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AstraZeneca

Global pharmaceutical company developing prescription medicines

Field Operational Solutions Leader

Business OperationsConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeNo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • Experience working cross-functionally to advance business activities and solve issues.
  • At least one of the following: 5 or more years of pharmaceutical industry experience; experience improving work quality through process visualization, standardization, improvement, or continuous improvement; or experience understanding and organizing the needs of one’s department and related stakeholders, building agreement, and turning new initiatives or ideas into concrete actions.
  • Native-level Japanese proficiency.
  • Business-level English proficiency; TOEIC 700 or higher is a guideline.
  • Ability to introduce and promote adoption of appropriate digital solutions based on business issues, establish their operation, and propose improvements.
  • Ability to use Office 365, Power Platform, Power Automate, and AI tools to improve business processes, automate work, increase productivity, and promote knowledge use.

Responsibilities

  • Proactively identify issues and insights in current business processes, assess opportunities for improvement, and formulate responses.
  • Lead cross-functional projects to introduce processes and tools that improve operational efficiency, coordinating plans and execution with internal functions and external vendors.
  • Establish and continuously improve new processes after implementation by monitoring operations, identifying issues, proposing improvements, and planning and executing enhancements.
  • Promote broader operational process review, standardization, efficiency, and centralization beyond Field operations.
  • Lead stakeholder communications by sharing progress, organizing issues, building agreement, and aligning expectations to improve organizational productivity.
  • Independently plan and drive initiatives that use Office 365 and AI tools to improve, standardize, and automate work and increase productivity.

Desired Qualifications

  • Experience in medical representative (MR) work.
  • Experience designing appropriate uses of AI and digital tools, including Office 365, Power Platform, Power Automate, and Copilot, in response to business issues and achieving improvement outcomes or operational adoption.
  • Experience leading a team and accomplishing objectives collaboratively, including with peers at the same job level.
  • Project leadership experience.
  • Vendor management experience.
  • A pioneering mindset: proactively identifying issues and insights beyond existing boundaries and creating new work or value.
  • Self-leadership that independently supports team and individual growth and fosters an innovative organizational culture.
  • Project management ability, including planning, progress management, issue resolution, risk management, and prioritization.
  • Logical thinking and the ability to structure complex issues, analyze causes, and develop solutions.
  • Stakeholder management ability, including building trust, aligning expectations, and reaching agreement to advance work.
  • Communication ability, including clear explanations, coordination, facilitation, and negotiation adapted to the audience and situation.
  • Adaptability and flexibility to adjust priorities and approaches in response to changing or uncertain circumstances.
  • Ability to advance projects toward optimal solutions by objectively identifying issues across departments and domains.
  • Ability to organize complex issues logically and develop structured solutions.
  • Ability to respond flexibly to a changing environment, propose improvements, and carry them through to implementation.
  • Ability to drive business transformation and improvement using AI and digital tools, and advance work through agreement with diverse stakeholders.
  • Motivation to take on organizational and people management responsibilities as a People Manager in the future.

About the Company

AstraZeneca

Global pharmaceutical company developing prescription medicines

AstraZeneca develops and markets prescription medicines and vaccines worldwide, with a focus on oncology, cardiovascular/metabolic, respiratory, and infectious diseases. Its products work by targeting specific biological pathways or cells, using small-molecule therapies, biologics, and vaccines to treat diseases or prevent infections. It differentiates itself through its dual heritage from Sweden and the UK, a broad pipeline, and strong R&D and collaborations that move from discovery to patient access. Its goal is to improve people’s health by discovering, developing, and delivering medicines and vaccines to patients worldwide.

Company size
10,001+
Company stage
IPO
Headquarters
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Founded
1913

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