Digital Health R&D Lead Project Manager

Digital Health R&D Lead Project Manager

Arbetsbeskrivning

Advances in digitalization, data and advance analytics are changing industries at pace with the pharma industry showing signs of movement. The Digital Health Market will grow exponentially over the next 3 years, with new applications in digital showing in phase 3 studies significant benefits for patients including overall survival in Cancer. AstraZeneca would like to leap frog in this area and has prioritized digital in R&D as a critical strategic area of focus by 2025, as part of the overall company strategy.

Digital Health R&D's ambition is to transform healthcare, powered by digital, science and collaborations, to deliver the healthcare outcomes and experience that patients care about the most.

The Digital Health R&D journey incorporates 3 key stages:

* Stage 1 foundational, reimagine how we work, by maximizing the use of digital, data and analytics transform processes within R&D to gain significant benefits on speed of the portfolio (goal 9 months acceleration) productivity (goal -20% reduction in cost per patient per year) quality at source, patient experience and probability of success.
* Stage 2 advanced, redefine clinical trials and digital health to improve overall patient experiences and outcomes, example redefining patient populations, remote clinical trials, patient apps to reduce/manage adverse events and improve patient outcomes (OS), using data from EHMr and RWE instead of control arms, and through PROs and continuous patient monitoring, creating new end points enabling studies in earlier stages of disease (ctDNA changes) prolonging significantly patients' lives
* Stage 3 future-readiness, reimagine healthcare, AZ as a healthcare provider beyond medicines for certain indications (ex: Breast Cancer, proving monitoring, predictive analytics and therapies for improved outcomes)

We are now recruiting a Digital Health R&D Lead Project Manager. This role will be responsible for leading a Business Agility Office and Product Manager Guild driven projects on-time, on-budget and in adherence with quality and compliance standards. The role has responsibility for both people and shaping programme solutions and acts as a liaison between the programme and business stakeholders to ensure that business requirements are effectively translated into solutions and benefits are understood. In addition, you will also be responsible for prioritising and engaging with teams on the process work that needs to be undertaken as a part of Digital Health R&D activities.

This position can be located either at our site in Gothenburg, Sweden, Cambridge, UK or Gaithersburg, US.

What you'll do:

* Create and execute BAO project work plans preferably executed via Agile and revises as appropriate with the team to meet changing needs and requirements to ensure deliverables are met effectively and efficiently
* Identify and mobilise project resources for BAO and Product Managers Guild led activities
* Manage relationships with key business stakeholders and ensure that business requirements are effectively captured, and the impact of project/programmes are understood by the business
* Build and lead project teams, communicating roles and responsibilities whilst encouraging teamwork and collaboration amongst the team and business stakeholders
* Review deliverables prepared by team and provide sign-off prior to engaging business stakeholders
* Identify and resolve quality and compliance risks and issues and ensure team adopts quality assurance policies and procedures
* Develop transition plans into business areas and ensure controlled hand-overs to users
* Work with the Product Managers Guild, Operational Excellence and Enablement Services to direct and prioritise process related work and initiates and manages supplier contracts where appropriate

Essential for the role:

* Proven track record in Agile programme/project management
* Demonstrate strong, communication and relationship building skills with experience of collaborating and sharing knowledge between teams
* Evidence of shaping and developing innovative solutions that have a major impact within the business area and organisation
* Strong understanding of establishment and upgrading of scientific R&D processes
* Strong networking/consulting skills with good internal/external links
* Ability to interpret and communicate technical information into business language and in alignment with AZ business
* Proven track record in delivering high risk programme/projects and decision making
* Excellent business engagement and business acumen with sensitivity to political/economic environment
* Experience of managing and controlling a budget
* Experience of working within a quality and compliance environment and application of policies, procedures and guidelines

Desirable for the role:

* Agile Project Management qualification
* Experience of working in a global organisation with complex/geographical context
* Line management experience
* Process Mapping experience, Change Management experience, Learning and Development experience
* Capability uplift experience

So, what's next!

If you're curious to know more, please reach out to Anders Persson; Anders.SO.Persson@astrazeneca.com We welcome your application (CV and Cover letter), no later than April 27th.

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Sammanfattning

  • Arbetsplats: AstraZeneca
  • 1 plats
  • Tillsvidare
  • Heltid
  • Fast månads- vecko- eller timlön
  • Publicerat: 6 april 2020
  • Ansök senast: 27 april 2020

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Postadress

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