Site Management and Monitoring Hub Head (oncology)

AstraZeneca is a global, science-led, patient-focused biopharmaceutical company dedicated to 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 biopharmaceutical companies—we are also a Great Place to Work . At AstraZeneca, we put patients first and are driven to meet their unmet needs worldwide. Working here means being entrepreneurial, thinking boldly and collaborating to make the impossible a reality. If you are swift to action, confident to lead, willing to collaborate and curious about what science can achieve , you could be the person we are looking for. Role Description The Site Management and Monitoring (SMM) organisation, with colleagues across the globe, is responsible for global site management delivery across the Oncology portfolio. Reporting to the Global Head, SMM Oncology , the Oncology SMM Hub Leader will provide expert input to global Therapy Area (TA) partners, translating the Oncology clinical development strategy into a regional clinical site and market operational plan. You will drive operational delivery excellence and oversee the timely, high-quality, ethical and compliant delivery of interventional trials across the assigned region, which includes the USA and Canada . You will also be accountable for the consistent maintenance and development of SMM frameworks that support delivery of AstraZeneca’s Oncology and Haematology portfolio. Typical Accountabilities • Strategy and operational excellence : Understand the critical success factors for the global Oncology strategy and ensure operational excellence across all markets in the region. Use external competitor intelligence and industry trends to continuously improve performance, benchmark against best-in-class metrics and help ensure AstraZeneca delivers in the top quartile of the industry. • Regional alignment : Align regional objectives with global Site Management and Monitoring priorities, translating global strategy into effective market-level delivery. • Study leadership and monitoring practices : Identify and implement regional study leadership and monitoring practices aligned with Therapy Area needs. Optimise the use of digital strategies and industry trends, while ensuring appropriate resources are in place for all SMM roles required to deliver the strategy at market level. • Cross-functional collaboration : Drive collaboration across market-level functions, including Medical Affairs, Regulatory, Payor and institutional partners. • Outsourcing and people agenda : Lead the implementation of outsourcing strategies to establish efficient and flexible sourcing models. Build a strong people agenda, ensuring the function and its people are appropriately trained, equipped and ready to deliver. • Innovation and capability development : Lead and promote excellence across markets, Therapy Areas and geographies within the region. Identify external trends that enable the effective deployment of skills, assets and technologies to meet partner requirements. Maintain and develop frameworks that support exciting, innovative and effective ways of working with partners. • Processes and systems : Ensure excellence in the development and implementation of processes and systems for clinical trial conduct. • Budget and resource management : Build, lead, forecast and update budgets; forecast resource requirements; and, where critical to the business, implement systems and processes to staff countries efficiently. Coordinate financial reporting and ensure adherence to relevant procedures. • Performance metrics : Lead all aspects of the regional SMM contribution to the global development site operations metrics dashboard, ensuring delivery against clearl