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About the programme
Real estate is essential to the future success of AZ and we strive to be the “best corporate real estate team in the world for AZ”.
The Workplace Strategy & Innovation Team at AstraZeneca, is a small global team of subject matter experts. It is the real estate strategic partner, leading and implementing tailored solutions for our diverse portfolio. This portfolio encompasses all asset types including labs, offices and Operations sites.
We ensure our spaces not only meet business needs but are technologically advanced and creatively designed to support AZ being a great place to work. Managing the entire real estate portfolio, our passionate team partners closely with Business Units, applying best practices to provide comprehensive solutions. From strategic plans and transactions to workplace designs and facilities management. With a strong process focus, we empower internal customers to achieve their key business goals and strategies, supporting them to deliver great medicines to patients and always acting in the best interest of the enterprise.
Some of the topical issues we focus on are selecting the right locations to attract talent to AZ, once the talent is there providing a great place to work to retain it and ensuring AZ’s assets meet sustainability targets.
How does the programme work?
During this 3.5 year apprenticeship you will be given exposure to a range of areas to put your technical real estate knowledge into day-to-day use.
The AstraZeneca business:
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has multiple asset types (office, laboratory, manufacturing and warehouse) with different optimisation challenges
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operates on a global basis (168 sites in 65 countries) with different social and cultural influences
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supports the working environments for approx. 83,500 employees
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occupies a real estate portfolio of 2.8M m2
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with an asset cost of approx. $1bn
How we will support you
AstraZeneca is a huge advocate of early careers and we all want you to succeed. In return for the passion and energy you will bring to the function where you will be based, we will support your apprenticeship all the way and you will be encouraged to fulfil all of your potential. You will have access to excellent development opportunities, playing a crucial role in your team, whilst being supported to network and socialise with your peers so you can see the impact of your creativity and ideas. As you join us, you will be supported by your line manager, a mentor and a buddy from the business. Your buddy will be an existing/ex-apprentice to support your onboarding into AstraZeneca and your role.
Our flexible benefits programme allows you to select your own benefits package based on your personal preferences and circumstances. So, from lifestyle benefits to comprehensive health, pension, insurance and financial plans, you choose the package for you – and if you change your mind the following year, you can adapt it. For more information please click here.
Where you will be based
This apprenticeships is based at one of our Macclesfield Campus.
Essential requirements
What we're looking for:
- Enthusiastic individuals
- Self-motivated
- Strong desire to learn
- A passion for HR
- Technology savvy, and learns quickly
- Adaptable, flexible and able to work on two or more deliverables in parallel
- Takes responsibility for own self-development
- Receptive to feedback and eager to develop
Please see individual job advertisements for specific educational requirements.
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