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Manager, Global Clinical Solutions (IRT Lead)

myGwork - LGBTQ Business Community
Durham, NC Full Time
POSTED ON 4/17/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 5/16/2026
This job is with AstraZeneca, an inclusive employer and a member of myGwork – the largest global platform for the LGBTQ business community. Please do not contact the recruiter directly. Manager, Global Clinical Solutions (IRT Lead)

Introduction to role

Global Clinical Solutions (GCS) delivers services and technology that enable clinical development programs to run to time, cost and quality. The Manager, GCS supports teams to improve process effectiveness and performance and provides guidance in the development and maintenance of processes, systems and services owned by GCS. This role coordinates, leads and delivers GCS services across projects and activities, ensuring operational excellence across all delivery models. It also leads and project manages improvement initiatives that strengthen how clinical development is delivered and how patients ultimately benefit from our science.

Accountabilities

As a key member of an activity team, the Manager, GCS coordinates and delivers GCS services, overseeing lifecycle management and business continuity for assigned projects, services and technologies. The role provides expert support to user communities by conducting process, system and tool training, facilitating knowledge sharing, establishing best practices and maintaining clear communication with stakeholders across GCS and AstraZeneca. It involves conducting critical analyses of processes and tools to define business usage, identifying opportunities to improve efficiency and effectiveness while reducing business continuity risks, and contributing to or developing business cases for continuous improvement projects. The Manager, GCS leads or manages business improvement projects using lean principles, including planning, prioritizing, implementing and tracking delivery. Acting as a source of knowledge in one or more GCS areas, the role supports the implementation of changes that enhance how functions and teams perform. It evaluates and monitors program performance to ensure implementation stays on target, trains colleagues in continuous improvement and new ways of working, and helps embed a culture of change. The role grows capabilities, applies new approaches to improve work, positively impacts team performance and creates learning opportunities for others. It is also responsible for knowledge management of continuous improvement activities, ensuring insights are captured and used to shape future initiatives. Ready to help transform how clinical development operates?

Essential Skills/Experience

BS, MS, or PhD in a biological or healthcare related field with 2 years of relevant pharmaceutical or clinical development industry experience

Ability to work collaboratively; proven organizational and analytical skills, and proven skills to deliver to time, cost and quality

Good project management skills

Excellent knowledge of spoken and written English

Strong business communication, stakeholder management and presentation skills

Well-developed organizational and interpersonal skills

Ensure risks and issues management to ensure effective delivery. Expertly utilizes escalation routes and governance to gain traction and deliver rapid solutions

Share lessons learned and best practice recommendations with relevant stakeholders to drive continuous improvement

Build relationships and achieve results without line management input

Curious and self-motivated

Desirable Skills/Experience

Experience utilizing standard process improvement methodologies (e.g. Lean Six Sigma) to identify root causes of process issues and identify areas of process improvement

Some experience with Quality Systems and Quality Management, including process definition and process improvement, ideally within an Information Systems environment

Experience in multiple fields of clinical development

Understanding of ICH GCP guidelines in relation to study delivery

Experience working in a global organization with complex/geographical context

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.

AstraZeneca offers the chance to follow the science end-to-end, from early discovery through late-stage development, in an environment where digital, data science and AI are embedded into everyday work. Colleagues collaborate across disciplines and geographies to tackle complex diseases, learn from patients' experiences and translate ideas into life-changing medicines for people worldwide. Continuous learning is encouraged through diverse projects, development programs and exposure to different therapy areas, enabling meaningful careers built on curiosity, courage and scientific excellence.

If this role matches your skills and ambition, apply now to help shape the future of clinical development and make a real impact for patients!

Start date: ASAP

Salary: Negotiable

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