AstraZeneca · 3 hours ago
Director, R&D IT - Development & Late TA Project Management
US - Gaithersburg - MD
Full-time
Hybrid
Director/Executive
$153K/yr - $230K/yr
7+ years expAstraZeneca is a leading pharmaceutical company dedicated to delivering life-changing medicines. The Director, R&D IT - Development & Late TA Project Management will lead complex, cross-functional programs to ensure the effective delivery of late-stage development projects, aligning scientific priorities with technology delivery and stakeholder engagement.
BiopharmaBiotechnologyHealth CareMedicalPharmaceuticalPrecision Medicine
Responsibilities
Set direction and lead multi-project delivery from inception through benefits realization, ensuring clear scope, ownership and decision-making
Build strong relationships with senior business leaders; align on objectives, secure commitment and maintain a shared view of progress, risks and value
Define, track and deliver user and business benefits; tie outcomes to project milestones and hold teams accountable for value
Establish proactive risk practices; remove blockers early, resolve issues decisively and escalate with data and options
Oversee integrated plans across scope, schedule, cost, quality and resources; apply the Adaptive Delivery Framework; run decision point reviews and steering forums
Manage change with discipline; assess impacts, gain approvals and communicate crisply to stakeholders and review boards
Own budgets and forecasts; ensure investment transparency and enable informed trade-offs based on value and risk
Build a cohesive, high-performing delivery team; set high standards, coach leaders and foster psychological safety and accountability
Ensure end-to-end integration across platforms and partners to realize program objectives and seamless user experiences
Align internal and external suppliers to outcomes; hold vendors to standards and deliverables while nurturing productive partnerships
Qualification
Required
7+ years of proven relevant experience as an IT Project/Programme
Technical or Business Degree or proven relevant experience
Manage and coordinate interdependencies for projects/programmes
Manage relationships with senior business stakeholders to ensure the effective capturing of business requirements and commitment to project/programme objectives. Responsible for stakeholder meetings, communication of status, issues, risks in strong partnership with Business Relationship Manager
Own delivery of the user benefits for projects/programmes, working closely with business stakeholders and delivery teams to ensure expectations are met
Build a cohesive project/programme team and provide the necessary leadership to maximize the team's success
Ensure expected benefits realization is consistent with project deliverables and clearly understood by stakeholders and project team
Drive effective risks & issues management, ensuring processes are in place and effectively used. Ensure problems resolved and escalate as appropriate
Oversee, drive and approve plans for projects/programmes, including activities, resources, costs, roles, responsibilities and quality as defined in the IT Project Management Methodology (Adaptive Delivery Framework - ADF)
Own project/programme improvement plans and oversee execution of remediation plans
Manage changes to project/programme scope, ensuring that all impacts and changes are approved and appropriately communicated to stakeholders and review boards
Manage and coordinate project/programme budgets, forecasts, tasks, schedules, risks, change management, and status to support effective decisions and project reporting to stakeholders and review boards
Ensure the project team adheres to all standards including ADF, quality, and compliance, as well as processes, defined technical capabilities, and architecture best practices. Establish program governance and lead Decision Point reviews, member Steering Committee meetings
Preferred
Extensive experience leading large, cross-functional programs in a global, regulated environment, ideally within R&D or late-stage development contexts
Demonstrated mastery of adaptive, hybrid delivery at scale, including Agile and waterfall methods, portfolio governance and stage-gate decision forums
Proven success delivering complex integrations across platforms, vendors and data domains, with strong architecture and quality awareness
Expertise in budget ownership and vendor management for multi-million, multi-year programs
Strong grasp of compliance and validation expectations relevant to scientific and clinical environments
Ability to translate strategic ambitions into measurable roadmaps, benefits frameworks and outcome-based metrics
Exceptional communication, influencing and storytelling skills with executive stakeholders
Growth mindset with a track record of building, coaching and retaining high-performing teams
Familiarity with data, analytics and AI-enabled delivery and how to safely unlock value in enterprise settings
Benefits
Short-term incentive bonus opportunity
Equity-based long-term incentive program (salaried roles)
Retirement contribution (hourly roles)
Commission payment eligibility (sales roles)
Qualified retirement program [401(k) plan]
Paid vacation and holidays
Paid leaves
Health benefits including medical, prescription drug, dental, and vision coverage
Company
AstraZeneca
AstraZeneca is a pharmaceutical company that discovers, develops, manufactures, and markets prescription medicines. It is a sub-organization of Investor.
10001+ employees
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2021 (2)
2020 (11)
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$5.26B2024-07-30Post Ipo Debt· $1.51B
2023-02-28Post Ipo Debt· $2.25B
2023-02-24Post Ipo Debt· $1.5B
Leadership Team
Pascal Soriot
Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer
Aradhana Sarin
Group CFO and Executive Director
Recent News
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