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AstraZeneca Hiring for Scrum Master Job at Gaithersburg, MD Full Time

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Scrum Master


Luton or Macclesfield or Gaithersburg or Wilmington

AstraZeneca is a global, innovation-driven Biopharmaceutical business that focuses on the discovery, development and commercialisation of prescription medicines for some of the world’s most serious disease. But we’re more than one of the world’s leading pharmaceutical companies.

At AstraZeneca we’re dedicated to being a Great Place to Work. Where you are empowered to push the boundaries of science and ignite your entrepreneurial spirit. There’s no better place to make a difference to medicine, patients and society. An inclusive culture that champions diversity and collaboration. Always committed to lifelong learning, growth and development.


About Commercial IT

Commercial IT is a global IT capability supporting the Commercial organisation. We business partner with Commercial areas: Biopharma, Oncology, International and Japan – and also Rare Disease Unit. We operate out of hubs sites including in the UK, Sweden, US and out of our Global Innovation Technology Centres in India and Mexico – and in markets all over the world.

Here our work has a direct impact on patients – redefining our ability to develop life-changing medicines. We empower the business to perform at its peak and lead a new way of working, combining powerful science with leading digital technology platforms and data. All with a passion to impact lives through data, analytics, AI, machine learning and more.


Job role

Working with Commercial IT leadership team, the change and communication lead will support successful delivery of global initiatives for Organisational Change Management and continuous improvement across all business unit of Commercial IT and cross functional IT, with effective governance and controls. They will develop key relationships with customers to build an in-depth understanding of priorities, gaining early insight into changing effective change and communication.

In addition, the role shall see the opportunity to take change led operations to a new level. A successful candidate will show strong evidence of willingness to complete through more innovative and efficient ways of working. With this, the ideal candidate has the ability and experience of either implementing change and communication controls and frameworks, or evidence of raising standards as part of a maturity roadmap.


Key accountabilities

  • Works with Commercial IT leadership to implement coordinated organizational change & communications plans for generating compelling and consistent internal communications materials to enable smooth implementation of the Commercial IT strategy and coordinated roadmap

  • Collaborate with the Commercial IT organisation to gather and analyse operational information and performance

  • Helps senior leaders deliver highly engaging communications (i.e., new monthly videos, cross functional communications)

  • Helps ensure communications are on-message and pushed through the appropriate channels. Supports development and consistent use of communication channels

  • Prioritises internal messages and act as gatekeeper

  • Helps handle inputs to internal Commercial IT portal, surveys, and related action tracking

  • Monitors and assists in gaining employee feedback through formal and informal communications

  • Ensures all communications share a unified look and feel that reflect the company’s business priorities and strategy

  • Plan, Coordinate and Manage the communication, learning and drop-in sessions for Commercial IT

  • Supports announcements for Commercial IT

  • Works in cross-functional collaboration and information exchange across a matrixed IT organisation

  • Provides feedback on the needs and issues of the Commercial IT teams to influence strategy

  • Support in developing organisational change strategies

  • Track portfolio progress and reporting

  • Support business impact assessment, identifying risks and issues that may affect current and future business units and roles, and build business readiness plan

  • Build positive relationships with customer groups, developing a deep understanding of the short-term and long-term business direction.


Work collaboratively with:

  • IT Strategy, Portfolio Management and Project/Programme Management functions to agree change and communication plans

  • commercial IT Business Partners, Capability Leads and Solution & Services leads to clearly define scope build aligned plans


Essential skills & experience

  • Degree level education / High school Diploma

  • Prior experience in an Information Services/Information Technology environment with good discernment

  • Experience in change management with proven track record to deliver global change initiatives

  • Corporate and internal communications experience

  • Proven track record to relate and respond to business needs in an IT environment

  • Experience in working in a technology/software delivery environment

  • Experience third party suppliers and have strong network and consulting skills

  • Ability to work well in and across diverse global teams

  • Relationship building skills with the ability to influence others to achieve objectives

  • Strong verbal and written communication skills

  • Good influencing, networking and team working skills

  • Skills in planning, change management and problem solving

  • A keen eye for producing engaging materials and artefacts

  • Ability to negotiation expectations with complex groups

  • Ability to interpret and communicate technical information into business language and vice versa

  • Resilient and able to deal with ambiguity

  • Experience in working in an Agile delivery organisation

  • Knowledge of bio-pharma industry

  • Experience with Digital and CRM technologies

  • Able to work and communicate with globally distributed teams

  • Ability to partner and work in a matrix organisation

  • Communications service providers


WHY JOIN US?

We’re a network of entrepreneurial self-starters who contribute to something far bigger. There’s a diversity of expertise in our Technology group that’s unique to AstraZeneca – it allows us to dive deep into exploring new leading-edge technology. We enable AstraZeneca to perform at its peak by delivering world-class technology and data solutions, unlocking the potential of science. We optimise and evolutionist AstraZeneca by maximising efficiencies and finding new ways to drive productivity. From automation to data simplification.

A place to be open and transparent – we speak up, think creatively, and share ideas. Our diverse contributions help us to make better decisions. But we have a constant drive to innovate, and an appreciation for high standards. It takes challenging the status quo to add value in our ever-evolving environment. We love it here because put simply, we make a meaningful impact.


Technology at AstraZeneca is a home for purposeful disruptors!


SO, WHAT NEXT?

If reading the above has tickled your senses and you’re ready to join us, hit the apply button and we look forward to reviewing your application soon.


Closing date: 6th Jan 2023

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