Medical Capability Manager
At AstraZeneca we turn ideas into life changing medicines. Working here means being entrepreneurial, thinking big and working together to make the impossible a reality. We’re focused on the potential of science to address the unmet needs of patients around the world. We commit to those areas where we think we can really change the course of medicine and bring big new ideas to life.
Join AstraZeneca’s BioPharmaceuticals Medical (BPM) team as a Medical Capability Manager. BPM ensures the best patient outcomes by providing healthcare decision-makers around the world with the evidence and confidence they need on AstraZeneca (AZ) therapies. We support our internal stakeholders and medical strategic insight and expertise, with the aim of achieving scientific leadership, whilst aspiring to be a great place to work, keeping patients at the core of everything we do.
In order to accomplish our goals and enable the best patient outcomes, we look for AZ BPM leaders to have five core capabilities and act as role models for our AZ values. These capabilities include:
- Track record of building and maintaining a deep and continued connection to medical practice/healthcare delivery
- Collaborative/matrix management skills with a focus on leading diverse groups (e.g., cultural, geographical, functional) to achieve excellent results in shared goals
- Well-developed communication and influencing skills with the ability to distil complexity down to what matters most to our stakeholders
- An ability to think strategically and creatively
- Business acumen
Accountabilities:
As a Medical Capability Manager, you will support the development, execution and maintenance of Medical Capability and Scientific Training programs; drive alignment and coordination of goals, priorities, and initiatives. You will manage and evolve key learning & development inventories, content and associated platforms. Leveraging your experiences to drive best practices and work collaboratively to support enterprise capability delivery. You will collaborate with colleagues to track results and progress of capability and training interventions, recommending solutions to improve efficiency, impact, cost effectiveness, and learnings. Anticipating problems and identifying solutions, you will support the Medical Capability team to identify, and action solutions and best practice. You will ensure the Medical Capability team is viewed as a trusted and collaborative partner with other teams. You will manage relevant vendor, speakers, faculty (internal and external) and consultant relationships. You will draft communications and marketing materials to promote Medical Capability and Scientific Training initiatives and events; liaise with communications partners to shape messaging. You will perform regular learning and performance needs analysis to inform future plans and programs. You will operate with a global- and company-wide lens, demonstrating agility in strategy and execution.
Essential Skills/Experience:
• Bachelor’s degree in science, business, or project management
• 3 years of experience in learning and development teams and environments
• Exceptional project management and organizational skills with attention to detail and excellent follow-through
• Entrepreneurial: combines organizational, operational and business excellence to deliver at a higher level
• Strong business acumen to understand business needs, analyze issues and for implementing solutions that address business needs.
• Excellent customer service, partnership and matrix working skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Strong understanding of finance and metrics management and reporting
• Strong work ethic, self-starter who is creative with a ‘can-do’ attitude
• Confident supporting multiple team members, prioritizing effectively across the team’s portfolio
Desirable Skills/Experience:
• Understanding of the pharmaceutical industry and the development and commercialization of pharmaceutical products
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.
Why AstraZeneca?
At AstraZeneca, you'll be part of a team that's redefining the way we approach healthcare. Our unique position as medical leaders across our enterprise and the healthcare ecosystem allows us to shape the future of Healthcare. There's so much opportunity here as we continue to grow - no better place to improve patients' lives and develop with AstraZeneca. A critical part of AstraZeneca's success, we provide medical leadership across the whole product lifecycle - from advising on Research & Development investment decisions, to leading pre-launch scientific efforts and accelerating evidence based healthcare changes in the real world.
Ready to make a difference? Apply today and join us in our mission to improve patient lives!
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 authorisation and employment eligibility verification requirements.
