Director, External R&D Global Project and Portfolio Manager

Would you like to apply your Global Project and Portfolio Managementexpertise to make an impact in a company that follows the science and turns ideas into life changing medicines for oncology patients? At AstraZeneca, we’re proud to have a unique workplace culture that inspires innovation and collaboration.

AstraZeneca’s oncology pipeline is one of the broadest and deepest in the industry!You will be a member of a team of professionals who are pioneering new frontiers by identifying and treating patients earlier while working toward the aim of eliminating cancer as a cause of death. We are driven by curiosity and backed by billions of investment dollars, we are empowered to follow the science at every level, exploring the most sophisticated oncology challenges to deliver new molecular entities over and over again.

We are seeking aDirector, External R&D Global Project and Portfolio Manager to join our Oncology R&D team based at one of our dynamic sites in Gaithersburg, MD, Waltham, MA, or Cambridge, UK.

What You’ll Do:

• Lead External R&D project and portfolio management including Oncology external collaboration’s budget, contract and timeline management.
• Support critical initiatives driven by External R&D, e.g. Heme preferred sites network, Partners of Choice network, internal Oncology Congress. Coordinate ongoing efforts with Academic Investigators as part of global and local academic ecosystem build.
• Support efforts to ensure that AZ is using the best investigators and sites in a strategic manner. Build relationships with Key External Experts and support staff at key alliance sites.
• Manage key alliance site specific information by maintaining collaboration dashboards, including ongoing studies from pre-clinical, translational and clinical, both AstraZeneca sponsored and Externally Sponsored Research studies.
• Support External Collaborations by partnering with internal stakeholders to acquire project team decisions and coordinating feedback to external investigators.
• Work closely with internal partners across the enterprise in support of external R&D objectives.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree. Ideally focused in life sciences or equivalent.
• At least 10 years of relevant pharmaceutical/biotech industry experience with at least 3 years of related experience in legal, finance, contract development & administration, business development, licensing, strategic planning, research, development, commercial or manufacturing.
• Experienced with timeline and finance tracking tools such as PLANIT and Purchase Order management.
• Must demonstrate knowledge of the drug development process relevant to global pharmaceutical/biotech organizations.
• Ability to lead and/or resolve issues, risks, and conflicts in a timely manner through phenomenal listening skills and the capability to ask the right questions. Solution-oriented mentality.
• Strong interpersonal skills and dedicated team player. Capacity to work cross-functionally and to influence people without direct authority. Proven display of soft skills and excellent communication skills.
• Experience working with culturally diverse teams.
• Ability to initiate, develop and implement innovative strategies and processes.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Advanced degree including MBA. PMP certification a plus.
• Demonstrable abilities to translate complex contract terms and conditions into strategic and operational elements.
• Proven track record of meeting or exceeding objectives, goals and targets.
• Dynamic, team oriented, and partners well with all management and leadership.

Ability to travel up to 15% of the time, including internationally if required.

Next Steps – Apply today!

We can’t wait to hear from you.

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.