Location: Barcelona, Spain (on-site) / 3 days working from the office and 2 days working from home.
Bring out the best in each other, and yourself, by working together as one.
In our dynamic and collaborative environment, you'll be surrounded by the brightest minds, working together seamlessly. We embrace agility, fostering cross-functional and external collaboration to thrive at a rapid pace. Our culture is built on lifelong learning, and we actively seek opportunities to expand our knowledge, ensuring we never become complacent.
As a member of the Transformation Management Office, this role plays a pivotal part in supporting key transformation and improvement projects within our R&D BioPharma Clinical Operations function and across R&D. These projects may vary in scope and complexity, providing a global remit and a wide runway for value addition. You'll contribute to the maintenance of project management standards by executing against project management tasks and deliverables. This exciting role offers the opportunity to engage with various aspects of the business and work on innovative, thought-provoking projects.
Reporting to the Head of Transformation Management, you will be accountable for supporting various projects under the guidance of Project Managers. In addition to project work, you will support the Head of TMO with departmental and function-related initiatives, focused on internal delivery.
The project management coordinator's prime responsibility is to ensure that the projects they support produce the required products within the specified tolerances of time, cost, quality, scope, benefits, and risk. The project management coordinator is accountable for the delivery of specific project management artifacts as directed by the Program Manager(s).
Accountable Support the Head of TMO and the wider group on activities related to project management, across multiple programs, as well as any internal TMO activities.Support large-scale projects directly by executing against key deliverables.Manage and prepare baseline project management products, in conjunction with any project assurance roles, including project briefs (including the project description), project plans, charters, risk registers, RAID logs, etc.May be required to support project status reporting and other project update mechanisms (i.e. presentation deck creation and contribution).Work directly with the Project Management team and the Transformation Management team to execute against specific project-related deliverables. Essential criteria:Degree in business or scientific field (or Project Management related field).Experience in programme/project management.Skilled in MS Office Suite (PowerPoint, Excel, MS Project, MS Word) and other project tracking software (i.e. Smartsheet).Demonstrate strong communication and relationship-building skills.Ability to interpret and communicate technical information into business language and in alignment with AstraZeneca business.Proven track record in delivering high-risk programmes/projects and decision-making.Ability to influence and manage negotiations across a complex group. Desirable criteria:Experience with transformation projects.Foundational understanding of organizational operations and processes with a significant emphasis on R&D.Formal qualifications in project management, change management, and/or process improvement methodologies.Experience working in a global organization with complex/geographical context.Pharmaceutical Industry experience. At AstraZeneca we're dedicated to being a Great Place to Work. Where you are empowered to push the boundaries of science and unleash your entrepreneurial spirit. There's no better place to make a difference to medicine, patients, and society. An inclusive culture that champions diversity and collaboration. Always committed to lifelong learning, growth, and development.
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.
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