Associate Director, Global Project Management

Location: Barcelona, Spain (on-site: 3 days/week working from the office)

The Associate Director of Global Project Management (GPM) is a key leadership position and global role responsible for managing global, cross-functional, drug development teams and sub-teams towards achieving key strategic objectives and delivering significant development, regulatory and commercial milestones. The GPM holds a central position, with a complete view of the drug project, working across all functions. This role complements the Global Project Leader, by providing top level oversight and integration of the entire development process and into commercialization.  

Depending on the stage of development and project complexity, the GPM will work on one or more cross-functional early or late Global Project Teams (GPTs).  The GPM is accountable for ensuring that the team operates in a way that represents best practice for project management within AstraZeneca. Stage and project complexity will define to what extent the GPM will work with other Project Managers to drive project delivery. The GPM is a strategic partner to the Global Project Leader/Global Franchise Head and the entire GPT. 

The Associate Director GPM role is highly visible and is critical to the delivery of strategic and operational objectives. It plays a role ensuring successful delivery of innovative medicines to patients throughout the drug development process. 

Typical Accountabilities 

Strategic Business Partnership 

• Provides input into the project strategy & vision through expertise in project management, and navigates the therapy area and corporate governance processes 

• Ensures alignment of the project and operational deliverables to the team’s strategy 

• Shares lessons learned and communicates those where relevant  

• May manage or lead elements of the team’s development plan or strategy as delegated by the  Global Project Leader 

• Ensures appropriate linkages between project strategy and key internal processes (TA strategy, TA prioritization, corporate scorecard)  and updates the relevant enterprise systems 

• Where applicable, interface with alliance partners 

• May partner with Business Development to provide project input to potential deal cases (investment & divestment) 

Cross-functional Team Leadership and Delivery  

• Manages cross functional drug development teams and sub teams and ensures an accurate and achievable project plan 

 • Acts as a core GPT member and drives efficient operation of early and/or late-stage GPTs including overall plans, priorities, budget