Operations Manager, Oncology R&D
AstraZeneca

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Operations Manager, Oncology R&D

Gaithersburg, MD

Join us at AstraZeneca in the Operations Team in the Chief Operating Office in Oncology R&D. As an Operations Manager, you will report to the Director Operations Oncology R&D and provide specific support on business operations. You will oversee day-to-day activities to ensure the services provided are robust, executed in a timely manner, and fit for purpose. This is your chance to take a crucial inter-disciplinary approach to save patients' lives!

Accountabilities:

In this role, you will lead quarterly scorecard, KPI and metric monitoring working with relevant stakeholders. You will provide support for ad hoc BPO requests, monitor risks, support AZ internal audit and local functional audits, ensure Saba is maintained and roles aligned to relevant training, identify learnings and business process change needs, and support drug project governance processes. Are you ready to make a difference?

Essential Skills/Experience:

• Bachelor's degree preferably within a scientific field
• 3+ years of experience in the pharmaceutical/biotech industry
• 3+ years of Project Management experience with a successful track record of delivering overall project results within agreed time, quality and cost
• Highly customer orientated
• Experience with senior stakeholder and partner management
• Highly developed organizational and project management skills
• Strong analytical skills
• Broad experience in a wide range of sectors, functions and processes
• Strong strategic thinking, judgment and influencing skills
• Good leadership attributes to set direction, generate commitment, balance short and long term needs, constructively resolve issues

Desirable Skills/Experience:

• Confident presentation skills

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.

About Our Gaithersburg Oncology Hub

Our Gaithersburg, Maryland facility creates life-changing medicines for people around the world. This campus employs more than 3,500 experts in our field and is only a short drive from Washington, DC. This modern and vibrant scientific campus is the home of R&D and Oncology in the US. Here, we play host to some of the most cutting-edge technology and lab spaces, all designed to inspire collaboration and cross-functional science. We believe employees benefit from being challenged and inspired at work. We are dedicated to creating a culture of inclusion and collaboration.

The Gaithersburg site offers a variety of amenities to help boost productivity and help keep our employees happy and healthy. This includes a fitness center, employee healthcare clinic, electric vehicle charging stations, dry cleaning, full-service cafeteria and copy center. This is where you'll find newly-designed, activity-based work spaces to suit a variety of working styles while increasing collaboration between teams.

Ready to make a difference? Apply now to join our Oncology R&D team!

If you're curious to know more, please contact Bobbi Poole, our Talent Acquisition Partner.

Closing Date: May 7, 2024

Competitive remuneration and benefits apply

We offer a competitive Total Reward program including a market driven base salary, bonus and long term incentive. We have a generous paid time off program and a comprehensive benefits package.

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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 follow all applicable laws and regulations on non-discrimination in employment (and recruitment), as well as work authorization and employment eligibility verification requirements.

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.

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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