Sourcing Project Co-ordinator

Are you looking for an opportunity to build your project management experience whilst working with external suppliers around the world to deliver our exciting pipeline of medicines to patients? Then the role of Sourcing Project Co-ordinator could be the one for you!

Pharmaceutical Technology and Development (PT&D) apply science and technology that turns concepts into actual medicines which help millions of people. We work across the entire value chain, designing and delivering active ingredients, formulations and devices required to support new medicines – from supplies for use in toxicology studies and clinical trials to developing the technology to ensure drugs can be scaled up for commercial manufacture.

About the position
Clinical Manufacturing and Supply (CM&S) within PT&D provides an agile and flexible end-to-end Clinical Supply Chain that manufactures, outsources and delivers supplies and services to hundreds of thousands of patients across the globe.

CM&S are now looking for Sourcing Project Coordinators, to join our Global Sourcing function. We are seeking those who embrace change, show great initiative, flexibility and a willingness to learn. We are keen to receive applications from recent graduates and those with some project management & outsourcing experience.

Responsibilities
As a Sourcing Project Coordinator, you will both lead activities and support Sourcing Project Managers in the sourcing of services and goods required by Pharmaceutical Technology & Development and Pharmaceutical Science from external suppliers in support of global projects for AstraZeneca. These projects span support of technical development through to Clinical Supply. For this opportunity, the role will have a focus on Drug Substance Development and Manufacturing.

Your profile
Minimum Requirements
• Bachelors/Masters degree in a Chemistry or Chemical Engineering discipline.
• Experience of working within a Research Development and Manufacturing environment and working with external providers.
• Appropriate depth of technical knowledge for the activity being sourced (i.e. with direct experience of drug substance development and manufacture) to be able to fully understand any risks to delivery and make the best use of the technical experts on the team to make effective decisions.
• Understanding quality principles and cGMP requirements.

Desirable skills
• Project management experience
• Supplier relationship management skills
• Good networking and communication skills
• Exhibits a high degree of personal credibility


About the organisation
This position is a consultant assignment at AstraZeneca via QRIOS Life Science & Engineering in Göteborgfor for one year, with a chance of extension for one more year. During this time you will be employed by QRIOS Life Science & Engineering.
QRIOS employs curious experts in IT, Life Science and Engineering. We want to continue to attract the best employees, to continue to support our partners with the important competences you require. We are a recruitment and consulting company that is strongly inspired by those who never stop looking for new solutions. As we say, QRIOS MINDS GO FURTHER