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: Senior Manager - Talent Development
GCL: E
Introduction to role:
Are you ready to design the leadership and learning engine that powers a fast-evolving, science-led enterprise—and ultimately helps us deliver better outcomes for patients? This role sits at the center of how we build future-ready leaders and capabilities, translating business ambition into development experiences that move the needle where it matters most.
As Senior Manager - Talent Development, you will partner with senior leaders, HRBPs, and global teams to architect and deliver an integrated talent and learning portfolio. You will shape a clear leadership development agenda, curate end-to-end learning journeys with top business schools, strengthen the data and systems backbone of L&D, and elevate the brand and adoption of learning across the organization. You will have the accountability and empowerment to speak up, roll up your sleeves, and see ideas through to impact. How will you turn insights into scalable programs that accelerate growth in your first 90 days?
Accountabilities:
- Leadership and Capability Building: Advance the Talent & Learning strategy through leadership development and capability-building interventions that equip teams to deliver our business strategy faster and with confidence.
- Fit-for-Future Programs: Build and implement leadership and capability programs aligned to evolving business needs, strengthening the leadership pipeline and de-risking succession for critical roles.
- Enterprise Talent Processes: Support and drive talent reviews, succession planning, and talent pipelining to create a consistent, proactive view of future capability across the enterprise.
- Learning Journeys and Strategic Programs: Design and deliver end-to-end learning journeys for key talent segments; lead flagship Leadership Development Programs in collaboration with top-tier B-schools and external partners; continuously enhance impact through innovative and scalable solutions.
- Strategic L&D Initiatives: Lead projects aligned to transformation and growth priorities, ensuring clear outcomes, measurable impact, and execution excellence from pilot to scale.
- Stakeholder Partnership and Advisory: Partner with HRBPs, business leaders, and global T&D teams to translate business priorities into learning solutions; act as a trusted advisor on leadership and capability-building; drive alignment and execution across functions and geographies.
- Learning Analytics, Systems, and Governance: Oversee dashboards, analytics, and reporting to generate actionable insights; strengthen the data and systems backbone for data-driven decisions; ensure governance and effectiveness of learning systems and processes; review and present insights to leadership regularly.
- Brand and Learning Culture: Lead L&D branding and communication initiatives to drive awareness, engagement, and adoption; build a compelling narrative around growth and capability; promote a culture of continuous learning across the organization.
Essential Skills/Experience:
- 8–12 years of HR experience, with strong exposure to Talent Development / Leadership Development
- Experience designing and delivering leadership programs and learning journeys
- Strong stakeholder management, consulting, and influencing skills
- Proven ability to manage strategic initiatives with execution excellence
Desirable Skills/Experience:
- Experience working with B-schools / external learning partners
- Exposure to learning analytics, dashboards, and L&D systems
- Experience driving enterprise or global programs
When we put unexpected teams in the same room, we fuel ambitious 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 high-reaching world.
Why AstraZeneca:
Here, your work fuels a global enterprise united by a bold purpose and a relentless focus on patients. You will join a high-performing, digitally savvy community that brings unexpected teams into the same room to turn ideas into reality—rapidly. We pair ambition with support, encouraging you to take smart risks, own decisions, and use data to guide change. Integrated across the business, you will help streamline how we operate today while building the capabilities needed for tomorrow—shaping leaders, scaling smarter ways of working, and seeing a clear line from your programs to tangible business and patient impact.
Design the learning engine of tomorrow—take the lead and make your mark now!
Date Posted
02-Jun-2026Closing Date
29-Jun-2026AstraZeneca 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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