automation and data driven reporting

• Supporting financial tracking (budget oversight invoice / PO monitoring forecasting)

• Demonstrates strong digital proficiency and adaptability to new tools platforms and methods of operations. Capable of bringing to bear technology to streamline processes improve reporting and produce meaningful data-driven insights that aid informed decision-making. Comfortable engaging with evolving platforms automation/mechanization and analytics to improve efficiency and business outcomes.

Desirable Skills/Experience:

• Experience in the pharmaceutical industry and/or CRO environment

• Experience facilitating workshops retrospectives and stakeholder alignment sessions

• Good analytical and problem solving skills including use of KPIs and metrics

• Comfort operating in ambiguous or evolving environments

• Knowledge of regulated ways of working (e.g. GxP awareness inspection readiness)

• Good understanding of defining and reporting operational performance metrics

AstraZeneca brings together curious minds who follow the science to explore new possibilities in how complex diseases are understood and treated. Here teams fuse data technology and biology to unlock fresh insights from clinical evidence working side-by-side with partners across academia biotech and industry. People are encouraged to ask bold questions learn from both success and failure and use digital tools and AI to push the boundaries of what medicines can achieve. With open doors diverse perspectives and many opportunities to grow skills over time colleagues build meaningful careers while contributing to advances that can touch the lives of patients worldwide.

If this role matches your experience and ambition apply now and help drive the next wave of data-driven clinical innovation!

Find out more by following AstraZeneca on LinkedIn we put unexpected teams in the same room we unleash bold thinking with the power to inspire life-changing -person working gives us the platform we need to connect work at pace and challenge perceptions. Thats why we work on average a minimum of three days per week from the office. But that doesnt mean were not flexible. We balance the expectation of being in the office while respecting individual flexibility. To fully experience our collaborative inperson environment candidates who are not currently based in the job location will need to line with our company policy relocation support is offered for moves within the country ensuring a smooth transition.

Join us in our unique and ambitious world.

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.