Site Director - Corporate Services

At AstraZeneca, we pride ourselves on crafting a collaborative culture that champions knowledge-sharing, high-reaching thinking and innovation – 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 and BlueSky Hub in downtown Toronto are 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’re taking daring action to solve some of the biggest challenges of our time, from climate change to access to healthcare and disease prevention.
Our Position
The Mississauga Site Director serves as the operational lead for the AstraZeneca Mississauga site (both strategy and execution). The Mississauga Site Director will lead a cross-functional team and work closely with the Site Leader, the Site Leadership Team (SLT), across all Mississauga head-office functions, and with other key internal and external customers, to agree and implement the strategic plans to make the Mississauga site one of the best global multifunctional hubs in the world.
This is a critical role, and this individual will be empowered to play a strategic role in proactively and optimally applying knowledge, strategies, innovation, operations, and resources to address current and future needs to build one of the most valuable multifunctional (Marketing, Sales, Clinical Research and Development) sites worldwide.
As a senior leader within AstraZeneca’s organization, the Mississauga Site Director is expected to interact with the company’s key customers to understand where there are unmet expectations and to shape the strategies to address these expectations both short and longer term in a very innovative, proactive, and efficient way. It is a role with significant exposure to key internal customers.
The job holder will play a critical role in making the Mississauga site a great place to be in terms of scientific leadership, attracting and recruiting top talent and having a vibrant workforce.
Accountabilities/Responsibilities:

• Ownership of seamless employee onboarding/offboarding process providing best-in-class experience for employees and hiring managers.
• Lead all aspects of the overall strategic plan for Mississauga and ensure effective and efficient execution of the plan.
• Responsible for enterprise site governance ensuring strategy, policy, and culture alignment across the organization.
• Lead, drive and further build a world class site by fully engaging internal capabilities and talents and augmenting through key additions.
• Lead a team of :5 employees spread across functions to ensure operational excellence of the site strategy.
• Responsible for driving the Mississauga site reputation internally working in close collaboration with senior global colleagues in AZ in all Senior Executive Team areas.
• Budget ownership and accountability for managing key vendor partnerships.
• Workforce planning lead ensuring site strategy and operation plans are aligned to future needs for both head office and field-based employees.
• Builds great place to work by providing sustainable site infrastructure including facility, workplace health and safety, IT, and fleet management.
• Although internal focus should be predominant, there is also an external focus and global scope of the role. The Mississauga Site Director can expect to spend up to 10% of their time travelling with potential to increase to match the evolving site strategy.

Preferred Background

• Strong track record of success and innovation, and with demonstrated affinity for science and project management.
• Proven ability to shape teams or organizations in a positive way – in response to internal or external challenges.
• Ability to engage and influence cross-functional and cross-cultural teams.
• Demonstrated strategic leadership and judgment. Possesses the confidence to operate effectively at senior levels with internal and external constituents.
• Extensive knowledge of AZ.
• Prior experience in a global organization is a must.
• Commitment to attracting talent and developing employees to achieve their full potential.
• Direct experience leading cross functional teams with excellent results in execution and delivering results.

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AstraZeneca is committed to taking every reasonable precaution to protect employees, our customers and the healthcare systems in the communities in which we serve. In an effort to protect the wellbeing of our employees and customers, full COVID-19 vaccination is an essential requirement of all positions at AstraZeneca. As such, all offers of employment will be conditional upon either (i) proof of full COVID-19 vaccination or (ii) proof of need for accommodation under relevant human rights legislation, and AstraZeneca’s determination that the requested accommodation can be provided without undue hardship. You will be required to submit proof of full vaccination or proof of need for accommodation during our background screening process.
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 [email protected].