Job Title - Senior Manager - Project Management Career Level - E ABOUT ASTRAZENECA AstraZeneca is a global, science-led, patient-focused biopharmaceutical company that focuses on the discovery, development, and commercialization of prescription medicines for some of the world\xe2\x80\x99s most serious disease. But we\xe2\x80\x99re more than one of the world\xe2\x80\x99s leading pharmaceutical companies. At AstraZeneca we\xe2\x80\x99re dedicated to being a Great Place to Work. Who we are: The Global Business Service (GBS) team sits within Finance at AstraZeneca and is a dynamic and results-oriented environment and provides a range of enterprise-wide services. We dare to change the way we work by freeing up the business to push the boundaries of science to deliver life-changing medicines. We aim to do this by freeing up time, freeing up money, protecting AZ\xe2\x80\x99s value and providing new capabilities. What we do: A trusted partner to the business, we\xe2\x80\x99re on a mission to make AstraZeneca more agile, efficient and effective. Through our hybrid model of in-house delivery centers and service towers across the globe, we\xe2\x80\x99re reimagining how we work. Here we drive new ways of working and operating models, process simplification and innovative solutions, whilst ensuring that automation and data is at the heart of everything. How we do it: Be part of a team building a community. We interact with diverse cultures and perspectives and are united by our sense of belonging. This is the place to learn and grow together.

Why we love it:

• As a growing multi-national company, there\xe2\x80\x99s so much potential to develop. Embrace opportunities at a global business that\xe2\x80\x99s facing new and varied challenges. This is the place to build an exemplary, international CV.
• A fun place to be, we\xe2\x80\x99re creating community hubs that build partnerships, not just working relationships.
• We\xe2\x80\x99re on an exciting journey to take our team to the next stage. This is the place to leave a legacy behind.
• We are a diverse, inclusive and innovative group who identify, build and deliver excellent shared services (which everyone can leverage) to enable AstraZeneca to grow and change at speed. We are passionate about simple process \xe2\x80\x93 making it easier to get vital repeatable services done \xe2\x80\x93 for our patients, for our customers, for our teams.
• We focus on providing exceptional value that contributes to our company\xe2\x80\x99s success and future by freeing up the business (our customers) to push the boundaries of science to deliver life-changing medicines for patients. With the accomplishments, commitment and passion that you bring, I\xe2\x80\x99m excited about what we will achieve together towards realizing AstraZeneca\xe2\x80\x99s bold ambition.

ABOUT THE ROLE Accountabilities/Responsibilities:

• Manage project / programme budgets, forecasts, tasks, schedules, risks, organisational change, and status to support effective decisions and project reporting to collaborators and review boards.
• Coordinate status and delivery of project workstreams. Identify / manage dependencies between projects (intra-program and across portfolio).
• Manage relationships with key business collaborators to ensure the effective capturing of business requirements and commitment to project/program objectives.
• Responsible for steering / collaborator meetings, communication of status, issues, risks.
• Ensure effective risks & issues management processes are in place and effectively used. Resolve problems and advance as appropriate.
• Build a cohesive project team and provide the leadership necessary to improve the team\xe2\x80\x99s success. Provide individual coaching and development of team members as needed.
• Manage changes to project/programme scope, ensuring that all impacts and changes are approved and appropriately communicated to collaborators and review boards.
• Develop service transition plans including controlled hand-over into support and maintenance.
• Ensure the project team adheres to all standards including ADF, quality, and compliance, as well as processes, defined technical capabilities, and standard methodologies. Establish program governance and lead Decision Point reviews; member Steering Committee.
• Ensure expected benefits realization is consistent with project deliverables and clearly understood by collaborators and project team.
• Support continued development of a world-class centre of excellence for project management capabilities and ensure that standard methodology is adopted and reinforced.

Skills:

• Good Communicating skills
• Good Analytical skills
• Good Interpersonal skills
• Good Documentation
• Decision Making
• Team Player & Leadership skills.
• Project / Program Management Skills.

WHY JOIN US? We\xe2\x80\x99re a network of high-reaching self-starters who contribute to something far bigger. We enable AstraZeneca to perform at its peak by delivering premier technology and data solutions. We\xe2\x80\x99re not afraid to take ownership and run with it. Empowered with unrivalled freedom. Put simply, it\xe2\x80\x99s because we make a significant impact. Everything we do matters. SO, WHAT\xe2\x80\x99S NEXT? Are you already envisioning yourself joining our team? Good, because we\xe2\x80\x99d love to hear from you! Click the link to apply and we\xe2\x80\x99ll be in touch as soon as we can. WHERE CAN I FIND OUT MORE? Our Social Media, Follow AstraZeneca on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/1603/ We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.