Overview
Join our External Supply and Manufacturing (ESM) team, a key component of AstraZeneca’s Operations strategy. We handle approximately one third of AstraZeneca’s value of production through external suppliers, ensuring robust supply chains that deliver value.
As an Associate Director Sustainability Projects you will lead projects from initiation to completion within agreed constraints of time, budget, and quality. You will be responsible for both people and budget, shaping solutions and ensuring that business requirements are effectively captured. With a strong awareness of various supplier solutions, you will handle risk, benefits, and value, resolving or increasing identified risks and issues as appropriate. You will ensure that project teams adopt quality and compliance standards, policies, and procedures, supporting project assurance activities.
Projects could include working with suppliers to implement solvent recovery and recycling processes, transitioning to Bio solvents and moving CMO’s from fossil fuels to renewable energy sources, experience in these areas would be beneficial.
Accountabilities
- Accountable for the delivery of Sustainability projects/programmes on time and on budget
- Develops, follows, and agrees on project plans including activities, resources, costs, roles, responsibilities, and quality assurance
- Recommends revisions to projects as appropriate to meet changing needs and requirements
- Manages day-to-day operational aspects of a project and scope to ensure timely completion and meeting deadlines
- Effectively communicates with project sponsors and ensures accountabilities are clear
- Manages relationships with key business partners to ensure business requirements are effectively captured and committed to project objectives
- Ensures that impact and changes resulting from projects/programmes are effectively communicated to the business
- Builds and leads project teams, communicating roles and responsibilities while encouraging teamwork and collaboration
- Effectively applies AZ methodology through following AZ Project management framework as well as ESM Processes
- Ensures project documents are complete, current, and stored appropriately
- Builds project/programme improvement plans and ensures that project teams provide input
- Resolves risks and issues including quality and compliance, raising concerns when necessary
- Manages Steering Group expectations
Essential Skills/Experience
- Bachelor level degree or equivalent experience
- Experience in Sustainability/SHE
- Experience of managing projects/programmes or in a similar role
- Well-developed organisational and interpersonal skills
- Confirmed experience of working with third party suppliers
- Experience of working application of policies, procedures and guidelines
Significant experience in and knowledge of the pharmaceutical industry, usually including experience in at least two of the following areas:
- manufacturing management
- supply chain management
- product development
- quality assurance
- engineering
- purchasing
- finance or commercial
Desirable Skills/Experience
- Professional qualifications in project management
- Knowledge of working within the areas of solvent recovery, renewable energy or API manufacturing would be advantageous
- Experience of working in a global organisation with complex/geographical context
- Experience of handling ambiguity whilst navigating through it
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.
