Senior Project Manager

Job Title: Senior Project Manager

Career Level - E

Introduction to Role:
Join our dynamic Operations Data Office team as a Senior Project Manager, where you'll play a pivotal role in developing and implementing improved data management practices. This position is integral to our Ops 2025 and Ops 2030 strategic plans. You will be responsible for overseeing the business project management tasks for the One Master Data Management initiative. We are seeking an experienced professional with a proven track record in executing projects within the global pharmaceutical industry and guiding cross-functional teams across various regions and global departments.

Accountabilities:
As a Senior Project Manager, you will ensure projects are delivered within timeframes and budgets. Your responsibilities will include establishing project plans, overseeing daily management of project details, maintaining relationships with key business stakeholders, and communicating effectively about project implications. You will also be responsible for creating and guiding project teams, keeping all project-related documentation up-to-date, detecting and overseeing potential issues related to quality and compliance, setting accurate expectations for the Steering Committee, and ensuring seamless handover to maintain operational efficacy post-project.

Essential Skills/Experience:
• Business Programme/Project Management experience in global project teams and delivering change.
• Theoretical & practical knowledge of project management life cycle with proven on time delivery.
• Proven track record of delivering projects on time, budget, quality standards, ensuring regulatory compliance and project closure.
• Proven ability to gather user requirements and ensure that project scope and objectives align with the needs of stakeholders.
• Experience of preparing communications materials as part of project communications and change plans execution.
• Experience of working in cross-functional teams from across multiple countries & geographies and manage cultural differences sensitively.
• Ability to effectively partner with IT Project Manager counterparts and managing delivery of external partners.
• Able to operate independently and make sound business decisions with limited information available.
• Candidates must be willing and manage to work hours aligned to different time zones such as US, Europe, and India time zones.
• Excellent leadership, communication (written & verbal), and interpersonal skills.
• Educated to degree level in a scientific, engineering or business discipline.

• Operating within an international consulting framework.
• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification is a plus.

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.

At AstraZeneca, we are driven by our commitment to deliver accelerated growth and to make people's lives better. We thrive in our often intense and ambiguous environment, seeking out new challenges and working towards new solutions. We are part of an inclusive and giving community, supporting each other on our journeys. We are intellectually stimulated by constant learning. There's potential for multiple, global careers and great rewards, for those who embrace the diverse opportunities. 

Join us at AstraZeneca, where we are making a positive impact in a team where it means more. If you have the passion and the drive to accelerate growth and make people's lives better, then this is the place for you. Apply now!

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 authorisation and employment eligibility verification requirements.