Business Coordinator

ASTRAZENECA UK LIMITED; Macclesfield; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading pharmaceutical company seeks an experienced Business Coordinator in Macclesfield to provide high-quality administrative support for project teams and senior leaders. The role requires at least 5 years of experience and strong organizational skills. You will manage diaries, coordinate meetings, and utilize various software tools to streamline workflows. This position supports a dynamic team dedicated to improving productivity in a vibrant work environment, working on average three days a week in the office while respecting individual flexibility.

Qualifications

• At least 5 years of relevant administrative experience, engaging with senior stakeholders.
• Demonstrate specialist knowledge in business support activities.
• Extensive experience in managing onboarding processes for new employees.

Responsibilities

• Provide administrative support to project teams and senior global leaders.
• Manage diaries, travel arrangements, and coordinate meetings.
• Design and maintain automated trackers/dashboards.

Skills

Organizational skills

Communication skills

Microsoft Office proficiency

Customer service

Multitasking

Education

Relevant vocational qualifications or equivalent experience

Tools

Power BI

Microsoft 365

Microsoft Forms

Power Automate

Job description

Are you an experienced administrator with a can-do attitude? Would you like to work in an international, vibrant and dynamic setting? Are you driven by teamwork? Join our team and support the delivery of life-changing medicines for patients by enabling the business to run effectively and harness our transformative science! Your focus will be to provide administrative, high quality and professional support to the project teams and senior global leaders, utilizing a wide range of skills in a dynamic, high pace and complex business environment where sensitivity and confidentiality is required. As a Business Coordinator within PT&D, you'll play a pivotal role in streamlining processes and enhancing productivity across our organization. As a Business Coordinator, you will be responsible for managing diaries for managers including travel arrangements, coordinating complex meetings and events in a fast-paced environment. Support can be provided to line managers as well as to different project teams. You can also contribute or drive development projects within our Global Business Support team to enhance our service to the broader PT&D.

Qualifications

• At least 5 years of relevant administrative experience, confidently engaging with senior stakeholders.
• Demonstrate specialist knowledge in business support activities, making every operation smoother and more efficient.
• Exhibit exceptional organizational and multitasking abilities, keeping everything on track and in order.
• Skilled in various software, including Microsoft products, with expertise in MS Forms and Power Automate.
• Extensive experience in managing onboarding processes for new employees and internal employee updates.
• Hands‑on use of enterprise AI and automation tools (e.g., Copilot, AZ ChatGPT) to streamline workflows, scheduling, and standardize processes.
• Ability to design and maintain automated trackers/dashboards (e.g., Power BI, SharePoint/Lists, Smartsheet) for actions, deliverables, and operating rhythms with expertise in MS Forms and Power Automate.
• Advanced proficiency with Microsoft 365 (Teams, Outlook, SharePoint, OneDrive) and digital tools (Teams, Zoom, etc.) for virtual/hybrid events and logistics with the ability to create, document and follow processes.
• Ability to create and format documents for consistent, professional appearance, aligning with company branding guidelines.
• Skilled in hybrid, in-person and virtual meeting arrangements and technologies.
• Ability to create, document and follow processes.
• Possess excellent written and spoken communication and interpersonal skills to foster strong relationships and drive collaboration.
• Specialist knowledge in relation to administrative/business support activities in the relevant area.
• Customer service skills.

Desirable Skills / Experience

Relevant vocational qualifications or equivalent experience.

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.