Transformation Project Coordinator

Do you have experience in, and passion for Project Coordination? Would you like to apply your expertise to impact in 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 IT TEAM

Here our work has a direct impact on patients - transforming our ability to develop life-changing medicines. We empower the business to perform at its peak and lead a new way of working, combining pioneering science with leading digital technology platforms and data. All with a passion to impact lives through data, analytics, AI, machine learning and more. Join us at a crucial stage of our journey in becoming a digital and data-led enterprise.

Make the impossible possible by building partnerships and ecosystems, creating new ways of working and driving scale and speed to deliver exponential growth. Focused and committed, and backed with the investment to succeed, we're driving cross-company change to disrupt the entire industry. Ours is a place to innovate, take ownership and run with it.



ABOUT THE ROLE

The role Co-ordinates administration of IT projects involving ensuring keeping to time management, cost and specification. Ensures reporting documentation is updated and escalates deadlines and outstanding actions to Project Manager. The role can support any stage in the project lifecycle and will usually remain engaged throughout the project to ensure documentary continuity. This role is also required to follow established project documentation standards and enact possible capability areas for improvement.

Responsibilities:

* Coordinate's preparation of internal and external reports through gathering, analysing and summarizing data and information from the project team
* Develops and maintains a detailed project schedule which includes administrative tasks and all sites involved in the project
* Supports the tracking of benefits information relating to the project
* Co-ordinates, collates and communicates information at the detailed level, possibly of a technical or statistical nature
* Ensures the production of reports or analyses, to meet quality standards, and provides interpretation of data
* Reconciles figures or information from various sources, ensuring completeness and accuracy, and follow-up on discrepancies
* Ensures coordination of the different business areas involved on a project and ensures adherence to deadlines
* Prepares and/or edits meeting agendas, minutes, presentations and tables
* Prioritises workload, and that of others as appropriate, to achieve personal and work unit targets
* Track's project changes and produces updated project based schedules as agreed with project management
* Supports the preparation of a budget and forecast reports to ensure projects align with initial cost specifications
* Compile's summary documents and distributes to the project team as required
* Responsible for specific tasks or deliverables within a greater project plan under general guidance ensuring delivery of project outputs according to plan, reviewing and refining plans as necessary
* Responsible for gathering input from the business analysts and project mangers to develop and maintain the detailed project schedules

Essential skills and experience

* 24+ months experience in a Project Administration role
* Prior Administrative experience
* Ability to follow processes
* Written and spoken communications
* Specialist knowledge in relation to administrative/business support activities in the relevant area
* Competent in the use of relevant office equipment and systems
* Experience of a variety of software/systems
* Can create and maintain systems for efficiency for both self and others
* Customer Service Skills

Desirable

* Team management skills
* Professional qualification
* Knowledge or experience of Agile Working Practices
* Knowledge or experience of a recognized Project
* Management Methodology

SO, WHAT'S NEXT?

Are you already imagining yourself joining our team? Good, because we'd love to hear from you! Click the link to apply and we'll be in touch as soon as we can.

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Competitive salary & benefits on offer.