Project Manager - Lisbon

At AstraZeneca, we pride ourselves on crafting a collaborative culture that champions knowledge-sharing, ambitious thinking, and innovation – ultimately providing employees with the opportunity to work across teams, functions, and even the globe! Recognizing the importance of individualized flexibility, our ways of working allow employees to balance personal and work commitments while ensuring we continue to create a strong culture of collaboration and partnership by engaging face-to-face in our offices three days a week. Our offices are purposely crafted with collaboration in mind, providing space where teams can come together to strategize, brainstorm, and connect on key projects. 

There’s nowhere quite like Lisbon. Welcome to a lively, international culture that reflects the warmth of this special city and its people. In a beautiful setting, our offices are designed to create a close community, where colleagues enjoy strong personal and professional relationships. There is a unique family atmosphere that builds trust and cooperation. In this supportive and invigorating environment, you can take risks and push boundaries without fear of failure. 

Lisbon is a special place to work – and our culture reflects the warmth of the local people. In our hub, everybody looks out for one another. We are proud of the real benefits that our work brings to the lives of patients. By growing the reputation of our team, we are excited to put Lisbon on the AstraZeneca map. We are also energized to play an active role in the community, showing our commitment through volunteering and sustainability initiatives.  

About Global Business Services:  

In Global Business Services (GBS) we dare to change the way we work – we are brave, resilient and take smart risks with a focus on simplifying the way we work.  Through our global scale and diverse services, we look to drive value through our innovation and expertise.  This requires a team who see no boundaries, can collaborate, challenges the norm, feels empowered, and stays motivated and engaged.  

In this role you will be working in GBS Productivity and Project Services which is fast-paced, dynamic and challenging. We are looking for people who want to seize the opportunity to take an exciting step in their personal development journey, leverage their own experience and play a fundamental part of delivering a world-class organisation. As a Project Manager you will play a crucial role in supporting the planning, execution and completion of projects within our organisation.  You will work closely with project teams and stakeholders to ensure that projects are delivered on time, within budget and according to quality standards. 

Accountabilities: 

Do you want to be part of a high-performing team that can make a real difference at one of the world’s largest pharmaceutical companies? 

We are bringing together a team of project professionals who go beyond just “managing the plan” and provide great customer service. AstraZeneca is building an internal consulting capability in our Global Business Services (GBS) group focused on delivering high-quality project management capabilities to our enterprise organization.  

AstraZeneca believes in a culture of lifelong learning. You will benefit from a wealth of support and professional growth with wide-ranging opportunities for learning and development. As a Project Manager, you will play a crucial role in supporting the planning, execution, and completion of projects within our organization. You will work closely with project teams and stakeholders to ensure that projects are delivered on time, within budget, and according to quality standards. Within this role, you will be tracking workstreams and day-to-day management of projects or project workstreams. In this role, you will be managing and updating the plan, risks, issues, actions, and decisions log, whilst escalating any risks and issues. The Project Manager will coordinate and prepare internal and external reporting, analyzing the data and presenting the findings to stakeholders in the business. You will also be required to set up and prepare meetings, workshops, agendas, and presentations for business areas involved in the project, whilst working to deadlines and coordinating lessons learned. 

Essential Skills/Experience: 

• Minimum 3 years’ project management and/or project support experience 

• Good problem-solving and critical thinking skills with an excellent customer experience mindset 

• Experience working with project management tools (SmartSheet, JIRA, monday.com, Asana, etc.) 

• Proven ability to create effective presentations 

• Strong interpersonal, collaboration, and communication skills and comfortable with ambiguity 

Desirable Skills/Experience: 

• Good written and spoken communications 

• Has an eye for detail 

• Competent in the use of relevant office equipment and systems 

• Experience of a variety of software/systems 

• Ability to follow processes