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
We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated Digital Experience Manager to join our HR Digital, Platforms & Products team. The ideal candidate will be responsible for enhancing the digital experience for our users and employees, ensuring that our HR platforms and products are intuitive, efficient, and aligned with our organizational goals. This role requires a deep understanding of user experience (UX) design, digital transformation, and the unique needs of HR functions. In this role, you will play a crucial part in creating an integrated digital experience for HR, helping employees find things and get things done more efficiently and with less friction. You will be instrumental in shaping and designing the user experience strategy for how work gets done in HR, ensuring that our digital solutions meet the needs of our users and support their daily activities seamlessly and aligned to the overall enterprise Digital vision. Additionally, you will address the complexities of our digital ecosystem, identifying points of overlap and duplicity, and offering the best solutions to streamline our platforms. The candidate should have proven experience in UX design, digital transformation, and HR technology, strong skills in user research, usability testing, and gathering user feedback, proficiency in UX tools such as Sketch, Figma, Adobe XD, or similar, the ability to develop wireframes, prototypes, and user interface designs, excellent communication and collaboration skills, be up-to-date with industry trends and best practices in UX design and digital transformation, and possess strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
Typical Accountabilities:
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to design and implement user-centric digital solutions that improve the overall user and employee experience within HR and more broadly into the wider eco systems
• Conduct user research, usability testing, and gather feedback to inform design decisions and ensure that our digital platforms meet the needs of our users.
• Develop experience wireframes, prototypes, and user interface designs that are visually appealing and easy to navigate.
• Work closely with HR stakeholders to understand their requirements and translate them into effective digital solutions.
• Analyze and optimize existing HR digital platforms to enhance usability and functionality, addressing overlaps and duplicity in our digital ecosystem.
• Stay up to date with industry trends and best practices in UX design, digital transformation, and HR technology.
• Advocate for the importance of user experience within the organization and promote a user-centric approach to digital transformation.
• Create a single digital experience vision that meets people in the flow of their work, ensuring that employees can access the tools and information they need seamlessly, without disrupting their workflow.
• Take the work to the people and not the people to the work, streamlining processes and enhancing productivity.
• Shape and design the user experience strategy for how work gets done in HR, creating an integrated digital experience that helps employees find things and get things done more efficiently and with less friction.
• Work collaboratively with IT and GBS on defining how work gets done digitally and translating that back into an HR strategy supporting HR and the COEs.
• Quantify benefits realization related to user experience, understanding where to push for improvements versus where current solutions are sufficient.
• Familiarity with user experience measurement and quantification, ensuring that digital solutions are optimized for user satisfaction and productivity.
• Deep experience in simplifying complex digital landscapes, making it easier for employees to navigate and utilize HR platforms effectively.
Education, Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
Essential:
• Bachelor's degree in User Experience Design, HumanComputer Interaction, Information Technology, or a related field.
• Proven experience in UX design, preferably within the HR domain.
• Strong portfolio showcasing your UX design skills and successful projects.
• Proficiency in design tools such as Sketch, Adobe XD, Figma, or similar.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Knowledge of HR processes and systems is a plus.
Desirable :
• Experience of working within a fast-paced Global Business Services environment
• Familiarity with the biopharmaceuticals industry
• Active engagement in technology industry trends supporting process improvement
• Experience or qualifications in a related technology area
• Experience working with Agile delivery methodology
• Experience of working globally with multi-cultural awareness and cultural adaptability
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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