Associate Director Change Management

3 weeks ago


Waltham, United States AstraZeneca Full time

Responsibilities:

  • Excellent employment opportunity for a Change Manager Associate Director in the Waltham, MA and at Seaport, Boston area.
  • Waltham is a well-established R&D site, delivering both Oncology & BioPharm discovery science.
  • Develops and executes change management strategy and plan and activities in line with Company Global requirements and standards
  • Develops deep understanding of stakeholder needs; counsels program + site LT on strategies to meet these needs through effective change interventions including communications, training, engagement activities, involvement in project activities
  • Ensures that strategies employed by the program are inclusive and meet the diverse needs of the employed / contracted staff populations at the current and new sites
  • Collaborates to consider current & future external collaborators, including suppliers, and articulates and executes suitable change strategies
  • Establishes strong relationships with internal communications networks; executes communications activities through established Company & channels, embracing new technologies and channels as they emerge
  • Oversees engagement of agency support (e.g., design) and contract support for flexing communications and change management delivery resource
  • Provides accurate and timely forecast and plans for activities needed, and resource required to support
  • May project manage and develop content & materials for signature change events (e.g. new site visit, shared site socials, building vision sharing, move planning, leaving celebrations, mock-up establishment, commuter activities)
  • Liaises with communications & change teams supporting business changes that happen in BAU during the programme timeline
  • Offers appropriate coaching and support to local communications resources, and/or other program team members to uphold the highest standards of program communication
  • Provides direct supervision to assigned program resources as program workload requires
  • Liaises with Business-As-Usual communications network, and communications specialists on other relevant projects

Experience:

  • Graduate Degree in change management or communications-related field
  • Demonstrated track record in change or communications management in a complex multi-workstream / multi-year program
  • Confidence working with multiple stakeholders with competing demands
  • Experience working with external agencies for content development and delivery
  • Experience supporting senior leaders through communications counsel
  • Keen to use innovative technologies to achieve your goals
  • Be a collaborative teammate, have excellent organizational skills, and strong verbal and written communications skills.
  • Critical thinking skills and the ability to embrace change and seek creative solutions to challenges.
  • Introduce pioneering and ground-breaking ideas.
  • Ability to coordinate, plan and prioritize tasks or projects.
  • Uphold the highest ethical and scientific standards, including handling confidential and sensitive information under NDA or communications embargo

Desirable Criteria

  • Experience working with R&D lab-based teams
  • Established network within Oncology or BioPharm R&D, or Rare Disease Unit, either the business or corporate affairs/communications teams
  • Knowledge of construction and/or facilities management projects
  • Experience or specialist knowledge in sustainability matters
  • Work Site Location the first six weeks: Boston MA 02210
  • Work Site Location after the first six weeks: Cambridge MA 02142
  • Minimum 3 days per week onsite.



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