Study Deployment Manager

Introduction to role

Are you ready to be part of the future of healthcare? Can you think big, be bold, and harness the power of digital and AI to tackle longstanding life sciences challenges? Then Evinova, a new health tech business part of the AstraZeneca Group, might be for you! Transform billions of patients’ lives through technology, data, and cutting-edge ways of working. Evinova delivers market-leading digital health solutions that are science-based, evidence-led, and human experience-driven. Launch pioneering digital solutions that improve the patients’ experience and deliver better health outcomes. Together, we have the opportunity to combine deep scientific expertise with digital and artificial intelligence to serve the wider healthcare community and create new standards across the sector.

The Global Customer Delivery organization consists of cross-functional teams with the people and skills needed to deliver our innovative digital products and solutions to patients and healthcare providers participating in clinical trials around the world.

We are seeking a talented Senior Study Deployment Manager with a strong digital product delivery and technical leadership background from a health-tech company or pharma to join our Study deployment team.

The Study Deployment Manager leads one or several of our cross-functional technical deployment and delivery teams and will be responsible for the planning and successful deployment of our digital products to clinical trials. You will work closely with study implementation teams, as well as clinical operations, data management and regulatory affairs to ensure the solutions meet the requirements of our clinical trials.

The role combines IT project management, business analysis and technical skills into a hands-on delivery role and provides an excellent opportunity for professional development across a broad range of skills and disciplines through its exposure within a complex technology landscape in a clinical trial domain.

Success in this role requires hands-on delivery excellence, transformational leadership, a natural disposition towards problem-solving and a strong delivery and customer focus with the ability deliver on both operational, tactical and strategic levels.

Accountabilities

• Lead and manage one or several of our study deployment teams which includes capacity management, task prioritization and ensuring adherence to project timelines, milestones and quality standards
• Ownership and accountability for the technical deployment of our digital products to a number of clinical studies including all its constituents’ activities and deliveries
• Develop and maintain detailed project plans for your portfolio of studies including ensuring dependencies and milestones are effectively managed and status, risks and issues are continuously reported 
• Determine the implementation approach for each study and define the critical path to ensure study milestones are being met
• Manage changes to requirements, time & scope and ensure that the impact is appropriately managed and approved by stakeholders
• Ensure the digital solution fulfils the requirements of each clinical trial and adheres to all required quality and regulatory requirements
• Build effective relationships with our customers and stakeholders of the wider organization including the Evinova leadership 
• Proactively identify and lead opportunities to optimize and simplify our ways of working including the development and improvement of processes and automation including the use of tools that enable to accelerate the delivery of our digital solutions
• Develop service transition plans to ensure the digital solutions are continuously handed over into operational support.

Essential Skills/Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in relevant technical, life science or business degree
• Minimum 7-10 years of relevant experience of digital project delivery to end users in a complex regulated multi-national environment, ideally in pharma or health-tech
• Proven experience of working with development and/or configuration of COTS/SaaS solutions that are configured based on customer needs
• Proven experience of a variety of business analysis tools/techniques and managing requirements in a regulated environment, ideally with GxP/SaMD experience
• Evidence of driving projects or change initiatives in an innovative and strategic digital environment with solutions that have a major impact on the wider organization 
• Ability to influence and challenge at a senior level and communicate complex issues in a simple and effective way 
• Superb communication skills and track record in building strong and credible relationships with key senior stakeholders and customers
• Extensive understanding of the IT landscape, systems and technology implemented for end users within a clinical trial context 
• Excellent business acumen and insights with sensitivity to environment 

Desirable Skills/Experience

• Master's degree in relevant discipline 
• Formal certification in project or portfolio management
• Project / Programme Management certifications 
• Experience from Healthcare and Life Sciences, preferably with clinical trials
• Experience of working in a global organisation with complex/geographical context
• Experience of working in a regulated environment, ideally of delivering GxP and SaMD solutions

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.

Join the team unlocking the power of what science can do. We are working towards treating, preventing, modifying, and even curing some of the world's most complex diseases. Here we have the potential to grow our pipeline and positively impact the lives of billions of patients around the world. Our combination of curiosity and courage drives us, inspired by the possibility of doing things that have never been done before. Empowered to step up, we free ourselves from fear of failure to dig deep into the biology of complex diseases and make bold decisions. Celebrating our successes and failures along the way. An inclusive environment, we work seamlessly as one. Expanding our horizons, we unite the best from academia, biotechs, and industry. It's by coming together and leveraging our diverse, global knowledge that we can create the greatest and swiftest impact on disease.

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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.