AstraZeneca · 18 hours ago
Business Planning and Operations Associate Director, Cancer Biomarker Development
US - Gaithersburg - MD
Full-time
Hybrid
Lead/Staff, Director/Executive
2+ years expAstraZeneca is a leading pharmaceutical company focused on innovative cancer medicines. The Business Planning and Operations Associate Director will provide expert leadership in managing strategy and project execution within the Cancer Biomarker Development team, ensuring alignment with Oncology R&D objectives.
BiopharmaBiotechnologyHealth CareMedicalPharmaceuticalPrecision Medicine
Responsibilities
Drives Oncology R&D objectives and supports the broader community
Manages the day-to-day operations of the organization to deliver R&D strategic projects and meet agreed scopes, timelines, deliverables, budgets, resource estimates, and success criteria
Tracks and reports on the progress of assigned projects to the appropriate governance, partners and senior management
Actively manages and reports project issues and risks, including partner concerns, as appropriate
Project management support of non-drug critical initiatives that are a business priority
Establishes and leverages standard processes and systems for project planning and execution that are fit-for-purpose
Ensures meetings are scheduled in advance with appropriate agendas and meeting content
Coordinates preparation of reports for governance through gathering, analyzing and summarizing data and information from the project team and systems
Track input and output for key deliverables
Develop key process for delivery of information up to Senior Leaders across R&D (e.g. Town Hall content, EOLT, ORDLT, TALT, postcards, regular CBD R&D LT updates)
Arranging meetings to deliver the projects
Design and maintain Project Sharepoint site to ensure organizational information, guidance documents
Qualification
Required
BS in Life Sciences or related fields
Trained in the top tier consulting firms
2 years minimum experience in the pharmaceutical, biopharm industry, including consulting in the field
Demonstrated track record of success in delivering strategic, complex, cross-functional and multi-site projects on-time, on-budget and to committed deliverables to generate significant business value
Takes appropriate initiative and accountability including proactively prioritizing work in alignment with business requirements
Thrive with volatility, uncertainty, complexity, ambiguity (VUCA) in the fast paced environment
High level of cultural sensitivity, interactive communication, negotiation and effective collaboration
Considerable tact, discretion and persuasion to obtain desired outcomes while maintaining ongoing professional relationships
Strong interpersonal, collaboration and communications skills
Benefits
Qualified retirement programs
Paid time off (i.e., vacation, holiday, and leaves)
Health, dental, and vision coverage in accordance with the terms of the applicable plans
Company
AstraZeneca
AstraZeneca is a pharmaceutical company that discovers, develops, manufactures, and markets prescription medicines. It is a sub-organization of Investor.
10001+ employees
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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