As the Senior Director of Solution Delivery and Transformation, you'll lead major transformation programs aligned with our 2030 strategy, ensuring timely, budget-conscious, and high-quality solution delivery. Your leadership will be key in driving scalable, sustainable, and innovative solutions that enhance data value and accelerate the development of life-changing medicines for patients worldwide.

Responsibilities include:

1. Developing and presenting visions, proposals, and business cases for data and AI initiatives, including stakeholder alignment, resource planning, and milestones to secure buy-in and investment.
2. Creating multi-year strategic roadmaps for R&D Data Office initiatives with clear objectives and key results.
3. Building effective relationships with senior R&D and IT collaborators to achieve shared goals.
4. Ensuring effective programme governance, staffing, budgeting, and managing interdependencies.
5. Overseeing risk, issue, and quality management processes.
6. Mentoring and developing team members to foster a high-performing, cross-functional team.
7. Conducting programme performance reviews and facilitating change management for smooth adoption of solutions.
8. Driving stakeholder communication and alignment throughout transformation.
9. Staying updated on emerging data and AI technologies, evaluating and recommending new approaches.

Qualifications include:

• A business or scientific degree with strategic leadership experience.
• Significant programme leadership experience, especially at the intersection of data and pharma R&D or biotech industries.
• Proven track record in data or AI transformation initiatives.
• Strong relationship-building, negotiation, and influencing skills.
• Experience in defining business strategies and engaging executive stakeholders.
• Leadership in developing impactful innovative solutions.
• Excellent networking, consulting, and communication skills.
• Experience managing diverse teams across locations and controlling large budgets.

Desirable skills include:

• Post-graduate degree in IT, Data Science, or Data Management.
• Experience in pharmaceutical R&D and working in global organizations.
• Knowledge of patient data types, their purposes, and regulatory requirements.

We believe in unleashing bold thinking by bringing teams together in person, typically three days a week, while maintaining flexibility to respect individual needs. Join AstraZeneca's R&D Data Office to lead transformative change in data and AI, driving scientific innovation and impacting global health. Our environment fosters curiosity, courage, and collaboration, offering opportunities for lifelong learning and meaningful contributions to patient lives worldwide.