Role at a glance
- Job function
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Product, Strategy & Operations Business Development Program & Project Management
- Salary
- Not Disclosed
- Location
- China
- Work arrangement
- On-site
- Employment
- Full-time
- Experience
- Significant experience in External Alliance & Relationship Management
- Education
- Essential: Bachelor’s degree in relevant discipline
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Role Summary
This role manages the processes, technology, and information sharing that support external alliances and relationships between AstraZeneca and academic and commercial organisations. It supports a portfolio of collaborative projects, helping ensure compliance, alignment with business strategy, risk management, and effective partnership practices.
What You'll Do
- Maintain processes and technology used to monitor and manage external alliances and relationships.
- Coordinate information sharing between AstraZeneca and external partners.
- Support collaborative projects to ensure compliance with AstraZeneca regulations and delivery according to time, cost, and scope.
- Track the progress of a portfolio of collaborative projects and share best practices.
- Identify risks associated with external collaboration and help develop risk mitigation programs and policies.
- Address external alliance issues and define and communicate initiatives to facilitate future external collaboration.
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View full postingQualifications
Bachelor’s degree in a relevant discipline and significant experience in External Alliance & Relationship Management are essential. An advanced degree within the field, professional certification, and project management experience are desirable.
Required
- Bachelor’s degree in relevant discipline
- Significant experience in External Alliance & Relationship Management
Preferred
- Advanced degree within field
- Professional certification
- Project management experience
Original job description
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Original job description
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Typical Accountabilities:
• Maintains the processes and technology used to monitor and manage external alliances and relationships between AstraZeneca and other academic and commercial organisations
• Acts as a source of knowledge in area of expertise, addressing external alliance issues and defining and communicating initiatives to facilitate future external collaboration
• Accountable for coordinating information sharing between AstraZeneca and its external partners
• Supports a number of collaborative projects, ensuring that they are compliant with AstraZeneca regulations, delivered according to time, cost and scope set and aligned with AstraZeneca’s overall business strategy
• Tracks progress of a portfolio of collaborative projects, ensuring alliances are maintained and best practices are employed and shared
• Identifies risks associated with external collaboration and discusses these with relevant team members
• Helps develop risk mitigation programs and policies for external alliance projects
• Keeps own knowledge of best practices on external alliance and relationships current
• May have some budgetary responsibility
Typical People Management Responsibility (direct / indirect reports):
• Approximate number of people managed in total (all levels) - None
• Matrix Manager – (projects/dotted line)
What is the global remit? (how many countries will the role operate in?):
• Own country
Education, Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
• Essential: Bachelor’s degree in relevant discipline; Significant experience in External Alliance & Relationship Management
• Desirable: Advanced degree within field; Professional certification; Project management experience
Key Relationship to reach solutions:
• Internal (to AZ or team): External Alliance & Relationships function; Cross functional teams across AstraZeneca
• External (to AZ): External service providers and regulatory bodies
Date Posted
07-Sep-2026Closing Date
13-Sep-2026AstraZeneca 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.
About the company
AstraZeneca
Large Enterprise
AstraZeneca is a global biopharmaceutical company dedicated to the research, development, and commercialization of innovative medicines. Headquartered in Cambridge, UK, the company focuses on areas such as oncology, cardiovascular, renal, metabolism, and respiratory diseases, striving to deliver life-changing treatments to patients. With a strong commitment to scientific excellence and collaboration, AstraZeneca invests in cutting-edge technologies and partnerships to drive advancements in healthcare. The company is also committed to sustainability and corporate responsibility, aiming to make a positive impact on communities worldwide.