Alliance Manager, AstraZeneca Gothenburg

Job description
At AstraZeneca we work together across global boundaries to make an impact and find answers to challenges. We do this with the upmost integrity even in the most difficult situations because we are committed to doing the right thing.

The Alliance Management team's purpose is to define the outsourcing strategy across the R&D organisations; ensure our key suppliers deliver to the needs of the organisations; and to develop strong partnerships with key suppliers.

Responsibilities
The role of the Alliance Manager is to support the Alliance Lead in handling one or more supplier(s) contracted to deliver fully outsourced clinical trials and / or provide functional outsourced services, within the scope of Alliance Management support. You will be responsible for supporting governance activities, providing training on Alliance Management supported delivery models / suppliers and be a primary point of contact for study teams for general questions relating to ways of working within the delivery model.

Your role covers four main areas:
Supplier/Model Governance support where you will support preparation for operational governance of the supplier(s) / model(s) and participate in meeting, as required. You will also work with internal subject matter experts / process owners and counterparts in supplier organisations to ensure the maintenance of interface processes and ways of working e.g alliance model guidance documents
Performance monitoring support. Here you will support monitoring of quality and performance in alignment with the governance requirements and appropriate service level agreements, through maintenance of portfolio and study level metrics dashboards
Alliance Lead support where you're encouraged to support ongoing assessment of Lessons Learned and seek new opportunities to drive efficiencies and continuous improvement within supplier, across functions and across delivery models
Study team support/training – this accountability requires you to ensure understanding of roles and responsibilities across delivery teams for assigned delivery model(s) and provide support to study teams with ways of working within the model, developing and providing training on the framework, as required


Qualifications
Crucial requirements:
University degree in related field, or equivalent
Strong experience from within the pharmaceutical industry or clinical research organization / Clinical Study Delivery
Good knowledge of clinical and pharmaceutical drug development process at various phases of development
Experience of working effectively with external suppliers
Strong leadership and influencing skills, especially without authority and with resilience
Ability to network and collaborate with a wide range of internal and external partners
Strong project management skills (not necessarily as formal project leader).


Desirable requirements:
Knowledge of alliance governance frameworks and processes (including performance metrics)
Ability to work flexibly to tackle problems that involve many decision makers, and develop multiple options/recommendations
Ability to identify continuous improvement & innovation opportunities
Technical understanding of service deliverables but without subject matter expertise (e.g. study management, data management, analysis and reporting).

For us, it is important that all competence and skills in the labor market are utilized. We welcome all applicants and strive for diversity.

Application
2020-10-29, selection and interviews will be ongoing. The position may be filled before the last day of application, therefore, apply as soon as possible.

For more information: Birgitta Nyström birgitta.nystrom@randstad.se 

About the company
Randstad Life Sciences is specialized in competences within Life Science. As a consultant with us, you get a competitive salary, benefits and collective agreements. Your consultant manager is always there for you and ensures that you get varying and developing assignments at different companies, within different industries. At Randstad Life Sciences, your personal development is in focus, and you are offered a large network and many social activities.

Randstad Life Sciences is a part Randstad, the world leader in recruitment and consulting with operations in 38 countries. With this global network, in combination with our strong local foundation, we can offer a wide range of varied and developing assignments and jobs for you who are a specialist in life science. Our mission is to help you reach your true potential with your career in focus!