Typical Accountabilities:
• Maintains the processes and technology used to monitor and manage external alliances and relationships between AstraZeneca and other academic and commercial organisations

• Acts as a source of knowledge in area of expertise, addressing external alliance issues and defining and communicating initiatives to facilitate future external collaboration

• Accountable for coordinating information sharing between AstraZeneca and its external partners

• Supports a number of collaborative projects, ensuring that they are compliant with AstraZeneca regulations, delivered according to time, cost and scope set and aligned with AstraZeneca’s overall business strategy

• Tracks progress of a portfolio of collaborative projects, ensuring alliances are maintained and best practices are employed and shared

• Identifies risks associated with external collaboration and discusses these with relevant team members

• Helps develop risk mitigation programs and policies for external alliance projects

• Keeps own knowledge of best practices on external alliance and relationships current

• May have some budgetary responsibility


Typical People Management Responsibility (direct / indirect reports):
• Approximate number of people managed in total (all levels) - None
• Matrix Manager – (projects/dotted line)

What is the global remit? (how many countries will the role operate in?):
• Own country

Education, Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
• Essential: Bachelor’s degree in relevant discipline; Significant experience in External Alliance & Relationship Management
• Desirable: Advanced degree within field; Professional certification; Project management experience

Key Relationship to reach solutions:
• Internal (to AZ or team): External Alliance & Relationships function; Cross functional teams across AstraZeneca
• External (to AZ): External service providers and regulatory bodies

Date Posted

Closing Date

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