SENIOR DIRECTOR, OPERATIONAL EXCELLENCE

Introduction to Role.
Join our Biopharmaceuticals Business Unit (BBU) as a Sr Director of Operational Excellence.
This role plays a critical part in shaping the capabilities needed for future success and ensuring these capabilities are developed across BBU markets/functions.
Our vision for Global Commercial Excellence is to support our BBU Ambition with a relentless focus on securing pre-launch excellence, future-proofing BBU with elevated world-class capabilities, and enabling practice change at scale.
Accountabilities.
As the Sr Director of Commercial Operational Excellence, you will be responsible for setting the Vision for Comm Ops to drive the uplift of the core capability across commercial teams and impact our revenue targets.
You will research and explore modern, innovative models in resource deployment from external sources to modernize AZ capability.
You will also deliver the new Framework for Resource Allocation Field + Digital, including a comprehensive roll out plan that covers Marketing, IBEX/SFE, and sets clarity around the standards required to drive performance with resource allocation.
Essential Skills/Experience.
- Experience managing operational excellence.
SFE, S&T, Incentives, Field deployment management.
- Knowledge of Digital channels management and the AZ Omnichannel initiatives to reshape the current commercial model.
- Knowledge of CRM platforms and associated tools and processes.
- Ample knowledge of core BBU brands commercial strategy.
- Experience in an innovative, cross-functional business climate.
- Ability to communicate and influence across different levels of the organization.
- Business analytical mindset.
ability to understand and shape rigorous data analyses while keeping a concise narrative that drives action in a simple manner.
Desirable Skills/Experience.
- Previous experience in a similar role would be advantageous.
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 ambitious world.
Why AstraZeneca? We are on a journey to bring life-saving medicines to patients.
Our role in contributing to decreasing mortality rates globally is clear.
We are shaping the future by spotting scientifically-led commercial opportunities and acting now to operationalise and scale them.
We are driven by the solutions we bring to the healthcare ecosystem.
It powers us to make an impact at every step of the patient journey.
We are constantly thinking big to answer new challenges.
We push ourselves to start small and scale fast.
The pioneers of digital and innovative solutions that have never been seen before.
Are you ready to create ecosystem solutions to impact further? Take the opportunity to look beyond ourselves to truly impact our patients.
Identifying the interventions most valuable to patients that may be beyond AstraZeneca's scope.
Be part of orchestrating networks that connect us to all the relevant partners to create solutions for the entire healthcare ecosystem.
Ready to join our journey? Apply now! 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.