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 Title: External Operations Coordinator
Career Level - D
Introduction to role
Are you ready to make a significant impact on patients' lives? As an External Operations Coordinator, you will support External Operations by applying business processes, data management, and reporting tools to track the performance of external supplier nodes within the ESM network. You will be involved in projects, continuous improvement activities, and maintaining internal systems and processes that align with AstraZeneca’s policies with third parties. You will also act as change request support, change request owner, and facilitate changes.
Accountabilities
Generate ad-hoc reports to support internal data requests, including trending.
Provide analysis of supplier data and reports, identifying patterns and trends to inform decision-making.
Create, maintain, and distribute weekly, monthly, and other periodic reports using supplier data for internal and external parties.
Collaborate with lean and data analytics teams to automate and refine reports for existing and new suppliers; adjust reporting as required by stakeholder needs.
Support development, aggregation, and monitoring of supplier key performance indicators and identify areas for performance and process improvements.
Accountable for maintaining EO data management in SharePoint and MS Teams in line with 5S.
Responsible for maintaining Head of EO scorecard and functional KPIs monitoring.
Drive improvement projects.
Support the preparation of written project proposals, analytical reports, and presentations.
Gather supplier data such as conflict minerals, Safety Data Sheets, and ERP packaging data.
Manage suppliers on an interim basis across External Operations Teams (EOTs) when experience is sufficient to gain insight and experience of the Supplier Management process and driving transactional relationship and performance.
Complete compliance requirements by data gathering and documentation (very high volume and critical to AZ ethical reputation).
Support 3PRM owners (EOM/EOLs) for supplier base with expert knowledge on how to facilitate risk reviews on suppliers and trigger new risk assessments for onboarding.
PSCI CAPA data tracking, visualization, and follow-up on compliance.
Responsible for sustainability partner guide and framework, generating consistent material for sharing with suppliers, e-mail templates for notifications, etc., and gathering supplier data for Ecovadis, Ecodesk, and facilitating supplier information and discussions (in collaboration with Sustainability Lead).
Essential Skills/Experience
3-4 year Bachelor’s degree required in engineering, pharmacy, chemistry or related science, or business-related field.
Experience of stakeholder management to achieve jointly agreed objectives.
Analytical thinking and ability to manage several tasks during a limited time frame.
Strong data management and reporting capability, good knowledge and experience using IT systems.
Organizational skills, understanding of quality principles and GMP requirements.
Experience of using Lean tools to solve problems.
Desirable Skills/Experience
ESM awareness and knowledge of systems used by the function, eg SAP, Ecovardis, Veeva platform etc.
Experience of supply chain management.
Experience of manufacturing change management.
Experience of implementing and managing business metrics.
Business Process Management (BPM) experience.
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.
At AstraZeneca, we are driven by our mission to find the best solutions for our patients. Our innovative medicines are delivered through a resilient supply chain that grows with continuous improvement. We foster a safe and positive environment where ideas are welcomed, teamwork is encouraged, and every contribution is valued. With constant new products and launches, there has never been a better time to join us in shaping the future of life-changing medicines.
Ready to make a difference? Apply now!
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, 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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