Manager, Alliance Management

Are you ready to join a place built on innovation and creativity? A place where different views and perspectives are welcomed and valued? An environment that champions inclusion, and teams that reflect the diversity of the communities that we serve. This is an exciting opportunity to support the exceptional strategic partnerships we have formed with multiple global Contract Research Organizations (CRO’s). As an Alliance Manager, you will be foundational in the successful delivery of our studies conducted at our CRO partnerships by establishing clear Ways of Working (WoW), tracking Key Performance Indicators (KPI’s), investigations issues and seeking opportunities for improvement.  Successful, on-time completion of these studies ensures our medicine reach millions of patients faster than ever.

Accountabilities:

• Support our strategic alliances with CRO partners who conduct general toxicology and bioanalytical studies on our behalf.  

• Act as the main contact point forinitial escalation of issues which may occur on studies. 

• Support the operational model for new alliances, integrating tasks and activities into your day-to-day responsibilities 

• Manage preparation and execution of Third Party Risk Management, Transfer Impact Assessments, and Privacy Impact Assessments for new partnerships, and renew assessments as needed for ongoing partnerships.

• Support due diligence for new partnerships or business opportunities.

• Responsible for updating and maintaining alliance management processes and tools, and for measuring and reporting on the success of allianceson a monthly basis.

• Champion a collaborative “one team” culture across internal and external teams.

• Lead key workstreams across teams to improve quality, communication, timelines and other aspects that may be needed.

• Conduct regular business review meetings with strategic partners and internal stakeholders to assess progress against plans.

Essential Skills/Experience:

• Previous Contract Research Organization experience

• Understanding of contracts and ability to interpret contractual responsibilities of both parties

• Understanding of the process of drug discovery and development

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

• Ability to influence without authority

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in relevant discipline

• Experience in Discovery, Preclinical or Clinical drug development

• Excellent communication skills

• Ability to communicate effectively (written and spoken) in English

Desirable Skills/Experience:

• Experience in an Alliance Management function within a large pharma
• Strong background/experience in Bioanalysis or Toxicology 
• Contract Research Organisation (CRO) experience highly preferred
• Project management experience 
• CA-AM Certification

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 follow the science to explore and innovate. We are working towards treating, preventing, modifying and even curing some of the world's most complex diseases. Here we have the potential to grow our pipeline and positively impact the lives of billions of patients around the world. We are committed to making a difference. We have built our business around our passion for science. Now we are fusing data and technology with the latest scientific innovations to achieve the next wave of breakthroughs.

Are you ready to be part of a team that makes a bigger impact on patients' lives? If your passion is science and you want to be part of a team that makes a bigger impact on patients' lives, then there's no better place to be. Here we truly understand science and apply it every day to strengthen and grow our pipeline. We are using our unique scientific capabilities to deliver what we believe to be one of the most productive pipelines in the industry. There's great potential too with lots of different indications.

Join us and be part of a team that is driven by our shared belief, committed to making an impact on patients' lives. Apply now!

*Please apply with an English Resume