AstraZeneca

Associate Director, Business Planning & Project

AstraZeneca$127K — $190K *
Pharmaceuticals & Biotech
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • BA or BS degree with 8+ years of experience or Masters/MBA with 6+ years of experience
  • Industry experience in operations or technical fields like chemistry, pharmaceutical sciences, or biochemistry
  • Clinical or commercial manufacturing experience preferred
  • Proficiency in financial modeling and data analysis tools
  • Knowledge of GxP, Quality Systems, and FDA regulations
  • Experience with CMC development and manufacturing
  • Excellent communication, leadership, and collaboration skills
  • Hands-on experience in a CMC function.

Responsibilities

  • Lead the clinical site project portfolio and lifecycle for T-cell therapy programs
  • Oversee project management training and brief staff
  • Anticipate and address customer needs through targeted solutions
  • Track operational plans and progress towards milestones
  • Facilitate working plans, risk identification, and resource allocation
  • Maintain project documentation and ensure task prioritization
  • Communicate project status and key deliverables to stakeholders
  • Conduct financial analysis for site operations and project prioritization
  • Coordinate team activities, meeting schedules, and documentation
  • Collaborate with technical experts to manage deliverables and timelines
  • Foster a high-performance culture through collaboration and inclusion.

Benefits

  • Qualified retirement programs
  • Paid time off including vacation and holidays
  • Health, dental, and vision coverage
  • Short-term incentive bonuses and equity-based awards
  • Flexible in-office working arrangements with an emphasis on collaboration.
Full Job Description

Lead the clinical site project portfolio and lifecycle and related projects for Neogene's portfolio of T-cell therapy programs. You will integrate the inputs across each of the Tech Ops functions to form the project portfolio and business planning goals. This position is based in Santa Monica, CA, and reports to the Clinical Manufacturing Site Head.

What you will do:

  • Meet project goals
  • Oversee and brief staff on how to manage projects
  • Anticipate customers need and find ways to provide it for them through focused solutions
  • Ensure operational plans are tracked and highlight progress towards main milestones to ensure agreement of task dependencies associated with internal and external manufacturing activities. Responsible for efforts associated with process development, analytical development, manufacturing, quality, and supply chain.
  • Contribute to working plans and timelines, help teams find and address risks, and ensure resources to achieve program goals.
  • Maintain requisite project documentation including detailed timelines, resource allocation, and task prioritization to ensure delivery of the site operating plan and achievements.
  • Use tools including scenario planning, gap analysis, escalation process, and, risk management in collaboration with team members, program teams, and functional leads.
  • Communicate for multiple audiences detailed project or business plans to ensure clarity of deliverables and timing including identifying drivers for each action item.
  • Conduct financial analysis and forecasting to support decision-making and prioritization for site operations and project portfolio.
  • Coordinate site teams, including scheduling meetings, and coordinating ad hoc working groups. sending out agendas, writing and distributing meeting summaries, developing team documentation, and tracking goals and action items.
  • Work with external and internal technical subject matter experts to track deliverables and action items, and manage agendas, timelines, and agreement on the CMC development plan.
  • Promote a culture of collaboration, cooperation, inclusion, execution perfection, and cross- to become a high-performing team.

Required

  • BA or BS degree with 8+ years of experience
  • Masters or MBA with 6+ years of experience.
  • Industry experience in an operations or relevant technical field (such as chemistry, pharmaceutical sciences, biochemistry, molecular biology, chemical engineering, or equivalent.)
  • Clinical or commercial manufacturing experience or site operations is ideal.
  • Proficiency in financial modeling, and data analysis tools.
  • Knowledge of GxP, Quality Systems, and FDA regulations.
  • Experience with CMC development and manufacturing.
  • Excellent oral and written, leadership and collaboration skills.
  • Hands-on experience working in a CMC function.
  • Solid knowledge of Smartsheet and other project management tools.
  • Lead without direct reporting responsibility by setting clear vision, respecting value of subject matter expertise, and empowering team members to implement.
  • Experience with drug development, biologics manufacturing, and global operations.

The annual base pay for this position ranges from $127,211.20 - $190,816.80. Our positions offer eligibility for various incentives—an opportunity to receive short-term incentive bonuses, equity-based awards for salaried roles and commissions for sales roles. Benefits offered include qualified retirement programs, paid time off (i.e., vacation, holiday, and leaves), as well as health, dental, and vision coverage in accordance with the terms of the applicable plans.

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.

Here, courage, curiosity, and collaboration fuel a relentless focus on transforming cancer outcomes, powered by a pipeline that fuses cutting-edge science with advanced technology. You will work in an environment where unexpected teams come together to spark bold ideas, backed by meaningful investment and a clear path from discovery to impact. We value kindness alongside ambition, and we empower leaders at every level to ask sharp questions, take smart risks, and turn data into decisions that help patients sooner.

Date Posted

01-Sep-2026

Closing Date

About AstraZeneca

AstraZeneca is a British-Swedish multinational pharmaceutical company that specializes in the research, development, and manufacturing of prescription drugs. The company was formed in 1999 through the merger of Astra AB and Zeneca Group plc. AstraZeneca's products are used to treat a wide range of medical conditions, including cancer, cardiovascular disease, respiratory disease, and diabetes. The company has operations in over 100 countries and employs more than 76,000 people worldwide. AstraZeneca is committed to developing innovative medicines that improve the health and well-being of people around the world.
Learn more about AstraZeneca
Size
83,100 employees
Market Cap
$211.5 billion
Industry
Net Income
$3.1 billion
Founded
1999
5 Year Trend
+10.2%
Revenue
$26.6 billion
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