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
Location: Barcelona, Spain (on-site) / 3 days working from the office and 2 days working from home.
Bring out the best in each other, and yourself, by working together as one
In our dynamic and collaborative environment, you'll be surrounded by the brightest minds, working together seamlessly. We embrace agility, fostering cross-functional and external collaboration to thrive at a rapid pace. Our culture is built on lifelong learning, and we actively seek opportunities to expand our knowledge, ensuring we never become complacent.
As a member of the Transformation Management Office, this role plays a pivotal part in supporting key transformation and improvement projects within our R&D BioPharma Clinical Operations function and across R&D. These projects may vary in scope and complexity, providing a global remit and a wide runway for value addition. You'll contribute to the maintenance of project management standards by executing against project management tasks and deliverables. This exciting role offers the opportunity to engage with various aspects of the business and work on innovative, thought-provoking projects.
Reporting to the Head of Transformation Management, you will be accountable for supporting various projects under the guidance of Project Managers. In addition to project work, you will support the Head of TMO with departmental and function related initiatives, focused on internal delivery.
The project management coordinator’s prime responsibility is to ensure that the projects they support produce the required products within the specified tolerances of time, cost, quality, scope, benefits and risk. The project management coordinatoris accountable to the delivery of specific project management artifacts as directed by the Program Manager(s).
Accountable
Support the Head of TMO and the wider group on activities related to project management, across multiple programs, as well as any internal TMO activities.
Support large-scale projects directly by executing against key deliverables
Manage and prepare baseline project management products, in conjunction with any project assurance roles, including project briefs(including the project description), project plans, charters, risk registers, RAID logs, etc.
May be required to support with project status reporting and other project update mechanisms (i.e. presentation deck creation and contribution)
Work directly with Project Management team and the Transformation Management team to execute against specific project-related deliverables
Essential criteria:
Degree in business or scientific field (or Project Management related field)
Exper in ienceprogramme/project management
Skilled in MS Office Suite (Powerpoint, Excel, MS Project, MS Word) and other project tracking softwares (i.e. Smartsheet)
Demonstrate strong communication and relationship building skills
Ability to interpret and communicate technical information into business language and in alignment with AstraZeneca business
Proven track record in delivering high risk programme/projects and decision making
Ability to influence and manage negotiations across a complex group
Desirable criteria:
Experience withtransformation projects
Foundational understanding of organizational operations andprocesses with a significant emphasis on R&D
Formal qualifications in project management, change management, and/or process improvement methodologies.
Experience working in a global organisation with complex/geographical context
Pharmaceutical Industry experience
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.
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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