AstraZeneca

Robotic Operations Engineer

AstraZeneca$90K — $130K *
Pharmaceuticals & Biotech
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent in a relevant field
  • Technical expertise in at least one engineering area
  • Professional Engineering Status required
  • Thorough knowledge of the pharmaceutical industry
  • Proven experience in leading and managing technical teams

Responsibilities

  • Manage a team of project engineers delivering projects from start to finish
  • Influence project delivery strategies considering value, risk, and technology
  • Ensure compliance with AstraZeneca's policies and standards
  • Consult clients on capital planning and project management
  • Review project estimates and schedules to align with business goals
  • Oversee project progress and budget within assigned areas
  • Facilitate relationships with key clients and stakeholders

Benefits

  • Support for ongoing professional development
  • Opportunities for career enhancement within a global organization
  • Access to a collaborative work environment
  • Involvement in meaningful projects aligned with AstraZeneca standards
Full Job Description

Typical Accountabilities:
• Manages group of project engineers accountable to deliver their own portfolio of projects from inception to completion

• Influences project delivery strategy, including value for money, risk and technology considerations

• Ensures projects are implemented in line with identified AstraZeneca policies, procedures and standards, to achieve agreed scope and cost

• Consults to clients on developing their own capital plans and all other areas of their project management

• Reviews estimates & programmes for project work packages to ensure they meet agreed business targets

• Manages the progress & expenditure of projects within own business area

• Ensures compliance with engineering, safety and work standards

• Manages the relationship with key clients and portfolio managers, within own business area and across site

• Acts as the main point of contact for all communication into, out of and across the group

• Contributes to ongoing development and performance enhancement of the project management function by measuring and monitoring key performance indicators of project delivery

• Manages the co-ordination of resources within the business teams and across the department

• Acts as lead engineer for a significant functional engineering area

• Communicates business needs and helps translate these needs into requirements

Typical People Management Responsibility (direct / indirect reports):
• Approximate number of people managed in total (all levels) - 5
• Manager of a team

What is the global remit? (how many countries will the role operate in?):
• Own country

Education, Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
• Essential: Bachelor degree or equivalent; Technical expertise in at least one area, and competence in several others; Professional Engineering Status; Thorough knowledge of pharmaceutical industry; Expertise in one or more functional capability; Proven experience leading and managing a team of technician personnel
• Desirable:

Key Relationship to reach solutions:
• Internal (to AZ or team): Internal business leaders; Project team members
• External (to AZ): External contractors; External suppliers

Date Posted

31-May-2026

Closing Date

11-Jun-2026

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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