Associate Product Director, Platform Infrastructure & Operations – Evinova

Job Title: Associate Product Director, Platform Infrastructure & Operations – Evinova
Location: Gaithersburg, MD

At AstraZeneca, we pride ourselves on crafting a collaborative culture that champions knowledge-sharing, ambitious thinking and innovation – ultimately providing employees with the opportunity to work across teams, functions and even the globe. 

Recognizing the importance of individualized flexibility, our ways of working allow employees to balance personal and work commitments while ensuring we continue to create a strong culture of collaboration and teamwork by engaging face-to-face in our offices 3 days a week. Our head is purposely designed with collaboration in mind, providing space where teams can come together to strategize, brainstorm and connect on key projects. 

Are you ready to be part of the future of healthcare? Are you able to think big, be bold, and harness the power of digital and AI to tackle longstanding life sciences challenges? Then Evinova, a new health tech business part of the AstraZeneca Group might be for you!

Transform billions of patients’ lives through technology, data, and pioneering ways of working. You’re disruptive, decisive, and transformative. Someone excited to use technology to improve patients’ health. We’re building a new health-tech business – Evinova, a fully-owned subsidiary of AstraZeneca Group.

Evinova delivers market-leading digital health solutions that are science-based, evidence-led, and human experience-driven. Thoughtful risks and quick decisions come together to accelerate innovation across the life sciences sector. Be part of a diverse team that pushes the boundaries of science by digitally empowering a deeper understanding of the patients we’re helping. Together, we have the opportunity to combine deep scientific expertise with digital and artificial intelligence to serve the wider healthcare community and create new standards across the sector.

Introduction to Role:

You will be responsible for driving the strategic direction, development, and operational excellence of our platform infrastructure, which powers all Evinova products to enable streamlined scale and commercialization. This role will involve working closely with engineering teams focused on infrastructure provisioning and maintenance, CI/CD automation, security, compliance, and disaster recovery, all within an AWS environment.

You will be expected to play an important role in fostering a positive culture as part of the broader Evinova team globally.

Accountabilities:

• Lead the vision and roadmap for infrastructure provisioning, maintenance, CI/CD automation, security, compliance, and disaster recovery in alignment with Evinova’s business goals.
• Perform product owner responsibilities as part of an agile development team.
• Ensure the platform infrastructure supports the scalability, reliability, and security needs of our SaaS solutions.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including Engineering, Security, and Quality Management, to drive the successful implementation of infrastructure projects.
• Work closely with internal partners to gather requirements, prioritize initiatives, and ensure alignment with business objectives.
• Communicate effectively with executive leadership, providing regular updates on progress, challenges, and opportunities, including synthesis of strategic trade-off decisions and associated impacts.
• Engage with customers and partners to understand their needs and incorporate their feedback into the platform strategy.

Essential Skills/Experience:

• 5+ years industry experience with platform infrastructure and operations.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field
• Strong experience in product management
• Technical background with expertise in cloud (specifically AWS), CI/CD automation, security, compliance, and disaster recovery.
• Proven leadership experience, with a track record of managing and mentoring high-performing teams.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to influence and collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Familiarity with Agile development methodologies, and product development lifecycles.
• Strategic and innovative problem solver
• Self-starter with proven ability to work independently, flexibly, and proactively
• High level of integrity, able to handle highly confidential information
• High emotional and relational intelligence when working with others
• Ability to instill confidence in others in a high-pressure situation
• Capable of achieving results in fast-paced environment – often on short deadlines
• Comfortable operating in a matrixed environment
• Passionate about health care and the role of digital health technologies in improving experience and outcomes for patients and clinical/study staff

Desirable Skills/Experience:

• 8+ years of experience in product management, with a focus on platform infrastructure and operations.

• Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.
• Experience in the health tech industry or with SaaS solutions.
• Experience working with Atlassian Products like JIRA, JIRA Service Management, Confluence space

Why Evinova?

Evinova draws on AstraZeneca’s deep experience developing novel therapeutics, informed by insights from thousands of patients and clinical researchers. Together, we can accelerate the delivery of life-changing medicines, improve the design and delivery of clinical trials for better patient experiences and outcomes, and think more holistically about patient care before, during, and after treatment. We know that regulators, healthcare professionals, and care teams at clinical trial sites do not want a fragmented approach. They do not want a future where every pharmaceutical company provides its own, different digital solutions. They want solutions that work across the sector, simplify their workload, and benefit patients broadly. By bringing our solutions to the wider healthcare community, we can help build more unified approaches to how we all develop and deploy digital technologies, better serving our teams, physicians, and ultimately patients. Evinova represents a unique opportunity to deliver meaningful outcomes with digital and AI to serve the wider healthcare community and create new standards for the sector. Join us on our journey of building a new kind of health-tech business to reset expectations of what a bio-pharmaceutical company can be. This means we’re opening new ways to work, pioneering cutting-edge methods, and bringing unexpected teams together. Interested? Come and join our journey.

Total Rewards:
The annual base pay for this position ranges from $115,425.60to $173,138.40. Hourly and salaried non-exempt employees will also be paid overtime pay when working qualifying overtime hours. Base pay offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, including market location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.  In addition, our positions offer a short-term incentive bonus opportunity; eligibility to participate in our equity-based long-term incentive program (salaried roles), to receive a retirement contribution (hourly roles), and commission payment eligibility (sales roles). Benefits offered included a qualified retirement program [401(k) plan]; paid vacation and holidays; paid leaves; and, health benefits including medical, prescription drug, dental, and vision coverage in accordance with the terms and conditions of the applicable plans. Additional details of participation in these benefit plans will be provided if an employee receives an offer of employment. If hired, employee will be in an “at-will position” and the Company reserves the right to modify base pay (as well as any other discretionary payment or compensation program) at any time, including for reasons related to individual performance, Company or individual department/team performance, and market factors. 

AstraZeneca is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion and providing a workplace that is free from discrimination. AstraZeneca is committed to accommodating persons with disabilities. Such accommodation is available on request in respect of all aspects of the recruitment, assessment and selection process and may be requested by emailing AZCHumanResources@astrazeneca.com.

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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.