External Funding Management Project Manager

About the role

AstraZeneca is looking for an External Funding Management Project Manager to own the external funding management process and its principles. The role covers project reviews, process improvement, PMO coordination and the day-to-day running of the external funding management (EFM) system.

Key responsibilities

• Own the external funding management process and principles.
• Support routine external funding project review reports, including project tracking and analysis, HCO and COC audit analysis and similar work.
• Give the management team insight and recommendations on external funding management, covering business decisions, operational improvements and risk identification and mitigation.
• Coordinate projects and PMO activities such as timeline tracking, follow-up on actions, meeting support, documentation and stakeholder communication.
• Drive opportunities to simplify processes and improve efficiency, transparency and user experience.
• Work with business teams, functions and external vendors on end-to-end development of the external funding system.
• Lead the business-side BAU of the EFM system, including master data management and yearly version management.
• Deliver routine EFM-related training to internal and external customers.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree or above.
• 3-5 years of relevant experience in business analysis or project management.
• Good knowledge of company operating principles and metrics, and previous experience in relevant roles.
• Good command of English and Mandarin, spoken and written.

Required skills

• Strategic thinking and business acumen, linking project delivery to organisational objectives.
• Analytical and reporting skills, including project data analysis, dashboarding and performance measurement.
• Stakeholder management and communication, including engagement with senior executives.
• Project, program and portfolio management, managing multiple priorities under tight deadlines.
• Change management expertise.