Senior It Project Manager

Senior It Project Manager

About the AstraZeneca

AstraZeneca is a global, innovation-driven biopharmaceutical business that focuses on the discovery, development, and commercialization of prescription medicines for some of the world's most serious diseases. But we're more than one of the world's leading pharmaceutical companies. 

At AstraZeneca, we're proud to have a unique workplace culture that inspires innovation and collaboration. Here, employees are empowered to express diverse perspectives - and are made to feel valued, energized and rewarded for their ideas and creativity. 

About the team

The Enterprise Technology Services (ETS) team is accountable for all Infrastructure, Security, IT Operations and all End User Services and technologies. This group will ensure that our IT Services are seamless and secure, and that technology is delivered in an efficient, effective, and agile way, with a strong focus on experience. 

It’s a dynamic and challenging environment to work in – but that’s why we like it. There are countless opportunities to learn and grow, whether that’s exploring new technologies in hackathons, or transforming the roles and work of colleagues, forever. This is your chance to be part of a team that has the backing to innovate, disrupt an industry and change lives.

The ETS Delivery Team is a global team of over 80 program and Project Managers working closely with all areas of AstraZeneca, supporting functions as varied as Research & Development through to Commercial Sales. The team delivers key strategic programmes, technology refresh and innovative and game changing digital solutions. Recent examples include delivering all the IT in AstraZeneca’s new Cambridge Headquarters, the rollout of Microsoft Teams to 80,000 users and the core IT integration of Alexion. 

About The role

This particular role delivers projects in our Strategic Programmes portfolio which operates across a wide range of enterprise technologies, both end user facing and those toolsets required to secure our estate and enable IT Operations. Projects range from large scale software rollouts to transformational service change. Projects can have a significant business change component often impacting AstraZeneca’s entire user community. 

Do you have expertise in, and passion for, Project Management in a lean and agile environment? Would you like to apply these skills and continue to grow in driving digital business solutions in a company that follows the science and turns ideas into life changing medicines? If so, AstraZeneca might be the place for you! 

Senior It Project Manager leads one or a set of interrelated major global projects/programmes with a value of up to $20M.  The role typically reports to a Programme Director or Capability Lead and maintains project accountability, from initiation to close, to deliver effective solutions that meet approved customer and business needs.  The role is accountable for determining and delivering solutions to approved budget and schedule commitments whilst meeting required quality and compliance standards.  Focus areas include stakeholder management (varies by organization), risk management and delivery of business benefit.  This role is also required to follow established project management standards and lead / contribute to continued development of the project / programme management capability.

The Senior IT Project Manager will be accountable for:

• Oversee, drive and approve plans for projects / programmes, including activities, resources, costs, roles, responsibilities and quality as defined in the IT Project Management Methodology (ADF). 
• Manage and coordinate project / programme budgets, forecasts, tasks, schedules, risks, change management, and status to support effective decisions and project reporting to stakeholders and review boards. 
• Manage and coordinate interdependencies between projects and programme workstreams (intra-program and across portfolio). 
• Manage relationships with senior business stakeholders to ensure the effective capturing of business requirements and commitment to project/program objectives.  Responsible for steering / stakeholder meetings, communication of status, issues, risks. 
• Drive effective risks & issues management, ensuring processes are in place and effectively used.  Ensure problems resolved and escalate as appropriate. 
• Build a cohesive project /programme team and provide the leadership necessary to maximize the team’s success.   
• Own project / programme improvement plans and oversee execution of remediation plans. 
• Manage changes to project/programme scope, ensuring that all impacts and changes are approved and appropriately communicated to stakeholders and review boards. 
• Assure / develop service transition plans to ensure project delivered solutions are sustainable within a BAU operations environment, including controlled hand-over into operational support. 
• Ensure the project team adheres to all standards including ADF, quality, and compliance, as well as processes, defined technical capabilities, and best practices.  Establish program governance and lead Decision Point reviews; member Steering Committee meetings. 
• Ensure expected benefits realization is consistent with project deliverables and clearly understood by stakeholders and project team. 
• Support / lead development of a world-class centre of excellence for project management capabilities and ensure that best practice is adopted and reinforced. 
• Typical project / programme costs greater than $1m, and a project team greater than 15 people. 
• Works  collaboratively with: 

AZ Senior/executive stakeholders to ensure understanding and commitment to programme objectives, and development and refinement of deliverables   Key business stakeholders to ensure the effective capturing of business requirements and commitment to project/programme objectives  Supplier Management function to manage delivery of medium sized external supplier contracts   Internal and External Suppliers to ensure delivery of agreed products and services while ensuring adherence to AZ project delivery standards

Requirements

Essential

• Technical or Business Degree or proven relevant experience 
• Proven skills and experience managing and controlling large project and programme budgets. 
• Experience managing and leading global project teams  
• Evidence of shaping innovative solutions that have a major impact within the business area and organisation  
• Experience working in a global organization where stakeholders and project team members are geographically dispersed. 
• 48+ months of proven relevant experience as a PM or equivalent role 
• Strong Project and Progamme Management Skills 
• A capable knowledge of Financial Management and Benefits Delivery practices. 
• Broad understanding of  IT systems and technology implemented within a business context. 
• Excellent communication and relationship management skills 
• Strong knowledge and experience with internal and external suppliers and solutions 
• Excellent business acumen with sensitivity to environment 

Desirable

• Masters degree 
• Project / Programme Management certifications 
• Demonstrated leadership skills interacting with senior leaders 
• Agile, Lean & Six Sigma Skills 

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 recognising their potential. Join us on our journey of building a new kind of organisation 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.

So, what’s next!

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

Where can I find out more?

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AstraZeneca is an equal opportunity employer.

AstraZeneca will consider all qualified applicants for employment without discrimination on grounds of disability, sex or sexual orientation, pregnancy or maternity leave status, race or national or ethnic origin, age, religion or belief, gender identity or re-assignment, marital or civil partnership status, protected veteran status (if applicable) or any other characteristic protected by law. AstraZeneca only employs individuals with the right to work in the country/ies where the role is advertised.

Strong English communication skills required.

Positions are open to Mexican Citizens and official residents of Mexico.

Location: Guadalajara (hybrid - Expectation of working in the office 3 days a week)
When we put unexpected teams in the same room, we unleash bold thinking with the power to inspire life-changing medicines. In-person working give us the platform we need to connect, work at pace and challenge perceptions. That’s why we work, on average, a minimum of three days per week from the office. But that doesn’t mean we’re not flexible. We balance the expectation of being in the office while respecting individual flexibility.

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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.