Do you have expertise in HR, and passion for partnering with the business? Would you like to apply your expertise to impact the  development of HR programmes and to support the organisation’s objectives to follow the science and turns ideas into life changing medicines? Then this might be the one for you!

Fuel your ambition and break new ground Our BioPharmaceuticals pipeline is growing. And it takes something special to get that out to patients, responding to their evolving needs, as well as those of healthcare professionals and partners. A challenger who is rethinking the way things can be done and acting on it.

It’s an exciting time for our team as we redefine the future, working towards our vision to be the leader in Cardiovascular, Renal, Metabolism, Respiratory and Immunology by 2025. Get to make your mark as you do something rewarding for patients, healthcare and our wider society. Jump in and be a part of it.

What you’ll do

As HR Lead Balkans you will be the main Human Resources contact for the cluster of countries in the Balkans region ( Slovenia, Croatia, Serbia, Bulgaria). You will be guided by the long-term strategy and overall business philosophy and objectives and will partner with your business leaders to deliver this.  You will lead a team of HR professionals and support staff and will focus on one or more areas of Human Resources for the cluster.  You will:

• Lead HR planning within the Cluster, developing HR programmes and plans that support the organisation’s objectives and incorporate the mid to long term business and HR strategic priorities
• Provide measurable input into the development of overall HR strategy for business area and contribute to the direction of AZ overall HR delivery framework
• Work with executives to understand business priorities and align local HR delivery to support these objectives
• Support the business in communicating and enabling change within the business area
• Be accountable for the local deployment of a number of core HR processes, including HRBP support, reward, performance management and recruitment, partnering with shared service / skill centres where appropriate
• Provide technical HR support in one or two specialist areas, for example supporting the local business with talent management and succession planning or in development and deployment of reward structures
• Manage HR resource requirements to deliver organisational HR objectives and enable successful execution of strategy
• Financially manage budgets for all areas of responsibility required for delivery of HR services
• Build capability within the HR function to deliver against objectives mentoring and developing talent

Essential for the role

• Proven team leadership skills
• Independent and collaborate worker
• Developed commercial and analytical skills
• Project and change management skills
• Ability to multitask
• Degree and post graduate HR qualification

Desirable for the role

• Masters Level qualification

So, what’s next?

• Are you already imagining yourself joining our team? Good, because we can’t wait to hear from you.

Date Posted

03-Aug-2021

Closing Date

30-Aug-2021

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.