Head of People and Sustainability – Chemical Development

Job title:

Head of People and Sustainability – Chemical Development

Company

AstraZeneca

Job description

AstraZeneca is a major international healthcare business engaged in the research, development, manufacture and marketing of prescription pharmaceutical and the supply of healthcare services. We are focussed on accelerating the delivery of life-changing medicines that create enduring value for people, society and the planet. We aim to drive positive change beyond the impact of our medicines by embedding sustainability into everything we do – from lab to the patient. As a responsible, ethical global company, we are tackling the biggest sustainability challenges for our time, including the climate crisis, biodiversity loss, health equity and health system resilience.Through collaboration, engaging with our suppliers, and managing the environmental impact and emissions of our own operations, we’re decarbonising our value chain and accelerating the delivery of net zero healthcare.At AstraZeneca, we recognise that our people are our greatest assets and know what’s possible with talented and diverse teams that believe in what science can do. We have more than 83, 000 people across the globe who are dedicated to push the boundaries of science to deliver life-changing medicines to patients. We drive to ensure AstraZeneca is a great place to work, empowering each of us to reach our potential in a dynamic, inclusive and high performing culture.Pharmaceutical Technology and Development (PT&D) are the bridge, which turns brilliant science into actual medicines that help millions of people. We work across the entire value chain, designing and delivering active ingredients, formulations and devices required to support new medicines and commercialisation of products.Chemical Development are responsible for the route design, process development and lifecycle management of Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients. We are currently recruiting for a Head of People and Sustainability to join our multi-disciplined leadership team.What you’ll doAs a member of the leadership team, you will be accountable for developing and delivering the people and sustainability strategy for chemical development to ensure delivery of our company goals of Great Place to Work and Ambition Zero Carbon.The people strategy should look to drive employee engagement, retention, professional development and performance. Responsibilities will include ensuring delivery of

• Departmental strategic workforce plan
• Recruitment strategy and ownership of our recruitment standard (defines ways of working, standards and onboarding process)
• Departmental learning and development programme (including talent management and succession planning)
• Plans to drive a diverse and inclusive culture that supports lifelong learning
• Departmental engagement and effective communication plans

The sustainability strategy should look to devise long term plans to transform drug substance development and manufacturing approaches to reduce carbon footprint of our medicines and deliver on Ambition Zero Carbon. Responsibilities will include ensuring delivery of

• Solvent reduction plans across the commercial and development portfolio
• Sustainable sourcing strategy
• Business process that ensures reduced environmental impact is designed into our process development programmes
• Identification and business case development for science and technology programme that enhances our ability to deliver sustainable manufacturing processes
• Internal and external collaboration programme to drive innovative solutions to our carbon footprint challenge
• Influence over the wider Ambition Zero Carbon strategy
• Advocacy with external bodies on critical sustainability targets and topics.

Requirements:

• BSc/PhD level education in a relevant discipline
• Significant experience working within a Research & Development or Manufacturing environment, within the pharmaceutical industry.
• Possess a detailed understanding of drug development and how chemical development contributes to this
• Technical expertise and understanding of practical synthetic organic chemistry.
• Possess a detailed understanding of the overall drug development process from discovery through to launch and lifecycle management
• Strong external profile demonstrating scientific leadership
• Extensive experience of the disciples within chemical development and how they combine to deliver commercial manufacturing processes and control strategies

Skills and capabilities

• Ability to think and operate across functional boundaries, challenge the status quo and seek opportunities for business improvement.
• Ability to develop and execute a strategy with clear objective definition, key performance indicators and plans
• Ability to analyse and interpret complex situations and provide clear strategic directions for others.
• Excellent communication and strategic influencing skills across interfaces of discipline, culture, and expertise both internally and externally.

When we put unexpected teams in the same room, we unleash bold thinking with the power to inspire life-changing medicines. In-person working gives 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 unique and ambitious world.At AstraZeneca, we are driven by our commitment to deliver accelerated growth and to make people’s lives better. We are leading the way in delivering Lean processes that drive greater efficiency and speed. Sustainable practices are at the heart of what we do, ensuring we manage our environmental impact across all our activities and products. We have the ambition to be a performance-driven network, combining focused execution with a harmonious team-spirit.Are you ready to make a positive impact in a team where it means more? Apply now to be part of our journey towards creating life-changing medicines!Date Posted 15-Aug-2024Closing Date 15-Sept-2024Our mission is to build an inclusive and equitable environment. We want people to feel they belong at AstraZeneca and Alexion, starting with our recruitment process. We welcome and consider applications from all qualified candidates, regardless of characteristics. We offer reasonable adjustments/accommodations to help all candidates to perform at their best. If you have a need for any adjustments/accommodations, please complete the section in the application form.

Expected salary

Location

Macclesfield, Cheshire

Job date

Sat, 17 Aug 2024 06:14:01 GMT

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