Do you have experience in, and passion for, leading projects and teams? Would you like to apply your expertise to make an impact in a company that turns ideas into life changing medicine? Then AstraZeneca might be the one for you!

Here at Campus Södertälje, one of the world's largest pharmaceutical manufacturing units, innovative ideas are transformed into finished products, every minute. Here we have our Sweden Operations and Sweden Biologics sites, which stand for high-tech production of traditional and biological drugs as well as our Nordic-Baltic marketing company, who has Sales and Marketing employees with competencies just as broad as they are deep. We work together to serve a common purpose: to change and extend life of our patients by creating the drugs of the future.

We are now looking for our next Senior Project Manager that will drive strategic programs and initiatives and in the Project Management Office (PMO) organization at Sweden Operations in Södertälje, Sweden.

At Sweden Operations the pulse is high, and we never stop developing. As a part of the PMO organization, you will join a multifaceted, collaborative team that drives strategic programs, strategy deployment, Digitalization and learning and Development. We encourage you to join our exciting journey at AstraZeneca and Sweden Operations!

The role

The role as Senior Project Manager involves taking leadership of the site´s cross-functional programs and projects across a wide range of areas within Sweden Operation, as well as drive continuous improvements. The portfolio contains many exciting opportunities in all areas of life cycle management, with focus on strategic transformative changes.

The programs and project teams are multi-disciplinary with participants from all parts of Sweden Operations and with links to both internal and external partners. The role offers opportunities to set-up and lead larger strategic change programs with a high degree of sensitivity and complexity. In addition, your responsibility involves managing budget costs and conduct strategic reviews.

You operate in internal and external environments as well as oversee multiple projects’ interdependencies. The role can, depending on the project, have directs reports. You report directly to Head of Strategy & PMO.

Essential Requirements

• Practical and proven expertise of project/program management principles and techniques.
• Understanding of Lean principles and practices.
• Ability to use English and Swedish as working language
• Ability to operate independently and make sound business decision with limited information available.
• Experience of managing high levels of risk by making complex judgments applying a comprehensive cross-functional and industry understanding.
• Strong engagement, communication and stakeholder leadership skills, including excellent presentation and influencing skills

Desirable requirements

• Practical and validated Lean and 6 SIGMA training
• Experience of working within a global organization
• Working experience within the pharmaceutical industry or in other manufacturing industries

Why AstraZeneca?

At AstraZeneca when we see an opportunity for change, we seize it and make it happen, because any opportunity no matter how small, can be the start of something big. Delivering life-changing medicines is about being entrepreneurial - finding those moments and recognizing their potential. Join us on our journey of building a new kind of organization to reset expectations of what a bio-pharmaceutical company can be. This means we’re opening new ways to work, pioneering cutting edge methods and bringing unexpected teams together. Interested? Come and join our journey.

Are you ready to bring new insights and fresh thinking to the table? Great, we have one seat available, and we hope it’s yours.

Welcome with your application no later than the 9th of November, 2020.

For more information about the position please contact your future Manager Christian Trulsson at +46 (0) 709-154031

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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.