Director (Device Project Management)

2 weeks ago

Gaithersburg, United States AstraZeneca Full time

**Director (Device Project Management)**

At AstraZeneca, we put patients first and strive to meet their unmet needs worldwide. Working here means being entrepreneurial, thinking big and working together to make the impossible a reality. If you are swift to action, confident to lead, willing to collaborate, and curious about what science can do, then you’re our kind of person.

**About AstraZeneca in Boston, MA and Gaithersburg, MD**:
Our AstraZeneca facilities create life-changing medicines for people around the world. Our Gaithersburg and Boston campuses play host to some of the most innovative technology and lab spaces, all designed to inspire collaboration and cross-functional science. We believe employees benefit from being challenged and inspired at work. We are dedicated to creating a culture of inclusion and collaboration.

**Summary of the group**:
The Device Project Management Group drives AstraZeneca device project delivery, supporting clinical studies and commercial launch. Device Project managers plan, coordinate, and deliver Device activities in line with project requirements and timelines; plan and monitor resources and expenses for product development; and perform strategic planning for platform and novel processes. The group interfaces globally with the CMC team, Drug Product team, Operations, Quality, Regulatory, and all development functions.

**Summary of the position**:
**Main Duties & Responsibilities**:

- Leads the Device Project Management group, including resource management, budget management, talent management, and employee development accountability
- Responsible for ensuring Device projects are delivered to time, quality, budget, project standards, company quality standards, and align with AstraZeneca’s strategy
- Develops and maintains processes, tools, and technology required to effectively lead a portfolio of projects
- Leads projects to ensure plans are optimal and meet overall strategic goals aligned with clinical and commercial development plans
- Introduces new ways of leading and planning projects through use of available systems and resources
- Leads and implements critical initiatives related to Device Project Management and Combination Product Development

**Education & Experience Requirements**:

- Education:_ Bachelor's, Master's, or PhD in a relevant technical discipline such as Biomedical, Mechanical, or Chemical Engineering or related field or equivalent industry experience such as Device Development, Regulatory, Quality, or Process Engineering
- Experience:_ Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree and 12+ years of product development experience -OR- PhD and 8+ years of product development experience

**Required Skills & Experience**:

- 3+ years of experience leading a project management office
- Experience managing distributed resources across multiple sites and time zones
- Ability to assess scientific data and must be comfortable with ambiguity
- Excellent oral and written communication, interpersonal, analytical, and computer skills.
- Effective problem solving and analytical skills to address and handle a broad range of issues and projects and deliver innovative solutions
- Must be highly organized and detail-orientated while being able to work independently on multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment
- Must have experience in planning and leading the cross functional aspects of Device product development
- Experience managing and developing project managers
- Experience managing departmental budget and resource planning
- Portfolio management experience

**Desired Skills**:

- Advanced degree within field preferred
- Professional Project Management certification
- A high level of commitment, flexibility and independence with strong skills for planning, coordination, teamwork, communication and interpersonal relations.

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 daring world.

**Why AstraZeneca?**

At AstraZeneca when we see an opportunity for change, we seize it and make it happen, because any opportunity no matter how small, can be the start of something big. Delivering life-changing medicines is about being entrepreneurial - finding those moments and recognizing their potential. Join us on our journey of building a new kind of organization to reset expectations of what a bio-pharmaceutical company can be. This means we’re opening new ways to work, pioneering groundbreaking methods and bringing unexpected teams together. Interested? Come and join our journey.

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