Academic Alliance Senior Manager
Major responsibilities
- Search and evaluate research publications from China academic institutions and clinical centers as AZ’s potential collaborators
- Drive discussion and communication with scholars in areas of interest
- Cultivate relationships with key stakeholders of AstraZeneca’s alliance partners in China to expand and strengthen the collaborations
- Collaborate with China BD, CICC and iCampus on innovation (asset, tech) search and evaluation
- As a member of Strategy Team in R&D China, work with team members to develop and implement integrated strategy for key partnerships and collaborations in China.
- Work with Global External R&D team to develop and implement integrated strategy for key partnerships and collaborations in Asia
- Operationalize the governance of new partnerships including conflict resolutions mechanisms, and expectations on communication practices between AstraZeneca and partners
- Responding to external inquiries and identifying the right internal stakeholders to address questions
- Collaborate enterprise-wide with other functional areas
- Run external engagement events including scientific exchanges
- Prepare and deliver external presentations; work with internal project and portfolio teams to gather presentation
- Improve internal network for efficient alliance management
- Actively participate in creating community of partnership excellence and in activities that embed partnering best practices across the company
Minimum Requirements and Preferred Background
- Research PhD degree in Biology or Medical Science with >5 years’ experience in pharmaceutical industry
- Knowledge of research and development strategy and process
- Comprehensive network with academic scholars and clinical experts
- Project management experience and capability, proven experience in alliance/ partnership excellence; experience building, maintaining and closing partnerships
- Ability to travel nationally and internationally based on business needs
- Willingness to work in a global team environment across multiple time zones
- Fluent in spoken and written English
Competencies and Skills
- Demonstrated results-focus and ability to deliver projects through lateral influence, relationship management negotiation and facilitation
- Experience in people management
- Demonstrated capability and experience to work in a multi-cultural environment
- Ability to operate in a multidisciplinary environment and across companies and with sensitivity and flexibility in an organizational matrix of project and line management
- Ability to assess issues/risks and effectively implement remediation measurements
- Well-developed cultural sensitivity to influence the beliefs, opinions and behaviours of key customers
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 authorisation and employment eligibility verification requirements.
