Director of Strategy & Operations - APICOM

Job Title: Director of Strategy & Operations Location: Dublin Introduction to role: Are you ready to lead transformative change and drive strategic initiatives? As the Director of Strategy & Operations, you'll be at the forefront of deploying and executing global strategies, spearheading change programs, and managing supply chain projects. Your role will be pivotal in delivering the E2E APICOM transformation program, establishing governance structures, and ensuring operational readiness. Collaborating with the leadership team, you'll align APICOM strategy with PT&D and Operations objectives, fostering continuous improvement and excellence. Accountabilities: - Join the APICOM Leadership Team to set and achieve sustainable API Commercialisation goals. - Oversee APICOM program management, delivering benefits from complex, multi-year initiatives. - Serve as Chief of Staff, preparing for MTP, LTP, and engaging with executive stakeholders. - Lead strategy deployment and portfolio management, facilitating transformational change. - Establish financial frameworks integrated with Global Operations for streamlined execution. - Develop business process structures for APICOM strategy and operations. - Coach senior staff to nurture talent pipelines and succession planning. - Exemplify AstraZeneca leadership capabilities, motivating teams for exceptional performance. Essential Skills/Experience: - Graduate status to minimum bachelor’s degree (hons) or equivalent - Advanced commercial acumen and ability to influence and direct stakeholder decision-making at senior levels. - Proven ability to drive change regionally within a diverse and matrix organisational environment. - Advanced business management skill-set including both financial planning and team management - Experience leading transformational business change programmes in a global and complex matrix environment. - Significant understanding of strategy formulation and delivery and the project portfolios management - Excellent communication, influencing, partnering skills, and stakeholder management up to VP level or higher. - Experience of business processes governing new product development and introduction and regulatory affairs a distinct advantage Desirable Skills/Experience: - Masters, MBA, or PhD in a relevant discipline - Operational excellence / Lean certification - Wide awareness of digital system integration. - Experience of Business Process Management and effective application of Lean principles. - Excellent knowledge of AstraZeneca policies, procedures, and guidelines AstraZeneca offers an environment where innovation thrives. We empower our teams to embrace new approaches and foster a Lean mindset. Our collaborative culture ensures every voice is heard, building trust and respect across our sites. With a focus on sustainable practices, we drive positive change that leads to better outcomes for patients. Join us in navigating challenges with adaptability and determination, as we work together to make a meaningful impact. Ready to take the next step in your career? Apply now to join our dynamic team! Date Posted 08-Apr-2026 Closing Date 18-Apr-2026 Our mission is to build an inclusive and equitable environment. We want people to feel they belong at AstraZeneca and Alexion, starting with our recruitment process. We welcome and consider applications from all qualified candidates, regardless of characteristics. We offer reasonable adjustments/accommodations to help all candidates to perform at their best. If you have a need for any adjustments/accommodations, please complete the section in the application form. AstraZeneca is a global, science-led, patient-focused biopharmaceutical company. We focus on discovering, developing and commercialising prescription medicines for some of the world’s most serious diseases. But we are more than one of the world’s leading pharmaceutical companies. At AstraZeneca, we’re dedicated to being a Great Place to Work. Where you are empowered to push the boundaries of science, challenge convention and unleash your entrepreneurial spirit. To embrace differences and take bold actions to drive the change needed to meet global healthcare and sustainability challenges. There is no better place to make a difference in medicine, patients, and society. An inclusive culture where you will connect different thinking to generate new and valuable opportunities. Where you will find a commitment to lifelong learning, growth and development for all. Our Inclusion & Diversity (I&D) mission is to create an inclusive and equitable environment where people belong, using the power of our diversity to push the boundaries of science to deliver life-changing medicines to patients. Inclusion and diversity are fundamental to the success of our company, because innovation requires breakthrough ideas that only come from a diverse workforce empowered to challenge conventional thinking. We’re curious about science and the advancement of knowledge. We find creative ways to approach new challenges. We’re driven to make the right choices and be accountable for our actions. As an organisation centred around what makes us human, we put a big focus on people. Across our business, we want colleagues to wake up excited about their day at the office, in the field, or in the lab. Along with our purpose to bring life-changing medicines to people across the globe, we have a promise to you: to help you realise the full breadth of your potential. Here, you’ll do work that has the potential to change your life and improve countless others. And, together with your team, you’ll shape a culture that unites and inspires us every day. This is your life at AstraZeneca.