Associate Director, Global Project Management

**Associate Director, Global Project Management (Early CVRM & Neuroscience)**

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- Primary location: Cambridge (UK)_
- Other locations: Gothenburg (SWE), Gaithersburg (US) _

Do you have a real passion for Project Management and want to improve the way we discover and develop medicines?

At AstraZeneca, we are united by a common purpose: to push the boundaries of science to deliver life-changing medicines. We continuously forge partnerships that help pursue world-class medicines in new ways, combining our people’s outstanding skills with those of people from all over the globe.

Our Global Portfolio and Project Management Organisation (GPPM) has a critical role to play in

advancing our pipeline and delivering Growth Through Innovation by closely partnering with Research & Development (R&D) and business leaders to support decision-making, resource allocation, project management, and governance across our combined Oncology and BioPharmaceuticals portfolio.

Our team lives by a clear vision: Working collaboratively to optimize projects and our portfolio. This position is a phenomenal career opportunity for those who are highly motivated and have a desire to gain broader understanding of drug development and project management within AstraZeneca.

This position plays a highly visible, critical role in successfully delivering innovative medicines through the drug development process to patients.

**What you´ll do**

You will be a key member of the Global PPM team, using your excellent organizational and interpersonal skills to enable our global, cross functional drug project teams to operate optimally. You will work on several cross-functional drug development teams aligned with the Neuroscience and/or early CVRM therapy areas. As the Associate Director Project Manager, you are working in close partnership with the Global Project Leader, who has the scientific lead and accountability for the project. You will be a core member of the early-stage Global Project Teams (GPT), working in a dynamic and vibrant cross functional environment to facilitate decision-making, project planning, execution, and control.

The project manager drives efficient operation of early-stage GPTs. This includes ensuring 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. As the project management expert, you will manage and control cross functional project plans and budgets, risks, stakeholders, and communication according to company and project management best practices.

You will be fostering an efficient team environment, and together with the Global Project Leader, will build a cohesive, high performing team. The PM focuses the team on the right activities at the right time, directing them to deliver on the integrated project plan and ensuring successful issue resolution and decision making. You will contribute to creating an environment where successful teams can meet ambitious business demands.

As a PM you will provide input into the project strategy through expertise in project management, execution and key internal processes. You will integrate and provide information to both the project team and governance bodies that allows efficient decision making, including facilitating the project teams towards effective governance interactions and decisions. We rely on you to seek opportunities to drive positive change and remove barriers within and outside the team, champion company and project management best practices and use your business knowledge to drive cross functional and cross-project learnings. This position plays a highly visible, critical role in successfully delivering innovative medicines through the drug development process to patients.

**Skills and Experience**

**Required**
- A minimum of 5 years’ experience supporting drug development projects
- Project Management experience with successful track record of establishing effective team operations and delivering projects within agreed time, quality and cost
- Ability to build and manage high performing teams
- Demonstrated stakeholder management skills, including ability to work effectively with senior stakeholders
- Experience with project management tools and processes
- Strong information management skills including use of tools such as SharePoint, Microsoft Teams and OneNote

**Desirable**
- Advanced degree in a scientific discipline and/or MBA
- In-depth knowledge of drug development
- Project Management (PMP) Certification
- Experience with advanced project management tools, such as PLANIT

**So, what’s next?**

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