Global Medical Training Project Manager, OBU Medical Affairs

at  AstraZeneca

Global Medical Training Project Manager, OBU Medical Affairs
At AstraZeneca, we pride ourselves on crafting a collaborative culture that champions knowledge-sharing, ambitious thinking and innovation – ultimately providing employees with the opportunity to work across teams, functions and even the globe.
Recognizing the importance of individualized flexibility, our ways of working allow employees to balance personal and work commitments while ensuring we continue to create a strong culture of collaboration and teamwork by engaging face-to-face in our offices 3 days a week. Our head office and BlueSky Hub in downtown Toronto are purposely designed with collaboration in mind, providing space where teams can come together to strategize, brainstorm and connect on key projects.
Our dedication to sustainability is also central to our culture and part of what makes AstraZeneca a great place to work. We know the health of people, the planet and our business are interconnected which is why we’re taking ambitious action to tackle some of the biggest challenges of our time, from climate change to access to healthcare and disease prevention.

Accountabilities/Responsibilities

• Partners with the Functional Lead to provide leadership in project conceptualization to implement overarching asset strategies and optimize global-to-local interfaces for delivery.
• Manage partners across ongoing initiatives and identify risks, recommend mitigations, and resolve issues to meet timelines
• Leads effective planning management for a Function (eg: Oncology Medical Training) on team meetings with clear agendas, concrete action items and tracking of deliverables for on-target submission
• Facilitates budget planning for projects, including forecasting, phasing, and prioritization across the business planning cycle
• Responsible for updates, usage metrics, and reporting of the Learning Management System including but not limited to certification tracking global and markets
• Responsible for strategic planning and prioritization of functional team deliverables and high-impact projects contributing to the evolution of the learner experience
• Partner with Head of Oncology Medical Training and Leadership Team to drive and facilitate organizational effectiveness through a large team
• Continuously strives to improve ways of working to share standard methodologies to streamline and simplify the business processes.
• Accountable for implementation of medical standards to ensure compliant functioning of the organization

REQUIRED EXPERIENCE:

• Minimum of 5 years experience in the pharmaceutical industry or related health industry
• Minimum of 2 years experience in Medical Affairs, Commercial, and R&D (Global, regional, or local)
• Understanding of the development and commercialisation of pharmaceutical products
• Experience in planning and leading complex strategic digital initiatives
• Experience of successfully influencing cross-functionally, cross-culturally, and cross-brands
• Experience with agile ways of working and agile project management
• Experience of effective working in a multi-cultural, matrixed environment
• Experience working in a global setting, managing stakeholders within different time zones

PREFERRED REQUIREMENTS:

• Graduate-level degree in sciences or business degree
• Six Sigma Medical/Process Excellence and/or Project Management/PMP/FPX certification is a plus but not required
• Proficient understanding of medical, scientific, and/or commercial pharmaceutical marketplace of Oncology
• Experience in developing and implementing scientific training programs.

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• Partners with the Functional Lead to provide leadership in project conceptualization to implement overarching asset strategies and optimize global-to-local interfaces for delivery.
• Manage partners across ongoing initiatives and identify risks, recommend mitigations, and resolve issues to meet timelines
• Leads effective planning management for a Function (eg: Oncology Medical Training) on team meetings with clear agendas, concrete action items and tracking of deliverables for on-target submission
• Facilitates budget planning for projects, including forecasting, phasing, and prioritization across the business planning cycle
• Responsible for updates, usage metrics, and reporting of the Learning Management System including but not limited to certification tracking global and markets
• Responsible for strategic planning and prioritization of functional team deliverables and high-impact projects contributing to the evolution of the learner experience
• Partner with Head of Oncology Medical Training and Leadership Team to drive and facilitate organizational effectiveness through a large team
• Continuously strives to improve ways of working to share standard methodologies to streamline and simplify the business processes.
• Accountable for implementation of medical standards to ensure compliant functioning of the organizatio