Why choose AstraZeneca Spain?
AstraZeneca Spain is a rising force in our global business. With headquarters in Madrid and our global hub in Barcelona, we’ve become an important international centre of excellence in the fight against critical disease. Boasting vibrant universities and business schools, the Barcelona ecosystem is a place where scientists can thrive. We attract a diverse workforce from across the globe, shining a beacon for innovation in a country that’s committed to clinical development.
We invite you to bring your talents to Barcelona where our respiratory medicine R&D and Global Marketing centre offers opportunities in R&D, IT, Commercial and HR. Or join us in Madrid and shape our growth in our BUs (Respiratory, Oncology & CVRM ), and a range of Corporate functions. Additionally, you can find sales roles throughout the country. Together, we’re contributing to a world-leading pipeline of therapeutics and delivering life-changing medicines to patients.
Who do we look for?
Calling all tech innovators, ownership takers, challenge seekers and proactive collaborators. At AstraZeneca Spain, breakthroughs born in the lab become transformative medicine for the world's most complex diseases. Alongside technical expertise, colleagues have the resilience, energy and collaborative mindset to change lanes, work with different teams and start projects from scratch.
Here, diverse minds and bold disruptors can meaningfully impact the future of healthcare using cutting-edge technology. Whether you join us in Madrid or Barcelona, you can make a tangible impact within a global biopharmaceutical company that invests in your future. Join a talented global team that's powering AstraZeneca to better serve patients every day.
Success Profile
Ready to make an impact in your career? If you're passionate, growth-orientated and a true team player, we'll help you succeed. Here are some of the skills and capabilities we look for.
Diverse collaborators
This is a speak-up culture that values collaboration. You’ll proactively bring your unique perspectives, experiences and skills to the table and seek the same from others. With our international team composition and the need for fast-paced collaboration, you’ll always be building new connections with colleagues.
Cutting-edge innovators
When you join us, you’ll be part of a team that embraces digital technology and data to transform the way we work and the work we do. Every day, you’ll help make history, empowered to ignite your creativity and build something enduring.
Resilient trailblazers
Here, the answers aren’t always available. So, you’ll need to bring a fearless, self-starter mindset to navigate uncharted territories. You’ll harness your ceaseless energy to discover and make the necessary connections with colleagues to shape the future and achieve maximum impact.
Agile movers
Seize ownership and excel with autonomy to enjoy the constant rush of ground-breaking discovery. Your ability to anticipate sudden shifts and adapt swiftly will prove critical as you make your mark in an environment that rewards initiative and resilience.
Responsibilities
The Translational Medicine (TM) Oncology Drug Project Management group at AstraZeneca (AZ) is responsible for project and portfolio management to ensure the successful delivery of TM projects from strategy development to data and results delivery to the Global Project Teams (GPT). The group also drives continuous improvement processes, providing accurate portfolio information for decision-making and business reporting, as well as supporting capacity and resource management.
The TM Program Manager will work alongside TM and Cancer Biomarker Development (CBD) functional representatives to gather project-related information, apply scientific knowledge, and coordinate cross-functional information management for TM project teams to ensure operational excellence and meet project goals and budget targets. This role depends on close collaboration with TM Strategy Leads, the TM Biomarker Operations Group, and R&D Finance. The Program Manager will develop relationships and collaborations within AZ to plan and coordinate work and apply organizational knowledge. The Program Manager will apply ingenuity to develop solutions and enable successful delivery of data to Global Project Teams (GPT).
Accountabilities:
- Partner with the TM lead to help operationalize and deliver the translational strategy utilizing program management best practices and implementing the Biomarker Execution and Alignment Team to manage prioritization, timeline, cost, and risk.
- Work closely with the TML and Biomarker Operations Lead to provide a detailed view of project timeline and ensure risks and gaps are tracked and mitigated.
- Manage detailed project plans for complex and prioritized studies to track and drive delivery of major milestones across line functions
- Support preparation of study budgets and manage project costs aligned to investment decisions and approved budgets
- Provide budget information upon request to support contracting process and track progress of contract preparation and execution
- Champion and sustain best practices to inspire project teams to meet targets
- Work with the TM Drug Project Management team to support the project portfolio.
- Define project management processes and create tools to enable consistent and efficient project management support for the portfolio
- Create progress reports to track delivery to time, cost, and quality
- Ensure TM project information and costs are accurate within AZ’s enterprise planning tool (PLANIT, Planisware)
- Manage project budgets to ensure consistency across programs
- Track budget from proposal to spend, including spend against contracted work
- Work with finance to accurately forecast and communicate anticipated spend
- Ensure budget line items enable database tracking of activities
- Use technical expertise to drive simplification and standardization for information management across TM
- Own TM project documentation repository (MS Teams/SPOL)
- Optimize MS Teams structure to ensure logical and consistent approach to storage of project-related information enabling ease of access to information
- Drive toward a single solution for storage of project information within TM
- Partner with stakeholders to develop standardized processes to enable portfolio scaling
- Support development of user-focused best practices for project execution
- Advocate for continuous improvement
- Work effectively within a matrix environment. Communicate and identify/resolves issues that could have implications for the broader organization and stakeholders. Awareness of company processes/standards and how these affect TM deliverables.
Essential Skills/Experience
- BA/BSc in relevant subject (or equivalent experience)
- In-depth knowledge of drug development process
- Experience using Microsoft Office/ Outlook and SharePoint Online
- Experience managing projects in pharmaceutical/biotechnology organizations
- Experience with Project Management techniques, principles, and tools, such as MS Project or Smartsheet
- Experience of international/global team-working and communicating with key stakeholders
- A professional, enthusiastic, and proactive approach, with the ability to independently manage a diverse workload
Desirable Skills/Experience
- Prior experience in managing and provisioning of project information
- Basic understanding or experience of using Planisware (PLANIT)
- Project Management (PMP) Certification
- Experience supporting clinical trials in pharmaceutical/biotechnology organizations
- Experience working in a scientific or laboratory field, preferably in a regulated environment
When we put unexpected teams in the same room, we unleash bold thinking with the power to inspire life-changing medicines. In-person working gives us the platform we need to connect, work at pace, and challenge perceptions. That's why we work, on average, a minimum of three days per week from the office. But that doesn't mean we're not flexible. We balance the expectation of being in the office while respecting individual flexibility. Join us in our unique and ambitious world.
At AstraZeneca, we follow the science and pioneer new frontiers. Join our team dedicated to Oncology with an ambition to eliminate cancer as a cause of death. With multiple indications and high-quality molecules at all stages of our innovative pipeline, we keep pushing forward. Fusing cutting-edge science with the latest technology, we achieve breakthroughs backed by investment aiming to deliver six new molecular entities by 2025. Our environment is built on courage, curiosity, and collaboration where bold decisions are driven by patient outcomes. Empowered at every level, we ask questions and take smart risks that write the next chapter for our pipeline.
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AstraZeneca 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.
Reasons to Join
Thomas Mathisen
There are many things I enjoy when working at AstraZeneca, mainly the Speak up culture, the great colleagues that are in my teams, the great products that AstraZeneca provides to our patients and the challenging conversations I have around our medicines.
Christine Recchio
Working at AstraZeneca has impacted my life in such a positive way. I now have an improved work-life balance through creating my own schedule and time management, I feel a balance that I didn’t have before.
Stephanie Ling
There are a lot of reasons why I enjoy working in AstraZeneca, my colleagues being one of them. My team members and the managers have provided a great deal of guidance in helping me to be more confident in my daily work.
What we offer
We're driven by our shared values of serving people, society and the planet. Our people make this possible, which is why we prioritise diversity, inclusivity, balance and sustainability. Discover what a career at AstraZeneca could mean for you.
An award-winning company
We're passionate about being a great place to work, and 84% of our employees would recommend us as an employer. We've been recognised as a Top Employer in Spain, an EFR Family Responsible Business, and we achieved third place in Forbes Spain's Top 50 Best Places to Work list.
Inclusive environment
Diversity and inclusion are embedded in everything we do, and our different views, experiences and strengths enrich our culture. There's no salary gap at AstraZeneca, and the number of female employees has increased by four per cent over the last three years. We've also made all positions fully accessible.
Work-life balance
Your wellbeing means a lot to us, and we're here to support you through all of life's ups and downs. That's why we offer an unpaid leave policy, annual leave, reduced-hours timetables and a host of benefits, including a retirement plan, long service award, and health and travel insurance.
Sustainability initiatives
We're committed to harnessing the power of science to become a more sustainable business. We've reduced our carbon footprint by over 9,000 kg of CO2 over the last two years, and we lead the European GoGreen Project, which aims to introduce environmentally friendly options in our fleet of corporate vehicles.
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