Associate Director, Global Project Management (Clinical Development)

Location: Either Gaithersburg, MD or Mississauga, ON Canada

If you are looking to apply your expertise in Drug Development Project Management at a company that follows the science and turns ideas into life changing medicines- then AstraZeneca is the place for you!

ABOUT ASTRAZENECA:

At AstraZeneca, we put patients first and strive to meet their unmet needs worldwide. Working here means being creative, thinking big and working together to make the impossible a reality. Our employees are swift to action, confident to lead, willing to collaborate, and curious about what science can do.

AstraZeneca is a global innovation driven biopharmaceutical business, and we are investing very heavily in our scientific and clinical capabilities. We discover, develop, manufacture, and market small molecules and biologics for important areas of healthcare, which include some of the world's most serious illnesses: oncology, cardiovascular, renal & metabolism and respiratory & immunology.

We are active in over one hundred countries with a growing presence in emerging markets including China, Brazil, Mexico, and Russia. We employ over 50,000 people and invest over $5 billion in R&D each year.

AstraZeneca is proud of its culture that encourages innovation and collaboration. Here employees are empowered to express outstanding perspectives and are made to feel energized, valued and rewarded for their ideas and creativity.

ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITY:

In this role you will manage cross functional teams and sub-teams to achieve key strategic objectives and deliver development, regulatory and commercial achievements.

Depending on the stage of development and complexity work on one or more cross-functional teams. Help ensure that the team operates in a way that represents standard methodology for project management within AstraZeneca. Stage and project complexity will define to what extent the Associate Director of Project Management will work with other Project Managers to drive project delivery.

This position plays a highly visible, and critical role in optimally delivering innovative medicines to patients.

WHAT YOU WILL DO:

Cross-functional Team Leadership and Delivery

• Accountable for driving an effective, efficient team environment and helps the team leader to build a cohesive, impactful team.
• Facilitate project teams and sub-teams towards successful issue resolution and decision making in majority of situations. Focus the team on the right activities at the right time advising them to deliver on the coordinated project plan.
• Serve as a core team member and drive efficient operation of early and/or late stage project teams including overall plans, priorities, budget and risk management

Project Strategic Alignment

• Provide input into the project strategy & vision through expertise in project management, execution and governance
• Ensure alignment of the project and operational deliverables to strategy.
• May lead development of the elements of the team’s or development plan or strategy at the direction of the team leader.
• Ensure appropriate linkages between project strategy and key internal processes (TA strategy, TA prioritization, corporate scorecard)

Governance and Investment Decisions

• Facilitate team towards effective governance decisions (e.g. Phase IDs, project revisions, etc.) including leading development of investment decision documentation
• Integrate and provides information to both the team and senior management / governance bodies that allows efficient (timely and informed) decision making.

Planning, Monitoring and Delivery

• Maintain plans of the highest data quality, accountable for all Project Management deliverables associated with project team(s) or sub-teams covered
• Ensure that overall team deliverables, budgets, schedules, and performance standards are realistically set, governance approved and attained, and that the project effectively fulfils all business reporting requirements.

Entrepreneurship

• Uses business knowledge to drive cross functional and cross-project learning.
• Seek opportunities to drive positive change and remove barriers within and outside the team.
• Champion company standard methodologies.

Essential Requirements:

• Strong information leadership skills including use of modern IM tools such as SharePoint, Microsoft Teams, and OneNote
• Experience with project management tools and processes.
• Ability to manage successful teams, and establishing effective team operations
• 5+ years’ experience in supporting cross-functional drug development teams or leading sub-teams
• Project Management experience with successful track record of delivering projects within agreed time, quality, and cost.
• Bachelor’s degree in a scientific or technical drug development subject, requisite drug development or related is required.
• Ability to work effectively with senior partners
• Previous accountability high quality information on sophisticated drug projects

Preferred Requirements:

• Project Management (PMP) Certification
• In-depth knowledge of drug development process including experience leading cross functional drug development teams
• Advanced degree in a scientific field and / or MBA

Why AstraZeneca

At AstraZeneca when we see an opportunity for change, we seize it and make it happen, because any opportunity no matter how small, can be the start of something big. Delivering life-changing medicines is about being entrepreneurial -finding those moments and recognizing their potential. Interested? Come and join our journey!

Where can I find out more?

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