Capability Lead

Job Title: Capability Lead

Location: Warsaw

Model: hybrid 3+2

Role Purpose

This role is accountable building, and sustaining capability across CM&S, ensuring the organisation has the skills, behaviours, and ways of working required to operate an end-to-end, data-driven operating model.

Key Responsibilities

1\. Own CM&S Capability Framework

• \- Define and maintain the capability model across CM&S (skills, behaviours, knowledge, proficiency levels)

• \- Align capability framework with key processes, business outcomes and digital strategy

2\. Capability Development & Workforce Strategy

• \- Identify capability gaps and define workforce development priorities

• \- Support strategic workforce planning aligned to future capability needs

3\. Learning Ecosystem

• Develop and sustain structured learning pathways

• Work with BPOs/SMEs & external partners to build focused learning content

• Partner across operations and the enterprise more broadly to identify learning material & our experiences, championing and driving engagement with them in CM&S

• Own onboarding and continuous development frameworks

• Development and ownership of career pathways

4\. Embed Capability into BAU

• Ensure capability is embedded in governance forums, KPIs and role expectations

• Develop and implement capability maturity assessments

Key Accountabilities

• CM&S capability framework defined and adopted

• Measurable uplift in planning and digital capability

Essential Skills/Experience

• Experience delivering capability building and organizational development in large organisations

• Experience delivering digital capability uplifting in large organisations

• Practical understanding of learning and development approaches

• Proven experience of building targeted interventions to build and maintain capability

• Knowledge of supply chain management &/or manufacturing

Desired Skills/Experience

• Knowledge of clinical study delivery

Operating Model

\- Permanent enterprise role with matrix leadership across CM&S

Date Posted

07-paź-2026

Closing Date

22-paź-2026

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.