Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. · 13 hours ago
Business Planning and Operations Associate Director, Cancer Biomarker Development
Gaithersburg, Maryland, United States of America
Full-time
Hybrid
Lead/Staff, Director/Executive
2+ years expAstraZeneca is a global biopharmaceutical company dedicated to transforming the lives of patients through innovative medicines. The Business Planning and Operations Associate Director will lead strategic projects in Cancer Biomarker Development, ensuring effective project management and alignment with Oncology R&D strategies.
BiotechnologyHealth CareMedicalTherapeutics
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
Short-term incentive bonuses
Equity-based awards for salaried roles
Commissions for sales roles
Qualified retirement programs
Paid time off (i.e., vacation, holiday, and leaves)
Health, dental, and vision coverage
Company
Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Alexion, AstraZeneca Rare Disease is focused on pioneering new possibilities for the rare disease community.
1001-5000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$5.8M2020-12-12Acquired
1999-02-12Post Ipo Equity· $5.8M
1996-02-29IPO
Leadership Team
Frederic Chereau
SVP, Strategy and Business Development
Imran Shakur
Director, IRT and Technology Lead
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