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Facilities Lead

Posted date Jan. 23, 2025
Contract type Full time
Job ID R-217884
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Why choose AstraZeneca India?

Help push the boundaries of science to deliver life-changing medicines to patients. After 45 years in India, we’re continuing to secure a future where everyone can access affordable, sustainable, innovative healthcare.

The part you play in our business will be challenging, yet rewarding, requiring you to use your resilient, collaborative and diplomatic skillsets to make connections. The majority of your work will be field based, and will require you to be highly-organised, planning your monthly schedule, attending meetings and calls, as well as writing up reports.

Who do we look for?

Calling all tech innovators, ownership takers, challenge seekers and proactive collaborators. At AstraZeneca, breakthroughs born in the lab become transformative medicine for the world's most complex diseases. We empower people like you to push the boundaries of science, challenge convention, and unleash your entrepreneurial spirit. You'll embrace differences and take bold actions to drive the change needed to meet global healthcare and sustainability challenges.

Here, diverse minds and bold disruptors can meaningfully impact the future of healthcare using cutting-edge technology. Whether you join us in Bengaluru or Chennai, 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.

Tech innovators

Make a greater impact through our digitally enabled enterprise. Use your skills in data and technology to transform and optimise our operations, helping us deliver meaningful work that changes lives.

Ownership takers

If you're a self-aware self-starter who craves autonomy, AstraZeneca provides the perfect environment to take ownership and grow. Here, you'll feel empowered to lead and reach excellence at every level — with unrivalled support when you need it.

Challenge seekers

Adapting and advancing our progress means constantly challenging the status quo. In this dynamic environment where everything we do has urgency and focus, you'll have the ability to show up, speak up and confidently take smart risks.

Proactive collaborators

Your unique perspectives make our ambitions and capabilities possible. Our culture of sharing ideas, learning and improving together helps us consistently set the bar higher. As a proactive collaborator, you'll seek out ways to bring people together to achieve their best.

Responsibilities

Job ID R-217884 Date posted 01/23/2025
About AstraZeneca

AstraZeneca is a global, science-led, patient-focused biopharmaceutical company that focuses on the discovery, development and commercialization of prescription medicines for some of the world’s most serious diseases. But we’re more than one of the world’s leading pharmaceutical companies.

Candidate Focus & Challenge 

  • The purpose of the facilities department is to provide uninterrupted services to the business to conduct their operations. For providing such a service, this department must ensure all the equipment in the facility runs with zero breakdowns.

  • This role will lead the facilities department and provide direction, organization, and planning for the gamut of activities this team is expected to deliver. This role will manage the third-party integrated facility management (IFM) company and ensure the FM partner performs as per the SLAs agreed upon between the vendor and the marketing company.

Roles and Responsibilities:

  • Responsible for ensuring service delivery for facilities management services within the marketing company. This role will oversee facilities operations, including but not limited to technical/soft services, security, cafeteria, transport, domestic & international travel, statutory compliance, audits, vendor management, procurement, finance, events, parking management, and guest relations. 

  • Must be an experienced and dynamic professional who excels within an entrepreneurial culture—providing vision, leadership, and communication. They should have a passion, in-depth knowledge, and operational experience in Real Estate and Facilities Management Operations.

  • Must have managed large teams deployed across different buildings and cities. 

  • Will be responsible for strategy and operate at a tactical level, acting as an internal ambassador, mentor, analyst, solutions architect, implementer, and cost controller.

  • Will be responsible for building relationships with all internal/global and business stakeholders. Partnering with key vendors and internal business partners is critical to operating within a fast-paced and complex environment.

  •  Must drive cost management in their portfolio—review and agree on budgets and ensure adherence by working with procurement and service providers to achieve best-in-class service and reduce delivery costs where possible.

  •  Must have a detailed understanding of the real estate portfolio and business operations. They are empowered to deliver results independently but in collaboration with internal stakeholders (e.g., Projects, Design, Finance, Legal, HR, etc.). 

  • Demonstrates sound business judgment and makes high-velocity decisions to continually raise the bar for the employee experience. • Works with internal and/or external partners to ensure facilities and/or programs align with organizational objectives. 

  • Oversees modifications, expansions, and significant post-occupancy projects, collaborating with the Workplace Strategy & Innovation team and vendor partners to meet project scope and manage communication with key stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Develop and manage strong relationships with key business stakeholders. Communicate site strategies to stakeholders and translate feedback into actionable tasks. Serve as the primary point of contact for business customers in all facilities operations matters. 

  • Provide direction to facilities management teams (direct reports and outsourced vendor teams) who manage the facilities operations for the marketing company. 

  • Accountable for ensuring IFM vendors deliver best-in-class facilities management services. Provide management, direction, monitoring, and evaluation of performance and delivery against the agreed KPIs with the IFM vendor partner. 

  •  Ensure the infrastructure and assets are well-maintained, ensuring facilities are safe and well-functioning. 

  •  Accountable for ensuring transport vendors deliver best-in-class employee transport services. Manage, direct, monitor, and evaluate performance and delivery against agreed KPIs. 

  • Accountable for managing travel agents engaged for international and domestic travel.

Experience and Requirements:

  • 15+ years of professional experience, with a sizable portion demonstrating success in managing facilities of more than 200,000 SFT in a multi-tenant environment. 

  • Demonstrated experience as a leader with 7+ years of senior management responsibilities. 

  • Extensive experience in building and managing high-performing teams. • Bachelor’s degree in a related field. 

  •  Proven track record of championing speed, flexibility, and cost-efficiency in the face of rapid change and heavy workloads. 

  • Highly proficient in collaboration and productivity software, including Microsoft Office. 

  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with a proven ability to lead cross-functional teams through influence rather than direct management. • Strong interpersonal skills. 

  • Comfortable with legal terms and structures for standard commercial contracts. • Self-starter who sets aggressive goals and consistently delivers results. 

  • Demonstrated ability to think strategically and execute tactically. • Strong resource management and program management skills. • In-depth knowledge of maintenance systems. • Strong understanding of governing laws and regulations. • Excellent attention to detail, organizational skills, and problem-solving abilities.

Desirable Skills & Experience

  • Certified Facility Management Professional / Certified Facility Manager from International Facility Management Association

  • Diploma in Occupational Health & Safety

Why AstraZeneca?

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, and always committed to lifelong learning, growth and development. We’re on an exciting journey to pioneer the future of healthcare.

    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.

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    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.

    Sales Representative Oslo, Norway

    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.

    Sales Representative California, United States

    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.

    Sales Representative Petaling Jaya, Malaysia

    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, safety, empowerment and collaboration. Discover what a career at AstraZeneca could mean for you.

    Lifelong learning

    Our development opportunities are second to none. You'll have the chance to grow your abilities, skills and knowledge constantly as you accelerate your career. From leadership projects and constructive coaching to overseas talent exchanges and global collaboration programmes, you'll never stand still.

    Autonomy and reward

    Experience the power of shaping your career how you want to. We are a high-performing learning organisation with autonomy over how we learn. Make big decisions, learn from your mistakes and continue growing — with performance-based rewards as part of the package.

    Health and wellbeing

    An energised work environment is only possible when our people have a healthy work-life balance and are supported for their individual needs. That's why we have a dedicated team to ensure your physical, financial and psychological wellbeing is a top priority.

    Inclusion and diversity

    Diversity and inclusion are embedded in everything we do. We're at our best and most creative when drawing on our different views, experiences and strengths. That's why we're committed to creating a workplace where everyone can thrive in a culture of respect, collaboration and innovation.

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