Assoc Director Diagnostic Project Management

We are seeking a dedicated Assoc Director Diagnostic Project Management for AstraZeneca in Gothenburg.

Do you have any experience working in scientific project management before? Great! We´re currently in search of an Associate Director of Diagnostic Project Manager to join AstraZeneca in Gothenburg. You´ll work across several cross-functional diagnostic project/ programme teams to provide hands on project management expertise to deliver projects within agreed time, budget and quality.

So, are you ready to take on this challenge? Don´t wait – apply today and let´s make a difference together!

Purpose, Offer and Benefits

This is a consulting assignment expected to start on January 15th and run until November. You will be employed by TNG during the assignment.

At AstraZeneca, we are guided in our work by a strong set of values, and we´re resetting expectations of what a bio-pharmaceutical company can be. By truly following the science, we pioneer new methods, new thinking and bring unexpected teams together. From scientists to sales, lab techs to legal, we´re on a mission to turn ideas into life-changing medicines that transform lives. We need great people who share our passion for science and have the drive and determination to meet the unmet needs of patients around the world.

Your Responsibilities

• Manages multiple complex projects to deliver to time, cost and quality
• Creates and manages project plans to supervise and drive delivery of major milestones
• Manages project costs aligned to investment decisions, and FTE resources aligned to project needs/ forecast demand
• Creates and manages project risk logs, and drives mitigating actions with diagnostic project teams
• Creates progress reports to track delivery to time, cost and quality
• Coaches, and works with, Diagnostic Information Managers to ensure accuracy of project/ portfolio information within AZ´s enterprise planning tool (PLANIT)
• Drives process simplification and standardisation across Precision Medicine to maximise efficiencies and establish best practice
• Meeting planning and facilitation
• Plans and facilitates Diagnostic Project Team meetings, ensuring accurate actions are captured, circulated and followed up on.
• Plans and facilitates Precision Medicine project review meetings, attended by Precision Medicine leaders, diagnostic project team members and key R&D stakeholders
• Deputises for the Diagnostic Project Manager at programme level, as necessary

The Bigger Picture

The Diagnostic Project Management group within Precision Medicine, Project, Portfolio & Alliances is accountable for providing project and portfolio management to ensure successful delivery of diagnostic projects from initiation of development to regulatory approval, across all therapy areas, and to further optimise the delivery of precision medicines by defining and fostering best practices. Furthermore, this group is responsible for driving continuous improvement processes, for providing accurate Precision Medicine portfolio information for decision making and business reporting, and for capacity and resource management.

The role depends on close collaboration with Project Managers and project teams to ensure strategic alignment, and with Information Managers, who are responsible for inputting project information into AZ´s enterprise planning tool (PLANIT). So, are you up for the challenge? Apply today!

Our Expectations

• BA/BSc in relevant subject (or equivalent experience)
• Significant experience within a scientific project management environment
• Expert understanding of Project Management techniques, tools and principles
• Strong organisation and forward-planning skills, with attention to detail
• Experience of global team-working and effectively communicating with key stakeholders
• A professional, enthusiastic and proactive approach, with the ability to independently manage a diverse and fast paced workload
• Experience of using Microsoft Office/ Outlook, project planning tools and web-based programmes
• Prior experience in managing and reporting of project information