Senior Project Manager – Commercial Oncology - GBS Project Services

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.  

About Global Business Services

In Global Business Services (GBS) we dare to change the way we work – we are brave, resilient and take smart risks with a focus on simplifying the way we work. Through our global scale and diverse services, we look to drive value through our innovation and expertise. This requires a team who see no boundaries, can collaborate, challenges the norm, feels empowered, and stays motivated and engaged.  

In our role as a global business services group, we are passionate about working smarter, to free up time, free up money, protect value and provide new capabilities to the enterprise – all to push the boundaries of science to deliver life-changing medicines. 

GBS Project Services

Join us in GBS Project Services and be part of the teams that contribute to life-saving medicines in oncology, immunology, rare disease, and other areas, improving millions of lives worldwide. Drive innovation at the forefront of science and business by applying your experience and capabilities across diverse, cross-departmental opportunities in AI, data analytics, operations, finance and beyond. Our environment fosters collaboration and growth through comprehensive training and mentorship. 

As part of GBS Project Services, you'll get to reimagine the role of professional services within AZ. Experience what it’s like to develop your talent and work in a ‘start-up’-like environment alongside teammates and internal customers with passion and deep expertise, offering unique opportunities for collaboration and creativity as you see a project end-to-end. We innovate to create impactful solutions for our company and our patients. We cultivate a supportive culture on a broad scale, enabling connection and cross-functional collaboration at the global and local level, allowing you to shape AstraZeneca's strategic direction and the goals of GBS Project Services for 2030 and beyond. 

Our Position:

As the Senior Project Manager – Commercial Oncology, your primary focus is to support the Regional Tumor Teams (RTT) across the EUCAN region in fulfilling their mandate. The RTT is responsible for coordinating and leveraging multi-brand/multi-indication activities within tumor areas, driving in-market performance and cross-country learnings, as well as executing regional launches. With your growing experience in strategy development and implementation, you'll ensure our teams stay aligned and focused on successful outcomes. Your role is crucial in ensuring the smooth functioning of the RTT, assisting in the development of annual priorities, and ensuring the successful and timely execution of all deliverables within those goals. By providing operational support, fostering collaboration, and contributing strategic insights, you will play a key role in driving the RTT towards achieving its objectives and advancing the overarching vision of our Oncology Business Unit—to eliminate cancer as a cause of death.

What you will do:

• Support and drive the RTT priorities with stakeholders across the EUCAN region, ensuring alignment with business unit and company objectives

• Facilitate above-brand indication planning and launch excellence efforts, driving initiatives from initial planning through execution

• Manage operational support for regional launches, including toolkit development, dashboard management, and addressing ad hoc needs of the RTT

• Manage interaction with global and local teams, ensuring seamless collaboration and alignment across the EUCAN markets

• Manage meeting logistics and agendas, document outcomes, and resolve issues to ensure productivity within RTTs

• Collaborate on calendar planning, ensuring visibility and prompt communication of changes to RTT members

• Provide support for cross-functional key initiatives and congress planning, driving RTT success

• Innovation and Continuous Improvement: Cultivate a culture of innovation and continuous improvement within the RTT, actively seeking opportunities to enhance services and drive efficiency

• Problem Solving and Execution – Apply effective problem-solving techniques, simplify complex information to create actionable insights

• Customer Engagement – Deliver excellent customer service, effective communication, professionalism and a commitment to exceeding expectations

Requirements:

To qualify for this role, you must have:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent

• Minimum of 5 years' experience in medium-complexity project management, change management, or business consulting within the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, or healthcare industry

• Strong understanding of commercial operations and project management methodologies

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with stakeholders at all levels

• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple priorities and stakeholders across geographies and functions

• Ability to work effectively in a matrix environment, influencing without direct authority

'Nice-to-Have' Experience:

Ideally, you'll also have:

• Graduate degree with a minimum of 6+ years of relevant project/change management or consulting experience within medium-complexity programs

• Experience working within oncology or therapeutic area commercial teams

• Pharmaceutical or equivalent global organization experience; experience working within a quality and compliance environment and application of policies, procedures and guidelines

• Experience working across European and Canadian markets

• Familiarity with launch excellence frameworks and commercial brand strategy development

• Certifications: PMI, PMI Agile Practitioner, PMP, PRINCE2 Practitioner, PROSCI Change Management, ACMP CCMP, or similar