Senior Specialist - Capacity & Operations Support, Clinical Data and Insights

Job Title: Senior Specialist - Capacity & Operations Support, Clinical Data and Insights

• GCL: D

• Work Mode: Hybrid

• Location: Manyata Tech Park, Bangalore

About AstraZeneca:
AstraZeneca is 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 disease. But we’re more than one of the world’s leading pharmaceutical companies. At AstraZeneca, we are dedicated to being a Great Place to Work.

Introduction to role:
As Senior Specialist – Capacity & Operations Support, Clinical Data and Insights, the focus is on planning, coordinating and delivering cross-functional operational initiatives that strengthen performance, execution and compliance across the organisation. This role works with global and functional groups to ensure initiatives are delivered on time and within scope. It also focuses on measurable value and embeds consistent governance and continuous improvement in approaches to working. Clinical Data & Insights delivers trusted, high quality clinical data and insights. These support informed choices throughout AstraZeneca’s development portfolio. This position enables effective capacity planning, operational execution, governance, and performance transparency to support strategic priorities. Ready to turn complex operational challenges into clear, actionable plans?

Accountabilities:

• Lead and support projects and initiatives from initiation through closure, defining scope, timelines, deliverables, governance and success measures that keep work on track and outcomes visible.

• Partner with global and functional collaborators to agree on expectations, manage dependencies and enable effective communication and resolution processes across diverse teams.

• Build and maintain coordinated project plans, achievements, risk and issue logs, and status reporting, raising concerns where needed to protect delivery and value.

• Support governance forums such as leadership inputs and working groups, ensuring actions, decisions and documentation are controlled, traceable and easy to access.

• Work closely with process owners and impacted teams to support change management, adoption, training needs and operational readiness so that new methods of working land efficiently.

• Find opportunities for process simplification, standardisation and operational efficiency using metrics and insights to guide decisions.

• Ensure initiatives consider and align with quality and compliance requirements, including documentation standards, audit readiness and system impacts.

• Coordinate inputs from external vendors and internal partner functions to support delivery outcomes and maintain momentum.

• Act as a delegate for Associate Director / Director for defined activities when required, providing continuity of leadership and decision making.

• Demonstrates strong digital proficiency and adaptability to new tools, platforms, and methods of operations. Capable of bringing to bear technology to streamline processes, improve reporting, and produce meaningful, data-driven insights that aid informed decision-making. Comfortable engaging with evolving platforms, automation/mechanization, and analytics to improve efficiency and business outcomes.

Crucial Skills/Experience:

• Bachelor's degree with 6+ years of proven experience in business operations, project delivery, or similar field

• Demonstrated experience delivering projects or operational initiative's end to end, managing scope, timelines, risks, and collaborators

• Strong business insight with the ability to translate strategy into practical execution plans

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with confidence presenting to varied audiences

• Proven track record to work across international and departmental boundaries, influencing without formal authority

• Strong execution skills capable of managing multiple priorities under tight timelines

• Experience with project planning, dependency management, governance cadence, and benefit tracking

• Practical understanding of change management and adoption (readiness, communications, training coordination)

• Digitally proficient, comfortable working with evolving tools, systems, automation, and data driven reporting

• Experience supporting financial tracking (budget oversight, invoice / PO monitoring, forecasting)

Desirable Skills/Experience

• Experience in the pharmaceutical industry and/or CRO environment

• Experience facilitating workshops, retrospectives and stakeholder alignment sessions

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, including use of KPIs and metrics

• Comfort operating in ambiguous or evolving environments

• Solid understanding of regulated ways of working such as GxP awareness and inspection readiness

• Experience defining and reporting operational performance metrics
  

AstraZeneca offers an environment where science, data and technology come together to tackle some of the world’s most complex diseases, with teams encouraged to ask bold questions, learn continuously and explore new approaches from discovery through late-stage development. Colleagues collaborate across disciplines and geographies, drawing on partnerships with academia and industry while accessing cutting-edge tools, diverse development programmes and a broad pipeline that supports long-term career growth, publication opportunities and the chance to see innovative ideas translate into life-changing medicines for patients worldwide.

If this role matches your skills and ambition, apply now to join us on this journey!

Find out more by following AstraZeneca on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/1603/

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. To fully experience our collaborative, in‑person environment, candidates who are not currently based in the job location will need to relocate. In line with our company policy, relocation support is offered for moves within the country, ensuring a smooth transition. Join us in our unique and ambitious world.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

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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.