**Axial Project Manager Mexico**
Location: Periférico Sur (hybrid)
Strong English & Spanish interpersonal skills required
**About the AstraZeneca**
AstraZeneca is a global, science-led, patient-focused pharmaceutical company that focuses on the discovery, development, and commercialization 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 Astra Zeneca, we're dedicated to being a Great Place to work!
A Project Manager leads projects from initiation to implementation within agreed constraints of time, budget and quality. The role typically has responsibility for both people and budget. They shape solutions and ensures that business requirements are effectively captured and have a good knowledge of different supplier solutions that could support project, and is responsible for risk management, benefits & value management, and as appropriate resolves or escalates identified risks and issues. A Project Manager helps ensure that project teams adopt quality and compliance standards, policies and procedures, and supports project assurance activities.
**Accountabilities**
As the Axial PMO Mexico, you will lead international and cross-functional business projects independently or as part of an overarching program. You will monitor, follow up and map process of the Axial project team to deliver projects to time, cost, quality standards and ensuring regulatory compliance, identifying, and managing significant risks to project delivery, and developing associated mitigation plans. You will be expected to communicate & influence effectively at different levels in the organization. You will contribute to standardizing, continuously improving, developing, and managing our frameworks and business processes.
**Requirements**:
- Business Project Management experience in the pharma industry, including supply chain change projects.
- Theoretical & practical knowledge of project management with proven delivery.
- Educated to degree level in a scientific, engineering or business discipline.
- Experience of working in cross-functional teams from across multiple countries.
- Able to operate independently and make sound business decisions with limited information available
- Able to manage cultural differences sensitively and negotiate different interests
- Fluency in English & Spanish
**Desirable**
- Experience in leading global project teams
- Experience of managing through complex problems, demonstrating conceptual thinking and judgement to find innovative solutions. Factors could be financial, legal, fiscal, compliance, technical, political and personnel.
- Microsoft Smartsheet proficient user
- SAP user knowhow
**Expectation of working in the office 3 days a week statement**
When we put unexpected teams in the same room, we ignite ambitious thinking with the power to inspire life-changing medicines. In-person working give us the platform we need to connect, work at pace and challenge perceptions. That's why we work, on average, a minimum of three days per week from the office. But that doesn't mean we're not flexible. We balance the expectation of being in the office while respecting individual flexibility.
Join us in our outstanding and bold world!!!
