Functional Project Manager to AstraZeneca

Do you have experience in Project Management and thrive in an environment with collaboration and variation in you daily tasks? Do you also want to further develop you skills of preclinical toxicology and DMPK? If yes, this might be the next challenge for you!

We have an exciting opportunity for a motivated Functional Project Manager to join our Alliance and Project Management team within our broader Clinical Pharmacology and Safety Sciences (CPSS) organisation. The role can be placed in one of our R&D sites in Gothenburg (Sweden), Cambridge (UK) or Gaithersburg (US).

As Functional Project Manager you will get the opportunity to learn about how CPSS play a vital role in delivery of safety and DMPK to projects and thus contributes to the delivery of the AstraZeneca portfolio. In our dynamic environment, be supported by the brightest minds working together side by side. Agile and collaborative, we work cross-functionally, as well as externally, to thrive at pace.

What you will do:
As a Functional Project Manager in the team, you will work directly with internal stakeholders including project toxicologists, DMPK project leads, Study Monitors and Global Project Managers, as well as with external collaborators at contract research organisations. This role is vital to ensure our drug project plans continually improve and develop, resulting in high quality data.

You should thrive in an environment that allows you to further develop or gain better understanding of preclinical toxicology and DMPK, as well as stakeholder management. You will work independently on multiple concurrent projects, applying your expertise, whilst building stakeholder and organizational skills.

Essential in the role:

* An undergraduate qualification in biology, chemistry, pharmacology or a related subject
* Experience or qualification in project management and delivery to multiple projects/customers
* A previous understanding of drug discovery and development
* Knowledge of identifying, mitigating and managing potential risks

The successful candidate should also demonstrate a passion for working in teams and in collaborative environments. You have good social and communication skills, both spoken and written and should have the ability to work independently and to deliver to multiple concurrent projects. We also believe you have a positive, result oriented and a supportive mindset - and that you demonstrate respectfulness toward colleagues.

Desirable in the role:

* In-vivo experience
* Strong knowledge of working with GLP and GXP
* Experience of regulatory environments
* Experience working at or with contract research organisations (CROs)
* Bioanalytical experience

So, what's next? If this sounds like the job and place for you - welcome to apply today!

Advertising opens on 16th December 2021, and we look forward to receive your application no later than 16th January, 2022.

For more information about the role please contact hiring manager Maria Fridén-Saxin at maria.saxin@astrazeneca.com

Additional information
Gothenburg, Sweden: https://www.astrazeneca.com/our-company/our-locations/gothenburg.html
Cambridge, UK: https://www.astrazeneca.com/our-company/our-locations/cambridge.html
Gaithersburg, US: https://www.astrazeneca.com/our-company/our-locations/gaithersburg.html

NOTE - Due to the Christmas holidays approaching quickly, the screening process may take a bit longer than usual - we will start screening application in the beginning of 2022 and we will get back to you as soon as possible when we're all back at work in January.

This position entitles competitive salary and benefits package on offer