Sr. Business Relationship Manager - Biopharmaceutical Development

Job Description

AstraZeneca is a global, innovation-driven Biopharmaceutical business that focuses on the discovery, development and commercialization 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. Sr. Business Relationship Manager

Are you passionate about building innovative business solutions to unlock the potential of science, develop life-changing medicines and bring them to patients quicker?

AstraZeneca Science IT is building an outstanding organization at the forefront of the digital revolution in healthcare. We’re applying technologies such as AI, machine learning, software and data engineering and analytics to provide critical insights. Our goal is to engage with our stakeholders as a strategic partner in delivering life-changing medicines to our patients.

Main Duties and Responsibilities

The Senior IT Business Manager will develop strategic relationships with our Biopharmaceutical Development function, identifying ways for IT to partner with them in achieving and exceeding business objectives. You will drive the delivery of new business solutions to build maximum competitive advantage. The role will combine in-depth understanding of AstraZeneca, business area strategy, domain knowledge and relevant technical expertise to drive the generation of new innovative technology solutions and continuous value from existing solutions. The desired effect of your role is to take accountability as a leader for delivering an outstanding IT experience.

In this role, you will work multi-functionally with other Business Leaders to develop and leverage relationships with strategic external partners in a global IT matrix, spanning 2,000+ people across the US, UK, Sweden, Poland, and India.

The core accountabilities of the role include:

• Building strong strategic relationships with sophisticated customer groups and senior partners, developing a deep understanding of the short-term and long-term business direction
• Assessing and prioritizing Biopharmaceutical Development function requirements in line with IT strategy, and influencing IT strategy where appropriate
• Handling a portfolio of IT investments, prioritized to align with emerging business strategy
• Facilitating accurate IT demand forecasting, planning, and delivery collaboratively with other supporting IT team roles
• Leading high-level investigations on requirements specifications and feasibility studies, developing a range of options aligned to business and IT strategy
• Leading business impact assessments, identifying risks and issues that may affect current and future business units and roles, and build business readiness plan

Desirable Technical skills & Experience

This role requires a hybrid set of technical, business domain and leadership skills. We are looking for a leader-doer to encourage and motivate an agile and diverse team of experts in a sophisticated matrix organization. This role is a mix of managing a team and establishing a relationship of trust with stakeholders, anchored by good technical and domain expertise and continuous learning and development.

Essential

• High School Diploma
• Demonstrated delivery of significant scientific information systems
• Knowledge of scientific and clinical pharmaceutical processes
• Extensive experience in leading and delivering business change through IT projects and delivering results
• Experience of building high value business cases & mobilizing high value investments
• Demonstrated ability to build strategic working partnerships with senior internal customers, peers and partners
• High level awareness of developments in the Information Technology marketplace
• The ability to travel both domestically and internationally

Desirable

• Degree or relevant business qualification
• Involvement in pharma thought leadership networks and organizations

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.