AstraZeneca · 1 day ago
Director Operations IT Frederick Supply Site
US - Frederick - MD
Full-time
Hybrid
Director/Executive
$151K/yr - $227K/yr
10+ years expAstraZeneca is a global biopharmaceutical company, and they are seeking a Director Operations IT for their Frederick site. The role involves providing IT leadership and developing strategic relationships with key business areas to align IT solutions with business needs, while driving innovation and transformation within the organization.
BiopharmaBiotechnologyHealth CareMedicalPharmaceuticalPrecision Medicine
Responsibilities
Single point of contact supporting key business areas at the Frederick site, representing Global IT functions. Accountable for all IT services delivered on the site. This includes BAU and / or project services, delivered through local IT resources or global AZ IT teams
Build strong strategic relationships with large and complex customer groups and senior partners, developing a deep understanding of short-term and long-term business direction, changes and needs, lead key engagement initiatives to understand demand
Collaborate with Operations IT Functions to align on the strategic IT solution roadmap for Operations sites and deployment to the Frederick site
Facilitate focus groups, business partner meetings, and other ‘idea generators’ to stimulate the creation of ideas among colleagues and staff, as well as gain feedback regarding IT services
Present and gain commitment to IT initiatives through informing and presenting established, changed, or new IT services to customer groups
Propose and deliver solutions to achieve agreed outcomes, ensure that solutions fulfil the future strategic needs and challenges of the business. Shape and define business cases, producing detailed business justification for investment including ROI and benefits realization
Work with colleagues across the BTG and C4Es, (e.g., architects and engineers) across functions or internationally to identify the capabilities required to ensure outcomes/requirements are clearly understood and can be delivered
Ensure business partners are fully engaged in IT Capability initiatives and future business trends, as well as the implications of IT enabled change on the business, processes and customers
Accountable for the IT demand portfolio and lifecycle management of IT Assets for the sites. Manage associated budgets, ensuring business value, fit for purpose, and costs balanced for the Frederick site
Lead high-level investigations on requirements specifications, ensuring alignment with Business and IT strategy, and advise on practical alternatives when necessary
Lead business impact assessments, identifying risks and issues that may affect current and future business units and roles, and create business readiness plan
Align and engage global compliance and data integrity initiatives at the site. Partner with business teams to mitigate compliance and data integrity risks
Takes full responsibility for the level of customer satisfaction, at regular intervals, or after each significant delivery of product or service. Respond to customer queries and complaints - ensures that corrective action is being taken
Develop and maintain customer satisfaction plan, to ensure all IT interfaces to the business are operating effectively, manage overall satisfaction with IT services and proactively identify risks, issues, as well as improvement areas
Lead and mentor other Business Analysts to develop their skills, drive consistent ways of working across our organization and share best practices in relevant communities of practice
Assess BA team workload, ensuring effective management of high priority projects, resource allocation, and workload distribution
Accountable for the performance and quality of work delivered by BA team
Qualification
Required
Minimum 10+ years relevant experience; regulated environment exposure
Education: Bachelor's degree
Experience defining the business strategies and influencing the vision of senior leaders
Experience leading high value business cases & mobilizing high value investments
Strong relationship building skills, in a global environment, with the ability to influence others to achieve objectives
Ability to bring alternative perspectives and experience, challenging the status quo
Excellent verbal and written communication skills including presenting
Excellent influencing, networking and team working skills
Able to manage negotiations, expectations and solutions across complex groups
High level awareness of developments in the Information Technology marketplace
Ability to partner and work well in and across diverse global teams and a matrix organization
Experience using LEAN tools and practices
Preferred
Strong knowledge of bio-pharma leading edge trends, relevance for adoption and implementation of Digital, IT & AI innovative solutions
Knowledge of Biologics manufacturing is desirable
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
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