R&D IT Senior Project/Program Manager at AstraZeneca in Gaithersburg, Maryland

Job Description:

Job Title: R&D IT Senior Project/Program Manager



Introduction to role:


Join our dynamic IT team as a Senior Project/Program Manager, where you will lead major global projects with a value of up to $20M. This role is pivotal in delivering effective IT solutions that meet the needs of Precision Medicine and Human Biological Sample (PMB). You will be accountable for delivering solutions within approved budget and schedule commitments while meeting required quality and compliance standards. This role is a leader and advocate working collaboratively as part of a business-facing PMB IT team.



Accountabilities:



As a Senior Project/Program Manager, you will lead all aspects of, drive and approve plans for projects/programs, manage and coordinate project/program budgets, forecasts, tasks, schedules, risks, change management, and status. You will also manage relationships with senior business collaborators to ensure the effective capturing of business requirements and dedication to project/program objectives. You will be responsible for steering/collaborator meetings, communication of status, issues, risks. You will also ensure the project team adheres to all standards including ADF, quality, and compliance, as well as processes, defined technical capabilities, and standard methodologies.



Essential Skills/Experience:



- Bachelor's Degree
- Minimum 10+ years of experience
- Experience in a global Biopharmaceutical company within the R&D domain
- Proven meaningful experience as a project / program manager, or equivalent role
- Proven skills and experience managing and controlling large project, program and portfolio budgets
- Experience managing and leading global project teams
- Evidence of crafting innovative solutions that have a major impact within the business area and organization
- Experience working in a global organization where collaborators and project team members are geographically dispersed



Desireable Skills/Experience



- Masters degree
- Project / Programme Management certifications (APM / PMI)
- Portfolio Management certification
- JIRA experience
- SNOW PPM experience (project and portfolio budget and resource management)


When we put unexpected teams in the same room, we unleash bold thinking with the power to inspire life-changing medicines. In-person working gives us the platform we need to connect, work at pace and challenge perceptions. That's why we work, on average, a minimum of three days per week from the office. But that doesn't mean we're not flexible. We balance the expectation of being in the office while respecting individual flexibility. Join us in our unique and ambitious world.


At AstraZeneca, we are on a journey to become a digital and data-led enterprise. 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 ground breaking science with leading digital technology platforms and data. We dare to lead, applying our problem-solving approach to identify and tackle opportunities across the whole enterprise. Our spirit of experimentation is lived every day through our events like hackathons. We enable AstraZeneca to perform at its peak by delivering world-class technology and data solutions.


Are you ready to disrupt an industry and change lives? Join us at AstraZeneca where you can combine technology skills with a scientific approach, whilst broadening your understanding of our wider work and sharing your personal knowledge. Apply now!


AstraZeneca embraces diversity and equality of opportunity. We are committed to building an inclusive and diverse team representing all backgrounds, with as wide a range of perspectives as possible, and harnessing industry-leading skills. We believe that the more inclusive we are, the better our work will be. We welcome and consider applications to join our team from all qualified candidates, regardless of their characteristics. We comply with all applicable laws and regulations on non-discrimination in employment (and recruitment), as well as work authorization and employment eligibility verification requirements.