Location: Warsaw, Poland
Hybrid model of work: 3 days in office, 2 remote per week

PMB Portfolio Lead

The Project, Portfolio & Alliances (PPA) group within Precision Medicine & Biosamples (PMB), is accountable for providing project, portfolio and alliance management to the AZ Precision Medicine portfolio;   to ensure successful delivery of diagnostic projects, for CRO partner management for Human Biological Samples used in clinical trials, as well as programme management for key strategic capability build initiatives that bring innovative new approaches to our portfolio. Furthermore, this group is responsible for coordinating the development of robust functional investment cases, and for the operational management of PMB in line with the AZ business cycle.

Director, Precision Medicine & Biosamples Portfolio Lead / The PMB Portfolio Lead is a key leadership role with responsibility for shaping the precision medicine portfolio/ information management, governance and reporting strategy to enable information/ knowledge sharing, to report achievements and to aid critical business decision making. You will lead the PMB Portfolio Management Team to optimise data management and to drive automation and best practice.  You will also  collaborate across the AZ enterprise to integrate data sets from multiple sources to define, build and maintain a suite of management reports, and will drive education and engagement across PMB to ensure optimum uptake and usuage to increase productivity and speed decision making.

Responsibilities:

Optimise portfolio reporting and visualisation for the precision medicine portfolio

Implement and maintain overarching responsibility for a robust governance and information/ data management framework for PMB portfolio attributesDrive automation of PMB Portfolio processes and reporting using advance PowerBI and AI platformsDevelop and maintain overarching responsibility for a suite of management reports that provide ciritcal information; to showcase precision medicine leadership, to provide long term forecasts, to identify productivity gains and trends over the lifetime of diagnostic development, and to demonstrate PMBs value to the business.  Communicate and embed these into BAU working practices across the PMB team.Lead process to establish, communicate and report Precision Medicine priorities – bringing R&D and business insights to aid decision making and to ensure optimal use of PMB resourceEnsure visibility and robust management and mitigation of PMB cross-portfolio level risk

Lead a team of highly motivated expert contributors

Develop and communicate inspiring vision and purpose and create a culture of innovation, openness, shared learning, inclusion and diversityDevelop and retain a high performing team and build Portfolio and Information Management capabilities and expertise through coaching, training and continuous learningIdentify development opportunities and effectively plan for succession and business continuityContribute to a culture of shared learning, innovation and inclusion across PMB and PPA teams

Essential

Experience of working in complex and fast paced environment such as pharmaceutical industry or large corporate companyExtensive experience of Business Intelligence reporting design and implementationProven ability to proactively drive and influence positive change and continuous improvementTrack record of translating complex business needs and reporting in simple engaging wayPrevious experience of managing delivery through global and matrix teams

Desirable

Experience in delivery of precision medicines inc navigating regulatory pathways for Companion Diagnostic submission and approvalPrevious experience in a similar role

Date Posted

29-kwi-2025

Closing Date

15-maj-2025

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 authorization and employment eligibility verification requirements.