Associate Director, Sustainability & Common Health

ROLE & RESPONSIBILITIES Sustainability and Common Health Strategy, and Social Impact Portfolio Leadership • Develop and drive AstraZeneca China's Sustainability and Common Health strategy and long-term priorities in alignment with China and Global Sustainability objectives. • Work with third-party partners to lead a portfolio of flagship sustainability and social impact initiatives, including: - Rural Revitalization Fund - Grassroots Healthcare Capacity-Building Programs - Young Health Program (YHP) - Disaster Relief and Emergency Response Initiatives - Other strategic Common Health programs • Identify emerging health equity, community development and social impact opportunities, translating them into scalable programs and partnerships. • Lead the full program lifecycle, including: - Opportunity identification - Project design and development - Internal business case preparation and project approval - Governance review and budget approval - Partner selection and management - Contracting and funding administration - Implementation oversight - Monitoring, evaluation and reporting on a timely basis - Regular field visits to project locations to ensure implementation quality, stakeholder alignment and impact delivery. - Audit preparation and readiness - Project closure and documentation management • Establish and maintain robust governance processes to ensure compliance with AstraZeneca requirements related to sponsorship and donations. Global Sustainability Strategy Collaboration and China Implementation • Engage in China-relevant global sustainability strategic initiative discussions. • Provide China market insights, policy perspectives and stakeholder intelligence to support global sustainability planning and decision-making. • Identify opportunities to adapt and support global team to pilot global sustainability priorities within the China context. • Support the development and implementation of existing strategic initiatives such as the Sustainable Markets Initiative (SMI), Young Health Program and other global sustainability priorities. • Facilitate collaboration among global functions, China teams and external partners to advance shared sustainability goals. • Share China best practices, innovations and impact stories with global teams to support organizational learning and strategy development. Sustainability Content Assets and Impact Narrative Management • Lead the development and delivery of the Annual China Sustainability Impact Report, coordinating with Global Sustainability, Global Reporting and cross-functional sustainability topic owners to ensure alignment with global priorities, accurate impact reporting and timely publication. • Work closely with the Corporate Communications team to shape the annual sustainability communication approach. • Build and manage a sustainability content foundation including: - Impact stories - Program case studies - Outcome data and evidence - Key messages and narrative frameworks - Sustainability content assets • Capture and translate program achievements into compelling narratives for internal and external stakeholders. • Support sustainability content development for key corporate platforms, including CIIE, CISCE, leadership engagements and strategic stakeholder interactions. • Support sustainability-related award submissions and external recognition programs. • Ensure accuracy, consistency and compliance with sustainability-related content and claims. Strategic Stakeholder Engagement and Partnership Development • Build and maintain trusted relationships with key internal and external stakeholders relevant to Sustainability and Common Health priorities. • Develop long-term strategic partnerships that advance program delivery, policy engagement and social impact