Associate Director Business Process Owner

At AstraZeneca, we put patients first and strive to meet their unmet needs worldwide. Working here means being entrepreneurial, thinking big and working together to make the impossible a reality. If you are swift to action, confident to lead, willing to collaborate, and curious about what science can do, then you’re our kind of person.

Join our Business Process Management and Optimization team in the Biopharmaceuticals Clinical Operations organisation. You will work collaboratively with Functional Process and/or Subject Matter Experts across all relevant departments, ensuring that processes are developed and handled effectively and efficiently. This role is a unique opportunity to contribute to our partners while remaining aligned with regulatory requirements (primarily ICH-GCP).

What you will do:
The role will consist of the following main aspects;

• Defining the scope for new processes and improving of existing processes based on data, trends and consultations with the Stakeholders, Functional Process Experts (FPEs) along with Quality and Learning representatives.
• Delivering these processes to the Clinical Operations business area.
• Using the Business Process Management & Optimization (BPMO) Framework and tools when developing processes.
• Maintaining risk and change logs, performing periodic reviews and identifying improvement opportunities to ensure processes perform better each day.
• Working with the BPMO Analyst to define metrics to ensure process compliance and performance, along with Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) to demonstrate process effectiveness.

Essential Skills/Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in an appropriate discipline or equivalent experience;
• At least 3-5 years’ experience within a pharmaceutical or clinical background;
• High level of business process knowledge and/or lean methodologies;
• Demonstrated project management skills and proven skills to deliver to time, cost and quality in large scale complex projects;
• Demonstrated excellent written and verbal communication and influencing skills, negotiations, presentation, knowledge transfer, problem solving, conflict management and interpersonal skills;
• Experience in working successfully and collaboratively with external and global partners delivering mutual benefits;
• Ability to identify opportunities, lead and foster cross-functional collaboration and to work across boundaries;

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.

Why AstraZeneca?
At AstraZeneca, we follow the science to explore and innovate. We are committed to making a difference, fusing data and technology with the latest scientific innovations to achieve the next wave of breakthroughs. Our inclusive environment allows us to work seamlessly as one, expanding our horizons by uniting the best from academia, biotechs and the industry. This is a place where curious minds thrive, free from fear of failure, empowered to make bold decisions and dig deep into the biology of complex diseases.

Are you ready to join a team that makes a bigger impact on patients' lives? Are you passionate about science and eager to be part of a team that strengthens and grows our pipeline? If so, there's no better place to be.

Apply now and join us in our mission to impact over one billion patients worldwide!

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.