Associate Director, Project Information

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The Associate Director, Project Information provides consultative advice to users of the system to ensure that the information required by the business (activities, cost, and value) is available for decision making at the project and portfolio level. This role is accountable of providing suave project management systems expertise in the drug development project planning process and the PLANIT tool set (Planisware and reporting). You will be responsible for coaching and training the Global Project Managers, Functional Project Managers and GPPM-led project teams in program and project management techniques available within the PLANIT tool set to facilitate the delivery of project objectives.

The working environment is fast paced and to be successful in the role you have previously worked on multi-functional teams and can easily adapt your way of communicating with different stakeholders to build relationships. You have a solid understanding of the Drug Development Process and its different stages and functions.

Major Duties and Responsibilities

* Identification of process/tool issues and recommended solutions
* Development and management of PLANIT Business Processes
* Monthly Reference Line Process
* Project Base-lining
* Portfolio and Business Update Review Process
* Business requirement collection of changes required to the system based on organizational or continuous improvement efforts, e.g.:
* Managing changes e.g. Organizational changes (RBS), PLANIT template changes, Algorithm changes, data quality, training users etc.
* Ad Hoc PLANIT consultancy when Global Project Managers and Functional Project Managers need advice on how to complete a task within the PLANIT system or through a PLANIT process related to their project

Requirements/Qualifications:

System software/Portfolio Management

* Knowledge of project management as a subject area including the ability to build, coordinate, and maintain an integrated product plan and to control or respond to changes in strategy and scope.
* Expertise in use of enterprise-wide pharmaceutical project management software solutions, including skills in critical path analysis. MS Project and/or Planisware experience is required in a Pharmaceutical/Biotech environment.
* General understanding of financial and resource planning systems and processes and ability to coordinate project-level budget/resource estimates and lead actuals vs. plan.
* Experience with reporting software such as PowerBI and Business Objects is a plus.
* A level of knowledge/awareness of the overall biologic/pharmaceutical product development process, including stages of development and role of different functional areas.
* Working in multi-functional teams

Other Experience/Abilities

* Must be professional, dedicated, and detail-orientated and have the flexibility to travel domestically and internationally.
* Excellent oral and written communication, interpersonal, analytical, and digital literacy.
* Demonstrated organizational skills required, including good time management skills and the willingness to work independently.

Leadership Capabilities Required

* Commitment to Customers & Integrity
* Focuses on what is important: balances and prioritizes across diverse and competing customers, needs and opportunities. Demonstrates the courage to make tough decisions about where to invest time and energy
* Acts Decisively
* Takes calculated risk: makes effective decisions despite uncertainty and/or incomplete information to drive business outcomes. Communicates clearly to ensure alignment and empowers others with decision-making authority as appropriately
* Works Collaboratively
* Encourages Diverse Thinking: creates an environment in which diverse viewpoints are sought and encouraged both within and beyond the team
* Drives Accountability
* Holds others accountable: Communicates clear expectations of behavior and outcomes as well as why these standards matter. Holds others accountable for delivering them

This is a phenomenal opportunity to contribute to advances within the area of Project Information and systems! Role can be adapted depending on seniority of applicant.

Welcome with your application, no later than August 21, 2022.



Additional information:

Our site in Gothenburg: https://www.astrazeneca.se/om-oss/verksamheten-i-sverige/goteborg.html