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Job Title: Senior Project Manager (Process Optimization & Digital Automation)Career Level: EAbout AstraZenecaAstraZeneca is a global, science-led, patient-focused biopharmaceutical company dedicated to the discovery, development, and commercialization of prescription medicines for some of the world’s most serious diseases.At AstraZeneca, we foster a collaborative culture that values knowledge-sharing, ambitious thinking, and innovation. This environment provides opportunities to work across teams, functions, and even globally.Recognizing the importance of flexibility, our working model allows employees to balance personal and professional commitments while maintaining a strong culture of collaboration by engaging in our offices three days a week. Our offices are designed to facilitate teamwork, providing spaces for strategizing, brainstorming, and connecting on key projects.AstraZeneca is committed to lifelong learning. We offer extensive opportunities for professional growth and development.Our PositionDo you want to be part of a high-performing team making a real difference at one of the world’s largest pharmaceutical companies? We are assembling a team of experienced project managers who provide leadership and insights beyond just managing plans. AstraZeneca is building an internal consulting capability within our Global Business Services (GBS) group, focused on delivering high-quality project management across our enterprise.Our vision is to create a global project services team that delivers business outcomes by meeting the internal demand for strong project management skills. You will work closely with our businesses as a project expert and trusted advisor, setting high standards, collaborating, and supporting our business partners.Within the GBS Project Services team, you will define and deliver service quality while acting as a project thought leader, responding to business needs for project support. With a strong understanding of change management and excellent communication skills, you will effectively engage with stakeholders to achieve business outcomes.About Global Business ServicesIn Global Business Services (GBS), we are bold, resilient, and take smart risks to simplify our work processes. Through our global scale and diverse services, we drive value through innovation and expertise. Our team collaborates without boundaries, challenges norms, feels empowered, and stays motivated.As a global business services group, we are dedicated to working smarter to free up time and resources, protect value, and provide new capabilities to the enterprise, all to push the boundaries of science and deliver life-changing medicines.In GBS Productivity and Project Services, we support this ambition by being trusted partners for delivery excellence and building long-term capabilities to efficiently drive internal business projects. This is where you come in. Working in Productivity and Project Services is fast-paced, dynamic, and challenging. We seek individuals ready to take an exciting step in their personal development journey, leverage their experience as thought leaders in project management, and play a fundamental role in delivering a world-class organization.Typical AccountabilitiesProject Management: Manage functional projects of medium complexity and risk with a supportive partner organization.Project Governance: Define, implement, and drive project governance across a mature partner landscape.Customer Engagement: Deliver excellent customer service, effective communication, professionalism, and a commitment to exceeding expectations.Problem Solving: Apply effective problem-solving techniques, simplifying complex information to create actionable insights.External Insight: Participate in communities of practice with Project Directors and Managers in the wider team.Essential RequirementsBachelor’s DegreeProven track record of 5+ years managing medium complexity projects in a global organization as a Project Manager, with a total of 10+ years of experience.Significant experience and skill in presenting to senior management through written and verbal channels.Strong communication and relationship-building skills with experience in collaborating and sharing knowledge between teams.Experience in evaluating risks, considering alternatives, and encouraging input from others to make effective decisions and plan mitigation tactics.Comfortable and skilled in operating within a complex, matrixed organization across diverse, global teams.Excellent business engagement and acumen with sensitivity to internal and external political/economic environments.Desirable RequirementsProject Management CertificationChange Management CertificationManagement Consulting experienceExperience in the pharmaceutical industry or equivalent global, complex organizations; familiarity with working within a quality and compliance environment and applying relevant policies, procedures, and guidelines.When we bring diverse teams together, we unleash bold thinking that inspires life-changing medicines. In-person working provides the platform we need to connect, work efficiently, and challenge perceptions. We work, on average, a minimum of three days per week from the office, balancing this expectation with individual flexibility. Join us in our unique and ambitious world.At AstraZeneca, we value our team of specialists. We are at a crucial time of evolution, and your role here will make an impact. We encourage entrepreneurial and innovative thinking in a creative yet rigorous environment. We work inclusively, leveraging our combined skills and expertise to find new solutions that accelerate our impact. We are committed to investing in your growth and development, keeping you ahead of our peers. Here, you can expect to feel at home from the moment you join.Are you ready to join a team of specialist experts, confident in their knowledge and skills, yet open and welcoming to diverse views? Apply now and be part of the change at AstraZeneca!Date Posted23-Dec-2024Closing Date30-Dec-2024AstraZeneca 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.
