Sourcing Project Coordinator, AstraZeneca Gothenburg

Job description
Sourcing Project Coordinator, AstraZeneca Gothenburg

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.

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.

Qualifications
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


Application
Deadline: 2022-09-16, selection and interviews will be ongoing. The position may be filled before the last day of application, therefore, apply as soon as possible.

For more information:
Please contact Veronika Knudsen, veronika.knudsen@randstad.se

About the company
Randstad Life Sciences is specialized in competencies within Life Science. As a consultant with us, you get a competitive salary, benefits, and collective agreements. Your consultant manager is always there for you and ensures that you get varying and developing assignments at different companies, within different industries. At Randstad Life Sciences, your personal development is in focus, and you are offered a large network and many activities.

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