Change & Communication Lead

3 weeks ago


Macclesfield, United Kingdom AstraZeneca Full time

**Change & Communication Lead**

**Horizon place, Macclesfield - UK**

**Closing Date: 6th January 2023**

**Competitive salary and benefits**

AstraZeneca is a global, innovation-driven Biopharmaceutical business that focuses on the discovery, development and commercialisation of prescription medicines for some of the world’s most serious disease. But we’re more than one of the world’s leading pharmaceutical companies.

At AstraZeneca, we 're dedicated to being a Great Place to Work. Where you are empowered to push the boundaries of science and unleash your entrepreneurial spirit. There’s no better place to make a difference to medicine, patients and society. An inclusive culture that champions diversity and collaboration. Always committed to lifelong learning, growth and development.

**About Commercial IT**

Commercial IT is a global IT capability supporting the Commercial organisation. We business partner with Commercial areas: Biopharma, Oncology, International and Japan - and also Rare Disease Unit. We operate out of hubs sites including in the UK, Sweden, US and out of our Global Innovation Technology Centres in India and Mexico - and in markets all over the world.

Here our work has a direct impact on patients - redefining our ability to develop life-changing medicines. We empower the business to perform at its peak and lead a new way of working, combining powerful science with leading digital technology platforms and data. All with a passion to impact lives through data, analytics, AI, machine learning and more.

**JOB ROLE**

Working with Commercial IT leadership team, the change and communication lead will support successful delivery of global initiatives for Organisational Change Management and continuous improvement across all business unit of Commercial IT and cross functional IT, with effective governance and controls. They will develop key relationships with customers to build an in-depth understanding of priorities, gaining early insight into changing effective change and communication.

**KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES**
- Works with Commercial IT leadership to complete coordinated organizational change & communications plans for generating compelling and consistent internal communications materials to enable smooth implementation of the Commercial IT strategy and coordinated roadmap
- Collaborate with the Commercial IT organisation to gather and analyse operational information and performance
- Helps senior leaders deliver highly engaging communications (i.e., new monthly videos, cross functional communications)
- Helps ensure communications are on-message and pushed through the appropriate channels. Supports development and consistent use of communication channels
- Prioritises internal messages and act as gatekeeper
- Helps handle inputs to internal Commercial IT portal, surveys, and related action tracking
- Monitors and assists in gaining employee feedback through formal and informal communications
- Ensures all communications share a unified look and feel that reflect the company’s business priorities and strategy
- Plan, Organise and Lead the communication, learning and drop-in sessions for Commercial IT
- Supports announcements for Commercial IT
- Works in cross-functional collaboration and information exchange across a matrixed IT organisation
- Provides feedback on the needs and issues of the Commercial IT teams to influence strategy
- Support in developing organizational change strategies
- Track portfolio progress and reporting
- Support business impact assessment, identifying risks and issues that may affect current and future business units and roles, and build business readiness plan
- Build positive relationships with customer groups, developing a deep understanding of the short-term and long-term business direction.

**Work collaboratively with**:

- IT Strategy, Portfolio Management and Project/Programme Management functions to agree change and communication plans
- commercial IT Business Partners, Capability Leads and Solution & Services leads to clearly define scope build aligned plans

**ESSENTIAL SKILLS & EXPERIENCE**
- Degree level education
- Prior experience in an Information Services/Information Technology environment with good discernment
- Experience in change management with tried ability to deliver global change initiatives
- Corporate and internal communications experience
- Proven ability to relate and respond to business needs in an IT environment
- Experience in working in a technology/software delivery environment
- Experience third party suppliers and have strong network and consulting skills
- Ability to work well in and across diverse global teams
- Relationship building skills with the ability to influence others to achieve objectives
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Good influencing, networking and team working skills
- Skills in planning, change management and problem solving
- A keen eye for producing engaging materials and artefa



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