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
Make a meaningful impact at AstraZeneca.
At AstraZeneca, our Talent Acquisition (TAQ) team plays a pivotal role in advancing science and medicine through people. We are a passionate, purpose-driven, and high-performing team committed to attracting and enabling the best talent in the industry. As a TAQ Manager, you will be part of a collaborative, forward-thinking People & Culture organization where innovation, inclusion, and integrity are at the heart of everything we do.
This leadership role is central to our mission of building a future-ready organization. You will lead a diverse team of recruiters supporting multiple business groups – including BioPharma, Oncology, and Enabling Functions – with a strategic focus on quality of hire, diversity, hiring excellence, and candidate experience. You’ll work closely with senior leaders to align talent acquisition strategy with AstraZeneca’s ambitious growth and transformation goals.
What You’ll Do
Strategic Leadership & Business Partnership
Act as a trusted TA partner to senior business leaders, enabling hiring aligned with AstraZeneca’s science-led strategy and commercial excellence.
Translate workforce plans into proactive and diverse hiring strategies that support current and future talent needs.
Champion TAQ initiatives tied to AstraZeneca’s People Strategy – including Employer Branding, Talent Market Intelligence, DE&I, Early Talent, and Succession Planning.
Team Leadership & Development
Lead, coach, and inspire a team of high-performing recruiters (internal and contract) with a culture of ownership, inclusion, and continuous improvement.
Build team capability in market engagement, hiring manager consulting, and recruitment operations.
Set clear priorities and performance goals, and support team members’ growth through structured feedback and development planning.
Drive Operational & Hiring Excellence
Ensure delivery against key performance indicators – time to fill, candidate and hiring manager experience , quality of hire, and DE&I targets.
Drive process improvements, talent analytics, and adoption of digital tools, ensuring consistent use of Workday and local TAQ dashboards.
Introduce scalable practices to improve recruiter productivity and data accuracy, enabling real-time reporting and leadership visibility.
Diversity, Innovation & Data-Led Insights
Champion diversity hiring with differentiated strategies for sales, commercial, and enabling functions.
Use market insights and data to influence hiring strategies, identify gaps, and drive continuous improvement.
Encourage adoption of digital tools and AI to enable talent insights, sourcing effectiveness, and enhanced candidate journeys.
Collaborate Globally & Deliver Locally
Partner with regional and global TAQ teams to support enterprise-wide initiatives, share best practices, and deliver integrated talent solutions.
Represent India TAQ in global forums, bringing local insights and innovation to global programs.
What You’ll Bring
12+ years of progressive recruitment experience, with at least 4–6 years in a leadership role.
Demonstrated success in leading talent acquisition teams in fast-paced, matrixed environments.
Proven ability to partner with senior leadership and influence at the executive level.
Experience recruiting across commercial and enabling functions; prior exposure to science or healthcare sectors is a plus.
Strong track record in driving inclusive hiring, workforce diversity, and talent insights.
Proficiency in recruitment technology platforms (Workday preferred) and dashboard/reporting tools.
Strategic mindset with a passion for developing people and delivering results.
A commitment to AstraZeneca values: We follow the science, we put patients first, we play to win, we do the right thing, we are entrepreneurial.
Why Join Us?
At AstraZeneca, we unlock the power of what science can do by bringing together talented people who are determined to make a difference. You’ll join an organization that values bold thinking, takes smart risks, and empowers individuals to be their best.
Join us in creating a lasting impact – where your work truly matters.
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.
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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