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
30-Jun-2026Closing Date
30-Jul-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.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in relevant discipline
- Significant experience in External Alliance & Relationship Management
- Advanced degree within field
- Professional certification
- Project management experience
AstraZeneca Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about AstraZeneca and has not been reviewed or approved by AstraZeneca.
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Fair & Transparent Compensation — Pay is considered competitive across many roles when total rewards are factored in. Senior scientific and leadership bands are described with high ranges that reinforce competitiveness at upper levels.
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Strong & Reliable Incentives — Bonuses, equity eligibility in many salaried roles, and solid sales on‑target earnings with upside are emphasized as meaningful parts of compensation. These elements boost overall value even where base pay is not the very highest.
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Retirement Support — A 401(k) program with a strong company match and immediate vesting is repeatedly cited as a standout. Generous retirement support is viewed as enhancing the total package relative to peers.
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