Business Support Manager, Late R&I

Are you an experienced administrative professional with a passion for people development? Are you energized by working in a fast-paced global environment where every day brings new challenges and opportunities? We are seeking a dynamic, creative and collaborative individual to join our team as a Team Lead, Administration in the Late-Stage Development Respiratory and Immunology team within R&D.

AstraZeneca is a global, science-led, patient-focused biopharmaceutical company 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. Building on a 50-year heritage in respiratory care, our ambition is to transform the treatment of asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) by driving earlier, biology-led treatment, eliminating preventable asthma attacks, and removing COPD as a top-three leading cause of death.

Main Duties and Responsibilities:

As a Business Support Manager for Late R&I, you will lead a global team of administrative coordinators in a dynamic, fast-paced and exciting area within Biopharma R&D. In this role, you will coach and develop a high-performing team to ensure timely, high-quality and innovative support to Late R&I leaders. You will actively build capability within the team, promote wellbeing through workload management and prioritization, empower effective problem-solving and decision-making, and provide real-time feedforward to enable continual growth and development. You will also roll up your sleeves to fill resource gaps and take on special projects and provide admin support to senior leaders when needed.

You will partner with the Business Planning and Operations team, leaders and key stakeholders to ensure the productivity and exceptional delivery of all admin-led processes and services, including Onboarding; calendar, travel, expense, distribution list and meeting management, and named support. You will develop an administrative forecast model that anticipates future needs and ensures our operating model and resource allocation is responsive to the evolving needs of the business.

With a growth mindset, you will work in close collaboration with your peers across R&I and R&D to share and adopt best practices, drive continuous improvement of key business processes, and proactively identify opportunities for simplification and innovation. You will lead the onboarding and offboarding process for Late R&I.



Responsibilities/Duties Include:

* Independently and pro-actively resolve issues and challenges, ensuring delivery of day-to-day administrative activities and programs
* Possesses excellent overall knowledge of customers' needs and the business and utilizes this knowledge to provide proactive customer support
* An expert in company systems, processes and technology and builds team capability in these areas
* Oversees resource allocation and workload in alignment with evolving business needs
* Leads recruitment, onboarding and training for all administrative team members
* Ensures personal and team compliance with all required company policies and processes including time reporting, required training, Workday information and expense management
* Manages performance, identifying any issues regarding team delivery, and resolves all complex issues relating to delivery of designated tasks
* Establishes and maintain a robust professional network across R&D administrative teams

Essential Requirements

* Experience working in a fast-paced global environment balancing competing priorities
* Extensive experience in a senior administrative role supporting complex projects and senior leaders
* Expert capability in Microsoft Office Suite and proficiency with virtual meeting technologies
* Strong written and verbal communication skills
* Ability to interact confidently and professionally with executives and employees at all levels
* Ability to handle sensitive information in a confidential and discrete manner
* Strong organization skills, detail-orientation and flexibility/adaptability to meet changing business demands

Desirable Requirements

* High School Diploma or GED required, Bachelor Degree preferred
* Line management experience



So what´s next?

If this role sounds of interest and you would like to learn more, apply today but no later than March 1st, 2022.



About 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.