Associate Director, Change Management

This role is a key member of the Strategy & Operations team in AI-EPIC. The role is accountable for developing and implementing change management strategies for one or multiple ongoing initiatives within the organization. Works closely with the EAI transformation office to ensure alignment of change impact across a portfolio of projects. Reports to the Head of Strategy & Operations.

This is a highly dynamic role in a fast-evolving team. The successful candidate will thrive in ambiguity, flex across change management, project management, and operational excellence work as priorities shift, and bring a pragmatic, action-oriented mindset over a strictly framework-driven one. We're looking for a team player, someone who can wear many hats, move fast, and adapt as the organization and portfolio evolve.

• Provide change management leadership and support for major change initiatives

• Coordinate change across a number of projects ensuring change is delivered in a coordinated way

• Partner with project leaders and project managers on successful delivery of the initiative

• Ensure adherence to company change management frameworks

• Perform change impact assessments to identify key risks and resistance to successful implementation

• Develop and deliver on comprehensive partner engagement, communications, and training plans to ensure project success

• Create plans for measuring adoption and success of change

• May run work with external service providers

• Participates in AZ project management and change management communities of practice to share standard methodologies and findings

Essential Criteria

• Expertise in change management, with a consistent record of delivering successful change projects

• Demonstrate strong communication and relationship building skills with the ability to influence others to achieve objectives

• Strong networking/consulting skills with good internal/external links

• Ability to interpret and communicate technical information into business language and in alignment with AZ business

• Consistent record in delivering high risk programme/projects and decision making

Desirable Criteria

• Formal qualifications in change management, project management, and/or process improvement methodologies

• Experience of working in a global organisation with complex/geographical context

• Pharmaceutical R&D experience

Working Model

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

At AstraZeneca, we're driven by purpose — becoming digitally-enabled to drive better outcomes for patients. In this role, you'll be the one making that change happen, partnering across functions to ensure our people and organisation successfully adopt new ways of working. You'll join a truly enterprise-wide effort that breaks down silos and unites diverse teams, with the freedom to take smart risks and shape how transformation lands across the business.