At AstraZeneca, we pride ourselves on crafting a collaborative culture that champions knowledge-sharing, ambitious thinking and innovation – ultimately providing employees with the opportunity to work across teams, functions and even the globe.
Recognizing the importance of individualized flexibility, our ways of working allow employees to balance personal and work commitments while ensuring we continue to create a strong culture of collaboration and teamwork by engaging face-to-face in our offices 3 days a week. Our offices are purposely designed with collaboration in mind, providing space where teams can come together to strategize, brainstorm and connect on key projects.
AstraZeneca believes in a culture of lifelong learning. To support your professional growth, we offer wide-ranging opportunities for learning and development.
ABOUT AXIAL:
We are one purpose-led global organisation. The enablers and innovators, ensuring that we can fulfil our mission to push the boundaries of science and discover and develop life-changing medicines. We take pride in working close to the cause, opening the locks to save lives, ultimately making a massive difference to the outside world.
AstraZeneca (AZ) is in a period of strong growth and our employees have a united purpose to make a difference to patients around the world who need both our medicines and the ongoing developments from our science. In this journey AZ must continue to work across borders and with partners and new colleagues in a fast and seamless way. The ambition, size and complexity of the organisation, coupled with the opportunities afforded by new technology, has led the Board to approve a large-scale transformation programme – Axial.
The Axial Programme will be powered by S/4HANA a new ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) system which will be implemented right across the organisation and will provide our business with standardised processes, enhanced financial management, common data and real time reporting, transforming the way we work through our entire supply chain - from bench to patient.
The new system will be used by more than 20,000 employees daily, is foundational to all AZ entities and is central to most core business processes. This is a once in a generation programme for AstraZeneca and will shape our ways of working globally for many years to come.
The Axial programme needs the best talent to work in it. Whether it’s the technical skills, business understanding or change leadership, we want to ensure we have the strongest team deployed throughout. We are aiming to deliver a world class change programme that leaves all employees with a fuller understanding of their role in the end-to-end nature of our global company. This programme will provide AZ with a competitive edge, to the benefit of our employees, customers and patients.
ABOUT THE ROLE:
The Axial Project Support Analyst sits in Axial SOP Team and provides administrative, coordination, and analytical support to ensure effective delivery of project activities. This role will work closely with the Senior PMO, SOP Leads, Documentation Managers and wider project teams to maintain project documentation, track progress, and support governance processes.
TYPICAL RESPONSIBILITIES
Monitor project progress and follow up on outstanding actions, ensuring Axial SOP Team remains on track for agreed delivery timelines.
Support the Senior PMO with project planning activities, including schedule updates, risk/issue tracking, and dependency management.
Maintain the weekly meeting agenda, coordinate inputs from Axial SOP Team members, and prepare materials for project governance meetings as required.
Track and follow up on Change Requests (CRs), ensuring required information is captured, approvals are obtained, and statuses are updated accordingly.
Maintain visibility of CR impacts on Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and Work Instructions (WIs) and inform the SOP Leads accordingly of findings
Update and maintain deployment main files using the UAT (User Acceptance Testing) deck, working closely with Documentation Managers to ensure SOPs are ready for the UAT testing
Ensure deployment main files are accurate, complete, and aligned with overall release plans.
Provide regular updates and reports to the Senior PMO and project leadership on progress, risks, issues and key actions.
Ensure Jira boards are kept up to date, including status changes, ticket quality, sprint progress, and reporting dashboards.
Keep Jira boards up to date, including status changes, ticket quality, sprint progress, and reporting dashboards
Education, Qualifications, Skills and Experience
Essential :
Experience in a PMO, Project Support, or similar project administrative role.
Strong organisational and time-management skills.
Proficiency in project tools such as Jira, Excel, SharePoint, and PowerPoint.
Strong attention to detail and ability to manage multiple workstreams simultaneously.
Good communication skills and confidence engaging with stakeholders at all levels.
Desirable :
Project / Programme Management certifications
Experience in Agile/SAP Activate delivery execution across projects
Experience of collaboration platforms for project delivery – e.g. in MS Office, ServiceNow, Smartsheet, PowerBi
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, and always committed to lifelong learning, growth and development. We’re on an exciting journey to pioneer the future of healthcare.
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.
Are you ready to make a difference? Apply today!
Date Posted
16-jan.-2026Closing Date
01-fev.-2026AstraZeneca 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.