Director, Portfolio and Capacity Management, Enterprise Cell Therapy Unit
About The Position
The Director, Portfolio and Capacity Management role is a member of the Business Planning and Operations team within Enterprise Cell Therapy, and it critically responsible for establishing capacity management processes, overview of resource demand, headcount/vacancies (capacity) and provides the information required to support critical business activities such as LTP/MTP/RBU’s. Within the AstraZeneca Enterprise Cell Therapy Unit, our ambition is to realize the full potential of cell therapy for people living with cancer, immune-mediated and rare diseases around the world. This unit has responsibility for the value chain from discovery through to late-stage development and commercialization. We are rapidly progressing a broad pipeline of cell therapies in collaboration with AstraZeneca’s Therapeutic Area Units.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent qualification in relevant scientific discipline with a minimum of 8 years experience
- Experience communicating business impact analysis to senior leaders
- Experience presenting resource demand forecasts to support
- Advanced Excel and AI user experience
- Familiar with large capacity and portfolio management systems
- Experience in portfolio capacity and demand management within the Pharmaceutical environment.
- Experience presenting resource demand forecasts
- Scientific background and experienced in conducting and presenting data analysis
- Experience influencing and collaborating across global and functional boundaries with a delivery-focused attitude
Responsibilities
- Lead the strategic resource planning and capacity management process for Enterprise Cell Therapy functional units.
- Liaise directly with Enterprise Cell Therapy leaders to understand demand / capacity across Enterprise cell Therapy functions.
- Establish and lead capacity management, planning and controls; Manage functional internal and external processes that provide information on demand and capacity
- Lead interactions with the R&D Resource Council leads, escalate capacity issues to Enterprise Cell Therapy LT, ensure actions are agreed and assigned to address capacity issues and provide feedback to relevant functional leaders.
- Lead activities that improve management of resource allocation required to support the portfolio.
- Support Project and Functional Leaders in development of high-quality plans and demand forecasts. Coach leaders in planning best practice and independently review data and suggest improvements to templates, algorithms, processes. In partnership with GPPM, lead the development / improvement of resource forecasting algorithms to forecast credible FTE demand.
- Develop a streamlined process to track and reconcile demand / capacity across all systems such as PLANIT, CAPIT, ResourcIT/ MYTIME and WorkDay. Support reporting, training and reconciliation processes.
- Identify new capacity and resource issues, highlight potential gaps in organizational capacity and propose potential solutions.
- Collaborate with BPO’s, Finance Business Partner, and business analysts to help deliver business cycles (LTP/MTP/RBU’s).
- Promote capacity and demand data provision, analytics and interpretation required for the business cycles.
- Create and ensure clear communications to Enterprise Cell Therapy leaders and partners through presentations of demand and capacity data along with data analysis and interpretation.
Benefits
- short-term incentive bonus opportunity
- equity-based long-term incentive program
- qualified retirement program [401(k) plan]
- paid vacation and holidays
- paid leaves
- health benefits including medical, prescription drug, dental, and vision coverage
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Director
