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Project Manager – Make an Impact on Society Through Sustainability Goals!

Are you ready to lead projects from initiation to completion, ensuring that business requirements are effectively captured and managed? Join our Operations team and be a key contributor to AstraZeneca’s sustainability strategy, working towards Zero Carbon by 2025 and carbon negative across the entire value chain by 2030.

At AstraZeneca, our Operations team is driven by a big ambition: to deliver more medicines to patients, quicker and more affordably. We are committed to making people’s lives better and constantly evolving our work with Lean, ground breaking science, digitalization, and sustainable practices. As a Project Manager, you will be responsible for leading projects/programs on time and on budget, developing project plans, managing relationships with project sponsors and stakeholders, and ensuring that project teams adopt quality and compliance standards.

External Supply and Manufacturing (ESM) supports the Operations strategy by establishing global robust, stable processes and standards with our external suppliers across the world. We handle the sourcing, planning and supply of all our externally manufactured products (small and large molecule) into the AstraZeneca network. We currently work with ca 200 suppliers across 28 countries handling ca 2000 Product SKU’s with a procurement value of over $1 billion. We also support the introduction of new and in-licensed products.

In this role, you will be accountable for:

• Implementing new and redesigned pharmaceutical supply chains globally
• Leading global projects across multiple organisations, geographies and business areas. This role will provide the opportunity to interact and collaborate with a wide group of partners including senior management, external suppliers, AZ operations, finance, technical, quality and CMC teams as well as counterparts in IT, development and commercial teams to deliver these projects and impactful changes
• Delivering projects/programs involving Contract Manufacturing Organisations (CMO); such as establishing external supply for new products, expanded supply for existing products, business continuity planning and projects responding to new legislation
• Developing, following, and agreeing on project plans including activities, resources, costs, roles, responsibilities, and quality assurance for Supply Chain projects
• Recommending revisions to projects as appropriate to meet changing needs and requirements
• Handling day-to-day operational aspects of a project and scope to ensure timely completion of the project and meeting deadlines
• Building and leading project teams while communicating roles and responsibilities
• Ensuring that impact and changes resulting from projects/programs are effectively communicated to the business

Essential requirements for this role include:

• Bachelor level degree
• Significant experience from programs/projects management experience from the pharma industry including supply chain change projects
• Technical experience across the one of following areas – Pharmaceutical manufacturing, Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients, Drug Substances, Formulated product, Finished pack, Devices and
• Critical materials, technology transfers, new product launches
• Well-developed organizational and interpersonal skills
• Experience working with third-party suppliers and contract manufacturing organisations
• Experience leading a cross-functional project team across external suppliers and internal functions

Key to this role is the ability to identify and handling significant risks, develop mitigation plans, bringing clarity and solutions to complex technical situations with high ambiguity and lead the delivery of several, diverse projects at the same time. You will possess excellent communication and influencing skills, be able to give clear clarity and direction and hold people accountable on time critical activities. You will be able to balance business needs and costs for a range of issues across the lifecycle of a project.

Why AstraZeneca

Our multigenerational workforce is open and respectful. We share knowledge to expand our minds and explore new areas. We are curious problem-solvers who thrive in an intense environment. At AstraZeneca, you will have the opportunity to work across our complex pipeline while being supported by personal commitment from your colleagues. We offer multiple global career opportunities with great rewards for those who embrace diverse opportunities.

AstraZeneca is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to providing accommodations for individuals with disabilities. If you require an accommodation during the application process, please let us know.

Ready to make a positive impact in a team where it means more, apply now!

Opening date: 2023-09-29
Closing Date: 2023-10-15
Competitive salary and benefits package on offer

When we put unexpected teams in the same room, we unleash bold thinking with the power to inspire life-changing medicines. In-person working give us the platform we need to connect, work at pace and challenge perceptions. That’s why we work, on average, a minimum of three days per week from the office. But that doesn’t mean we’re not flexible. We balance the expectation of being in the office while respecting individual flexibility. Join us in our unique and ambitious world.

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.