Global ME&E Strategy & Operations Architect

AstraZeneca; Gaithersburg (MD); On-site; USD 159,000 - 239,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Short-term incentives

Equity-based awards

Retirement programs

Paid time off

Health, dental and vision coverage

Job summary

AstraZeneca in Gaithersburg, MD, seeks a Strategy & Operations Lead to partner with the Global Head of Medical Excellence & Ethics and the ME&E Leadership Team to translate priorities into an integrated ME&E strategy, portfolio and operating plan.

You will drive governance, planning and performance, create concise updates, and ensure resources, milestones and risks are actively managed across a global matrix.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent relevant experience in science, business, operations, strategy, project delivery or a related discipline.
• 5+ Strong experience in business operations, strategy execution, project delivery, business planning or a comparable strategic operations role within a global, matrix environment.
• Track record of bringing rigor, discipline and structure to complex priorities through effective governance, planning, prioritization, action tracking and performance management.
• Demonstrated ability to synthesize complex strategic, operational and financial information into integrated portfolio views, clear trade-offs and actionable recommendations for senior leaders.
• Strong action and results orientation, with the ability to maintain pace, resolve issues, manage risk and deliver outcomes with limited supervision.
• Experience improving business processes and ways of working to increase quality, transparency, efficiency and scalability.
• Good understanding of digital tools, data-enabled working, automation or AI-enabled approaches, and how these can improve business operations and team effectiveness.
• Strong financial and business acumen, including budget planning, forecasting, financial oversight and performance tracking.

Responsibilities

• Partner with the Global Head of Medical Excellence & Ethics and the ME&E leadership team to translate enterprise and Global Medical priorities into an integrated ME&E strategy, portfolio and operating plan, ensuring alignment across capabilities, workstreams and stakeholders.
• Maintain an integrated portfolio view of ME&E priorities, milestones, interdependencies, resource requirements, risks and value delivery, enabling effective prioritization and timely leadership intervention.
• Drive disciplined execution across leadership forums, strategic initiatives and priority workstreams, ensuring decisions are prepared, actions are tracked, dependencies are managed and progress is visible.
• Identify risks, unblock issues and escalate with clear options and recommendations to support timely leadership decisions and delivery of results.
• Lead the integrated ME&E business-planning cycle, including portfolio prioritization, financial submissions, resource planning, budget tracking, forecasting, purchase order management and performance reporting, in partnership with ME&E leaders, Finance and relevant cross-functional partners.
• Prepare concise, data-led portfolio updates, scorecards and decision materials that communicate progress, outcomes, benefits, risks, dependencies, trade-offs and required leadership actions.

Skills

Strategic operations

Governance

Portfolio management

Financial acumen

Data-driven decision making

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

Tools

Anaplan

Power BI

Power Automate

Teams

SharePoint

Job description

AstraZeneca in Gaithersburg, MD, seeks a Strategy & Operations Lead to partner with the Global Head of Medical Excellence & Ethics and the ME&E Leadership Team to translate priorities into an integrated ME&E strategy, portfolio and operating plan.

You will drive governance, planning and performance, create concise updates, and ensure resources, milestones and risks are actively managed across a global matrix.