IT QUALITY MANAGER

Do you have expertise in, and passion for, IT Quality Management? Would you like to apply your expertise to impact the End User Services in a company that follows the science and turns ideas into life changing medicines? If so, AstraZeneca might be the one for you!

ABOUT ASTRAZENECA

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 unleash 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 OUR IT TEAM

Here our work has a direct impact on patients – transforming our ability to develop life-changing medicines. We empower the business to perform at its peak and lead a new way of working, combining cutting-edge science with leading digital technology platforms and data. All with a passion to impact lives through data, analytics, AI, machine learning and more. Join us at a crucial stage of our journey in becoming a digital and data-led enterprise. Make the impossible possible by building partnerships and ecosystems, creating new ways of working and driving scale and speed to deliver exponential growth. Focused and committed, and backed with the investment to succeed, we’re driving cross-company change to disrupt the entire industry. Ours is a place to innovate, take ownership and run with it. You’re trusted to explore and to find new solutions, experimenting with leading-edge technology and grappling with challenges in a modern technology environment that might never have been tackled before. It’s a dynamic and challenging environment to work in – but that’s why we like it. There are countless opportunities to learn and grow, whether that’s exploring new technologies in hackathons, or transforming the roles and work of colleagues, forever. Shape your own path, with support all the way. Diverse minds that work cross-functionally and inclusively together. Be part of a team that has the backing to innovate, disrupt an industry and change lives.

ABOUT THE ROLE?

The Quality Manager will facilitate the realisation of the IT strategy for specific areas of Compliance & IT Quality and be accountable for the application of Compliance & IT Quality processes and services that assure that projects, systems, solutions and services delivered by IT meet AZ internal requirements and external regulatory requirements.  The role will act upon risks and issues in order to raise compliance and quality levels within IT and the business and support the development and roll out of training, education and awareness campaigns for Compliance & IT Quality. Continuous improvement of IT Polices, standards and processes is an integral part of the role.

You will;

• Develop and implement Compliance & IT Quality processes and services that assure that IT projects, systems, products and services and effectively apply relevant Policies, Standards and processes and ensure that any non-compliance is supported by approved exceptions
• Develop, communicate and continuously improve Compliance & IT Quality policies standards and procedures
• Identify, manage and resolve IT quality, compliance risks and issues and oversee resolution and reporting
• Ensure Compliance & IT Quality requirements are embedded throughout project and service lifecycle activities
• Ensure the system/project compliance with Global IS security requirements
• Specialize in Quality Management and Compliance and recommend appropriate validation approaches for Operations PCS, Lab Instruments and Regional / Local IT systems.
• Monitor Compliance & IT Quality requirements that IT products and services must effectively comply with
• Leads/participates in supplier assessments to ensure that IT suppliers met AZ and Regulatory requirements.
• Develop and roll out training, education and awareness campaigns for Compliance & IT Quality
• Taking a lead role of a global testing team, leading testing activities and performing lead audit reviews of regulated systems (e.g. SOx)

ESSENTIAL SKILLS & EXPERIENCE REQUIRED?

• BSc / BA and experience in IT quality and/or compliance application in large IT organisations
• Experience of operating across functions and geographies in large, complex and sometimes uncertain IT environments
• Experience of working closely with business areas and assurance groups to specify regulatory requirements for IT Systems
• Knowledge of industry good practice and standards such as ISO 9000, CMMI, GAMP, GxP, S404 Sarbanes Oxley
• Proven challenge, negotiation & influencing capabilities
• Strong collaboration and relationship building skills
• Experience of managing staff

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. Our work unlocks the potential of science. We optimise and evolutionise AstraZeneca by maximising efficiencies and finding new ways to drive productivity. From automation to data simplification. We’re not afraid to take ownership and run with it. Empowered with unrivalled freedom. 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’S NEXT?

Are you already imagining yourself joining our team? Good, because we’d love to hear from you! Click the link to apply and we’ll be in touch as soon as we can.

WHERE CAN I FIND OUT MORE?

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Date Posted

06-Sep-2021

Closing Date

25-Sep-2021

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 authorization and employment eligibility verification requirements.