Senior Director, Solution Delivery and Transformation

Job Title: Senior Director, Solution Delivery and Transformation – Permanent

Location:  Cambridge

Salary: Competitive

Introduction to role:

Are you ready to lead transformative change in the world of data and AI? AstraZeneca's R&D Data Office is at the forefront of enabling data-driven strategies that propel scientific innovation and inform critical drug pipeline decisions.

As the Senior Director of Solution Delivery and Transformation, you'll spearhead major transformation programs that align with our ambitious 2030 strategy, ensuring that solutions are delivered on time, within budget, and to the highest quality standards. Your leadership will be pivotal in driving scalable, sustainable, and innovative solutions that enhance our ability to extract value from data, ultimately accelerating the development of life-changing medicines for patients worldwide.

Accountabilities:

Strategic Leadership

• Develop and present a vision, directional proposals and business cases for specialist data and AI-related initiatives; articulating value, stakeholder alignment, resource needs, and key milestones to achieve buy-in, investment and go/no-go decisions.

• Develop multi-year strategic roadmaps for R&D Data Office initiatives with clear annual objectives and key results.

• Foster effective relationships with senior collaborators across R&D and IT to achieve collective agreement on shared goals.

Programme Execution and Governance

• Ensure effective decision-making and programme governance.

• Oversee programme staffing and budgets and agree on comprehensive programme roles and operating structures.

• Manage interdependencies (within or beyond the project) to ensure successful delivery.

• Ensure effective risk, issue and quality management processes.

• Mentor and develop team members to build a high-performing, cross-functional team.

Value Realization and Change Management

• Define and conduct programme performance reviews and implementation evaluations.

• Facilitate smooth adoption of solutions through effective change management approaches.

• Drive stakeholder alignment and communication throughout the transformation process.

Innovation and Technology Adoption

• Stay abreast of emerging data and AI technologies relevant to R&D, drawing upon this knowledge to drive strategy

Evaluate and recommend new technologies and approaches in data and AI that could enable Data Office capabilities

Essential Skills/Experience:

• Business Degree, or scientific degree with equivalent strategic leadership

• Significant experience in programme leadership, with a proven track record Extensive experience at the intersection of data, and pharma R&D or biotech industries

• Demonstrable experience of developing and driving data or AI transformation, with a proven track record

• Demonstrate strong relationship building skills with the ability to negotiate and influence others in a complex landscape to achieve objectives

• Experience of defining business strategies and influencing executive stakeholders around a shared vision

• Evidence of leading and developing innovative solutions that have a major impact within a business area or organisation

• Strong networking and consulting skills with good internal and external links

• Ability to communicate and translate between detailed technical and business information

• Managing, developing and leading a team of people in different locations

• Proven skills and experience of managing and controlling large budgets or staff rosters

Desirable Skills/Experience:

• Post-graduate degree in IT, Data Science or Data Management

• Experience in pharmaceutical R&D

• Experience of working in a global organisation with complex/geographical context

• Detailed knowledge of patient data types and their purpose and use within pharmaceutical drug development

• Knowledge of regulations and compliance requirements for processing, storing and accessing personal data

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.

AstraZeneca is where curiosity meets courage! Our commitment to science drives us to explore new frontiers in healthcare, treating some of the world's most complex diseases. By fusing data and technology with scientific innovation, we are poised for breakthroughs that redefine possibilities. Our inclusive environment encourages collaboration across academia, biotech, and industry, creating swift impacts on disease. With opportunities for lifelong learning and career development, you'll be part of a team making a significant impact on patients' lives globally.

SO, WHAT’S NEXT?

We welcome your application no later than 28th August 2025

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Are you ready to make a difference? Apply today and join us in our mission to improve global public health!

Date Posted

13-Aug-2025

Closing Date

27-Aug-2025

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