Job Description

At AstraZeneca, we pride ourselves on crafting a collaborative culture that champions knowledge-sharing, ambitious thinking and innovation \xe2\x80\x93 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 face-to-face in our offices 3 days a week. Our head office is purposely designed with collaboration in mind, providing space where teams can come together to strategize, brainstorm and connect on key projects.

Our dedication to sustainability is also central to our culture and part of what makes AstraZeneca a great place to work. We know the health of people, the planet and our business are interconnected which is why we\xe2\x80\x99re taking ambitious action to tackle some of the biggest challenges of our time, from climate change to access to healthcare and disease prevention.

We are currently searching for a candidate who can drive strategy and execution of the OBU projects and accountabilities for the OBU Medical organization, specifically within one of the Center of Excellence for Evidence Generation, Publication & Partnerships. This role will include project oversight, budget management, organisational change, and cross-functional coordination with multiple teams in and outside of OBU Medical. This position will report directly into the Strategy, Operations & Innovation organization in OBU Medical, but would work closely with the Oncology Medical Evidence Head, Delivery and Operations. The position will be based in Mississauga (CA).

Accountabilities/responsibilities

Partner with the Medical Evidence Head, Delivery and Operations and the leadership team to progress from conceptualisation to implementation on overarching team strategy and vision

Responsible for strategic planning and prioritization of key team results such as development of roadmaps, walking decks, leadership presentations, etc.

Facilitates overall budget and strategic workforce planning across team including forecasting, phasing and prioritization across the business planning cycle (RBU, MTP) as well as rollup into Long Range Plans (LRPs)

Maintain awareness of projects/activities across teams in order to ensure alignment and find opportunities for collaboration, efficiencies and identify/drive areas for process improvement

Responsible for overall budget and contract management

Maintains project/deliverables dashboard for portfolio progress against scorecard objectives

Lead specific, strategic projects per the direction of Evidence Delivery Team Leadership (EDLT)

Provide impactful communications on behalf of the leadership team to senior leadership & members of the strategy team

Accountable for implementation of medical standards.

Leads effective agenda driven meetings with the EDLT, provides strategic input into meeting agendas, identify and track decisions, actions and risks for the team to monitor progression of activities

Leads the preparation for departmental meetings including shaping the agenda, rehearsals, slides management and meeting facilitation

Responsible for developing and maintaining departmental slides, portfolio strategy decks for various required business meetings

Supports the Leadership Team with daily operations of Evidence Delivery Team

Defines with EDLT required offsite meetings and ensures flawless implementation

Continuous improvement on ways of working to share best practices to streamline and simplify the business processes

Required experience:

Minimum of 5 years of experience in pharmaceutical industry

Minimum of 2 years experience in Medical Affairs, Commercial and R&D (Global, regional, or local)

Comprehensive understanding of the development and commercialisation of pharmaceutical products

Experience of successful influencing cross functionally, cross-culturally and cross-brands

Experience of effective working in a multi-cultural, matrixed environment

Experience working in a global setting, managing partners within different time zones

Experience preparing and/or delivering presentations to executive leadership

Experience in planning and leading strategic initiatives

Preferred Requirements:

Graduate level degree in sciences or business degree

Six Sigma Medical/Process Excellence and/or Project Management/PMP/FPX certification.

Depth of understanding of medical, scientific and/or commercial pharmaceutical marketplace of Oncology.

Consulting experience

Knowledge/Skills/Competencies

Skilled in organizational change including process development and implementation, people development, organizational efficiency, and communication

Able to deliver high quality work outputs despite ambiguity or constantly evolving environment

Delivery focus with an ability to supervise and manage multiple project outputs in very short timelines

Interpersonal skills with an ability to display a variety of leadership styles dependent upon the situation

Evidence of the ability to pull together diverse teams over whom they have no line management responsibility in a matrix environment (i.e. Ability to influence and drive for results)

Demonstrated knowledge and very wide understanding of global business context

An excellent communicator; evidence of strong independence and innovative seeker of strategic solutions; forward looking

Strong leadership attributes to clarify strategic direction, generate commitment, balance short and long-term needs, resolve differences constructively, and reinforce expectations

People management of indication level project managers to drive harmonies and efficiencies across the portfolio

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AstraZeneca is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion and providing a workplace that is free from discrimination. AstraZeneca is committed to accommodating persons with disabilities. Such accommodation is available on request in respect of all aspects of the recruitment, assessment and selection process and may be requested by emailing .

Date Posted 22-Sept-2023

Closing Date 12-Oct-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. 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.

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