.Location: BarcelonaJoin us as a Director of Study Operations in our Biopharmaceuticals R&D department. In this role, you will be responsible for leading, developing, supporting, and providing direction to Study Management personnel to enable the delivery of drug projects and non-drug projects. You will be accountable for resourcing Study Management members on study teams to support the delivery of clinical programs. This role is an opportunity to embed consistent ways of working across locations and build Study Management capabilities.Typical Accountabilities:1- Line management of Study Management Late staff* Recruit, Retain & Develop personnel* Demonstrate AZ values* Provide skills and capability training to personnel to support their development* Ensure personnel have been trained and work within compliance of ethics, company policies and standard procedures* Role model and embed a performance driven culture and coach staff for optimum performance* Develop and cultivate capabilities of our present and future AZ leaders* Handle performance including feedback and rewards* Provide expertise and direction to support direct reports with proactive problem/risk identification, solution building and issue resolution to facilitate achievement of objectives on time and to appropriate quality* Timely assignment of capable Study Management resources to meet the clinical study team demands, in collaboration with other members of Study Management Leadership team, and the Capacity Management Team2- Study Management* Participate in setting, and responsible for implementing, the vision & strategy for the Study Management, aligned with BioPharmaceuticals ClinicalVision & Strategy* Contribute to business strategy and streamline processes for drug/non-drug projects or departmental activities* Lead and support change by encouraging diversity of solutions and implementing process changes consistently across Study Management* Act as a change Agent, with local and global impact, to ensure adoption of global initiatives* Promote and encourage innovation and creativity* Work within Study Management to achieve accurate resource forecasting and develop solutions to efficiently and flexibly resource study teams* Promote and encourage communication within and across Study Management and BioPharmaceuticals Clinical* Ensure quality and compliance to External Regulations and AZ Standards* Work across the locations to develop global efficient ways-of-working* Provide guide into functional and cross-functional global processes* Foster the sharing of study delivery knowledge, information, and best practiceEssential requirements:* Bachelor's degree required, preferably in medical or biological science, or related subject or equivalent qualification or experience
