Drug Project Coordinator - 1 year fixed term contract

Are you ready to move forward in your career? Join us as Drug Project Coordinator (DPC) and be part of a vibrant team in Global Portfolio and Project Management (GPPM), using your experience to expand into global project management!

At AstraZeneca, we're not afraid to do things differently. Our purpose is ambitious and so is our approach. Creating a more agile and inclusive environment means building an inspiring culture where we celebrate innovative thinking. We are curious, creative, and open to new ideas and ways of working. Above all, we are passionate about science and driven to always put patients first!

This is an exciting 1 year contract opportunity with potential of extension. You will be based at our first-class site in Gothenburg, Sweden and surrounded with colleagues from all over the world.

At GPPM everything revolves around Project Management. We operate in a cross functional and diverse environment to facilitate decision-making, project planning, execution and control.

What you´ll do

You will be a key member of the Global GPPM team, using your excellent organizational and interpersonal skills to enable Global Project Managers (GPM) and project teams to work optimally. As the DPC you are working in partnership with the GPM and as a core member of late or early stage Global Project Teams (GPT), in a dynamic and vibrant cross functional environment.

You are the expert in project coordination and your accountabilities will include information and communication management, e.g. prepare monthly reports, agendas and participate in cross functional meetings. You will facilitate project planning and information flow by bringing in structure and using your organization skills. You will contribute to creating an environment where successful teams can meet ambitious business demands.

We rely on you to provide project coordination support to cross-functional project teams in close collaboration with the GPM, such as coordinate team meetings including logistics and minutes. You will build and maintain project team distribution lists and drive information management for project teams. The DPC supports and contributes to creating high performing project teams, facilitating cross-team collaborations. You will support the GPM in project management tasks such as project monthly reporting, communication management and budget control. This is a varied role where you'll have multiple and rapidly changing priorities requiring you to use your initiative and pro-actively resolve challenges. There are several possibilities to develop and grow in the role and assist in project management tasks such as project plan and budget control.



Requirements

* Experience from and genuine interest in project coordination, preferably within life science. Excellent organizational skills and the ability to prioritize urgent tasks for immediate action.
* Proven experience providing high quality, professional support service, working proactively and independently without day to day direction
* Information management skills including experience in handling sensitive information in a confidential and discrete manner.
* Demonstrated proficiency with Microsoft Office suite
* Fluent in English

Desirable

* Understanding of drug development processes
* Post-secondary education within relevant area



So what´s next?

The application period is open from September 20th until October 4th, and we will be reviewing applications continuously.

Where can I find out more?

Our Gothenburg site: https://www.astrazeneca.com/our-science/gothenburg.html

Culture and atmosphere of the Gothenburg site: https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:6496327311678410752/