Project Services Lead

Introduction to role:

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 offices are purposely designed with collaboration in mind, providing space where teams can come together to strategize, brainstorm and connect on key projects.

AstraZeneca believes in a culture of lifelong learning. To support your professional growth, we offer wide-ranging opportunities for learning and development.

Accountabilities:

• People management – line manage a team of project managers, coordinators, and analysts, fostering a culture of collaboration, excellence and continuous improvement
• Business development – identify opportunities to deliver savings and successful outcomes to internal customers, and escalate as appropriate to the Project Services Director
• Quality assurance – implement and maintain quality control processes to ensure delivery of high-quality services aligned with best practice.
• Customer service – maintain relationships with customers in line with the customer relationship strategy and plan, ensuring our services delight our customers
• Project management – manage projects, ensuring timely delivery and quality outcomes.

Essential Skills/Experience:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Track record in leading projects of medium complexity
• Management consulting experience
• Experience in people management and developing and motivating teams.
• Strong sense of customer service and customer engagement
• Experience in project and quality assurance practices
• Demonstration of strong influencing, communication and relationship building skills
• Comfortable and skilled in operating in a complex operational matrix organization across diverse, global teams.

Desirable Skills/Experience:

• Project Management Certification
• Change Management Certification
• Pharmaceutical or equivalent global & complex organization experience; experience of working within a quality and compliance environment and application of policies, procedures and guidelines.

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 a place where you can challenge the status quo to reimagine our processes. We are working to transform processes through simplification, automation, and data analytics. Join us on this exciting journey to drive efficiencies and effectiveness across the business with centralized activities and digital integration. Be part of a team that supports the delivery of life-changing medicines for patients by enabling the rest of the business to run effectively.

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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.