Why choose AstraZeneca Portugal?
As an exciting and emerging leader in pharma and biotech, we're pushing the boundaries of science to deliver life-changing medicines to patients. This is where breakthroughs born in the lab become transformative medicine for the world's most complex diseases. Voted the best company to work for in Portugal 2023/24, AstraZeneca provides the thrill of a start-up within the security of a global firm that brings new challenges and pathways for a fulfilling career.
If you’re ready to make a difference, join our Global Hub in Corporate Affairs, Human Resources, Finance, Information Technology, Marketing, Global Business Services or Procurement. Bring your potential to our evolving team today.
Who do we look for?
Calling all dynamic, ambitious team players. At AstraZeneca, we empower people like you to push the boundaries of science, challenge convention and unleash your entrepreneurial spirit. Here, you'll embrace differences and take bold actions to drive the change needed to meet global healthcare and sustainability challenges.
We're on the lookout for diverse minds inspired by difference who want to reach another level in their careers. Bold disrupters who confidently rise to challenges as fearless entrepreneurs. People who want to make a meaningful impact led by science in an organisation where global meets local. Join one of our offices in Lisbon and discover a culture of openness and vibrancy where diverse perspectives are encouraged and valued. Your work will have a real impact, no matter your level or function.
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. If you're technology-savvy and have a digital mindset, you can use your skills and experience to transform and optimise our operations, helping us deliver meaningful work that changes lives.
Dynamic
In a constantly evolving environment dedicated to innovation, you'll use your strong sense of purpose to provide outstanding contributions. Although we're a global company, our Global Hub operates like a start-up, allowing you to work autonomously. Bring your fearlessness of improving patient outcomes, and we'll encourage your personal success.
Ambitious
Play your part in progressing a world-leading pipeline. Here, you'll improve patients' lives now and better the future of humanity. With our opportunities for continuous development, you'll exhibit your passion and potential to go beyond the expected — and grow in your career with our support.
Team players
Your unique perspectives make our ambitions and capabilities possible. Our culture of openness, sharing and giving allows everyone to speak up and express their ideas. In an open atmosphere of camaraderie and support, we rely on each other to further our progress and drive much-needed change.
Responsibilities
At AstraZeneca, we’re dedicated to pushing the boundaries of science and unleashing your entrepreneurial spirit. There’s no better place to make a difference to medicine, patients, and society. We champion diversity and collaboration and are committed to lifelong learning, growth, and development. AstraZeneca’s Global Procurement Function aims to be the leading biopharmaceutical Global Procurement organization, delivering innovative and cost-effective solutions to our internal business partners. We act as trusted advisers, using best-in-class market intelligence for valuable insights, strong supplier partnerships, and effective digital tools enabling smooth and efficient processes for our organization and end users.
Accountabilities:
The Strategy & Operational Excellence (S&OE) team is the backbone of Global Procurement, supporting the delivery of our vision and strategic plan to become a best-in-class function. We work to drive and deliver excellence in a high-performance culture that puts people and patients at the heart of everything. Business Process Management (BPM) is central to our strategic success within Global Procurement. As the Director for BPM, you will be instrumental in defining and shaping the vision for optimizing and managing our processes, ensuring they align with industry-leading standards and best practices. In this high-impact, cross-functional role, you will drive initiatives that enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of our core processes in alignment with our longer-term strategic goals. Leveraging our existing BPM framework, you will collaborate closely with Business Process Owners (BPOs) and key stakeholders across Global Procurement and other functions (e.g., Global Financial Services) to elevate the maturity of our core processes. Your leadership will ensure alignment across business processes and objectives while providing expert guidance and coaching to foster a culture of continuous improvement. Lean and Digital are critical aspects to us becoming more agile and productive as a function and are key components in shaping the strategic direction of our processes. You will collaborate closely with subject matter experts in Lean and Digital to understand their strategies, ensuring alignment with the business process needs and contributing to the ongoing evolution of these strategies.
Essential Skills/Experience:
• Proven experience in process excellence or continuous improvement, ideally within a Global Procurement or Supply Chain environment.
• Advanced analytical and problem-solving abilities, with the capacity to interpret data and translate insights into actionable strategies. Ability to use data and insights to drive innovation.
• Credible and influential leader. Ability to build and actively maintain positive relationships with internal/external partners.
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to influence others.
• Experience in driving change management.
• Strong business acumen and the ability to think strategically.
• Proven track record of delivering projects in a global environment.
Desirable Skills/Experience:
• Expertise in Lean, Six Sigma, and Business Process Management (BPM) methodologies is desirable.
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 an exciting place to work where you can embrace change to deliver greater value. The speed of change in our industry commands a shift in perspective that looks beyond managing spend. Procurement is becoming an even more strategic and value-adding function at AstraZeneca. Use your business acumen, entrepreneurial spirit, and determination to reinvent the way we make commercial decisions.
Ready to make an impact? 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.
Aligned to performance
Our approach is designed to deliver great performance — stimulating our commercial growth, scientific advancement, collaboration and personal development. Never standing still, you'll have the chance to grow your abilities, skills and knowledge constantly as you accelerate your career.
Balanced
An energised work environment is only possible when our people have a healthy work-life balance and are supported for their individual needs. Typical benefits include healthcare, life insurance and long-term savings, and in many markets, there’s a range of benefits for you to tailor.
Holistic
We're at our best and most creative when drawing on our different views, experiences and strengths. Being valued for who you are and the difference you bring is at the heart of our culture — and you’ll be rewarded when you create authentic connections to our purpose.
Sustainable
Our two offices in Lisbon combine comfort with sustainability. From renewable energy, a zero-plastic scheme, electric vehicles and food waste reduction initiatives to sustainable reward practices, we're realising our ambition to harness the power of science to build a healthy future for everyone everywhere.
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