Change Manager at AstraZeneca, Cambridge/Remote, 6 Months, £68.75 per hour

Role: Change Manager

Role Type: Temporary – Full Time – 6 Months

Location: Hybrid working (On-site in Cambridge x1 day per week)

Your New Company

Are you an experienced and passionate Change Management Professional seeking an opportunity to support a world-leading clinical operations function?

The Biopharmaceuticals Clinical Operations Transformation Management Office (TMO) is a global department within AstraZeneca R&D. We are a collaborative and inclusive community where curious and passionate individuals are committed to enabling the discovery of new medicines.

A new programme has been approved to support the Site Management & Monitoring function with operational excellence focused on process and technology to enhance how this pivotal function operates.

We are currently seeking a talented and highly motivated individual to support and lead on the planning, implementing and embedding of change for this programme. You will sit within the Change Management Office, and will form part of a programme team.

Your New Role / Key Responsibilities

The role will assist the development and implementation of change management strategies for a transformation initiative to ensure alignment of change impact across the programme

• Provide change management expertise and support for a large-scale transformation programme
• Apply change management processes and tools to support the preparing, managing and sustaining of the change lifecycle on transformation programmes
• Manage and monitor Change across transformation programme ensuring change is delivered in a coordinate way
• Partner with project leaders and project managers on successful delivery of the initiative
• Perform change impact assessments and analysis to support planning for change
• Support and input to partner engagement, communications, and training plans to ensure project success
• Input to and support plans for measuring adoption and success of change
• Participates in AZ project management and change management communities of practice to share standard methodologies and findings

Essential Skills

• Degree in business related field or scientific field
• Expertise and a proven record of planning, managing and sustaining change in a project or transformation setting
• Good understanding of the theory and process of Change Management
• Demonstrate strong communication and relationship building skills with the ability to influence others to achieve objectives
• Stakeholder management and coaching skills to support leaders and stakeholders in change delivery
• Ability to analyse change impact assessments, and to provide insights and strategies based on analysis

Desirable:

• Formal qualifications in change management, project management, and/or process improvement methodologies
• Experience of working in a global organisation with complex/geographical context
• Pharmaceutical R&D experience

WHY ASTRAZENECA?

It's an exciting time to join AstraZeneca, a global business that's rapidly growing - there's a lot happening and even more to come. And we are a valued part of this journey. Respected partners across the business, we provide the platform that's going to power us to achieve more.

So, what's next?

Are you ready to bring new insights and fresh thinking to the table? Brilliant! We have one seat available, and we hope it's yours. Please apply with a copy of your CV.