R&D IT Operations Manager

Do you have expertise in, and passion for operations management? Would you like to apply your expertise to impact a company that follows the science and turns ideas into life changing medicines? If so, AstraZeneca might be the one for you!



ABOUT ASTRAZENECA

AstraZeneca is a global, innovation-driven BioPharmaceutical business that focuses on the discovery, development and commercialisation of prescription medicines for some of the world's most serious disease. But we're more than one of the world's leading pharmaceutical companies.

At AstraZeneca we're dedicated to being a Great Place to Work. Where you are empowered to push the boundaries of science and unleash your entrepreneurial spirit. There's no better place to make a difference to medicine, patients and society. An inclusive culture that champions diversity and collaboration. Always committed to lifelong learning, growth and development.



ABOUT OUR TEAM

We lead AstraZeneca's transformation, focusing our digital and data capabilities with backing from the business to make it happen. Applying our skills for good, we feel a pride like no other as we positively impact patients across the world. Accelerate the business forward as we power the core functions to work better and faster. By partnering across the business, we're leveraging our leading technologies and exploring data to make improved decisions and help the business to reach the right outcomes, quicker. Working with new technologies in our ever-changing environment we never stand still. We challenge, innovate and break away from the norm to find bold new ways of approaching the everyday. Always focused on leading the way for sustainable digital healthcare. This cannot be done alone. Empowerment and working together as one, go in hand in hand. Giving our diverse team of specialists the freedom to explore and express their ideas and views. There's no better place to continuously expand knowledge and develop with our two-way feedback loop and novel roles. A place to realise the true impact data and digital can make.

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The Role

The Operations Manager will develop and evaluate a comprehensive set of strategic management and measurement processes that link strategic objectives to key performance indicators for the functional area and provide accurate management reporting on performance to Early Research and the Data & Analytics (D&A) team in R&D IT. Manages the planning, ensuring both functions have the resources and operational tools they need to develop strategies effectively

Develops, implements, and monitors the frameworks:

* Scorecard ownership, reporting, communication in line with IT requirements
* Management of capability meetings: agenda planning, facilitation, and minutes
* Support the provisioning and tracking of Outsourced Service Provider roles in the team
* Support the creation and of business cases and initiative tracking; ensuring alignment to business/IT objectives and strategy; managing functional risks, actions, and decisions
* Deliver communication strategy and events: internal communications, engagement plans, Town Halls
* Responsible for the provision of robust and succinct information to senior leaders, to support decision making
* Support the Head of Early Research and D&A IT - with key deliverables and urgent business
* Manage and co-ordinate Mid Term Planning (MTP) and Long Term Planning (LTP) process and submissions
* Maintain an understanding and awareness on new strategic and business/IT planning trends and developments

Essential Skills & Experience

* BA/BSc degree or equivalent preferred in Information Technology, Business Administration, or related field
* 2+ years progressive experience in IT, business or financial management
* 2+ years' experience leading cross functional teams and building consensus
* Experience with scorecards and reporting
* Strong customer service orientation
* Strong communication, influencing and relationship building skills
* Ability to communicate both written and orally at all levels of the organization
* Very functional and comfortable with reporting and communicating within the IT organisation
* Experience of change management and problem-solving skills
* Ability to prioritise, re-schedule or adapt to changes
* Ability to work well in and across diverse, global teams and proven ability to influence others to achieve positive outcomes
* Ability to drive process performance and efficiency improvements




SO, WHAT'S NEXT?

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