Job Description / Capsule

A subject matter expert providing a breadth of knowledge, advice and guidance to support management of operational activities for the third-party risk management process.  Oversees daily issue management, coordination of the various servicer providers; monitoring and assurance activties and performance management and reporting. Ensures all third party risk assessment activities aligns to company and area strategy and goals. Responsible for developing and delivering training  and support materials. Will ensure that program requirements are identified and implemented appropriately cross the business, establish/support program procedures, advise management and give general assistance in relation to 3PRM program. May manage administrative or support staff.

Typical Accountabilities

• Support third party risk management risk to manage the day to day operations of the third-party risk management process, including the tasks executed by the Genpact team supporting the process;
• Proactively identify opportunity to simplify and optimize processes and tools across 3PRM;
• Support implementation of changes and improvements to ensure mitigation of corporate risks (e.g. data privacy, ABAC, SHE, competition law, etc.)
• Support the management of all aspects of governance, including working with counterparts in other SET areas in areas of overlapping accountability
• Develop and deploy the operations SOP for third party risk management, including mapping of local variances and exceptions to the process;
• Responsible to ensure monitoring and assurance of 3PRM engagements happen on a timely and rigorous manner;
• Develop and monitor engagement cycle time and keep 3PRM metrics to a high standard of execution;
• Understand risk and execute on priority tasks to improve the 3PRM framework such as executing on the closure of audit findings.
• Deliver training and awareness sessions to support capability uplift intiatives across the enterprise
• Responsible to engage with a network of champions globally to ensure transparency on engagement metrics and KPIs;
• Responsible to support the improvement of data quality and visibility in the 3PRM systems, such as maintaining the 3PRM dashboard and reporting channels.
• Brand ambassador for the 3PRM Transformation across AZ.
• Support driving and embedding a culture of ethics and integrity – doing

Education, Qualifications, Skills and Experience

Essential

• Degree level education
• Experience in pharmaceuticals or a related industry
• In-depth knowledge of ERP systems (SAP) and IT change management;
• Excellent analytical, written and oral communications skills
• Strong collaborative, partnering, and interpersonal skills
• Strong ability to work independently
• High ethical standards, trustworthy, operating with absolute discretion

• Experience in project management;
• Strong stakeholder management skills;
• In-depth knowledge of reporting and governance methodology;
• Lean trained;
• Experience in using data points to influence decision making; 
• Passionate about operations and procurement;
• Hands-on, resourceful

Desired:

• Qualified professional – risk, compliance, Procurement

• Fluent in Chinese

• AZ Internal audit experience

Date Posted

Closing Date

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.