Operations Manager (Vendor Contract Management) – Clinical Regulatory Writing

Within Clinical Regulatory Writing, we provide expert communications leadership to drug projects and author strategically important clinical-regulatory documents that align with project strategies, regulatory requirements, and communications best-practices. We support the Company’s core therapeutic areas in all phases of clinical development. Our vision is to be an industry leading organization driving strategic communication excellence to achieve successful submissions and approvals.

We are currently looking for a Clinical Regulatory Writing Operations Manager to join our team.

Job Description:  Operations Manager (Vendor Contract Management) – Clinical Regulatory Writing

The Clinical Regulatory Writing Operations Manager manages multiple operational aspects of the Clinical Regulatory Writing (CReW) group and is responsible for overseeing and managing planning, compliance, cross-functional collaborations, vendor management, and clinical-regulatory document quality control (QC) and documentation requirements.

The Operations Manager (Vendor Contract Management) primarily manages the process of drafting and finalizing statements of work (SOWs) to raise purchase orders (POs) for multiple clinical regulatory writing projects. The process involves interfacing with multiple internal teams and vendors and managing multiple SOWs/POs at the same time. The position belongs to the CReW Business Planning, Operations and Vendor Management (CReW BOV) team.

Responsibilities include:

• Manage SOWs/POs process
• Assist with vendor training oversight as well as vendor system access
• Collaborate cross-functionally and contribute to continuous improvement within CReW and across the organization

Essential for the role:

• High School Diploma (or equivalent) required
• Excellent communication skills
• Good organization and administration skills
• Project management skills
• Problem-solving skills
• Team player
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office
• Proficiency in English

Desirable for the role:

• Procurement or Process management
• Experience of technology and systems (e.g. MS SharePoint skills)
• Experience of developing and delivering training material

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.