Director, Creative Programmes and Events, Bipharmaceuticals Global Corporate Affairs

At AstraZeneca, we pride ourselves on crafting a collaborative culture that champions knowledge-sharing, ambitious thinking and innovation - ultimately providing employees with the opportunity to work across teams, functions and even the globe.

Recognizing the importance of individualized flexibility, our ways of working allow employees to balance personal and work commitments while ensuring we continue to create a strong culture of collaboration and teamwork by engaging face-to-face in our offices 3 days a week. Our head office and BlueSky Hub in downtown Toronto are purposely designed with collaboration in mind, providing space where teams can come together to strategize, brainstorm and connect on key projects.

Our dedication to sustainability is also central to our culture and part of what makes AstraZeneca a great place to work. We know the health of people, the planet and our business are interconnected which is why we’re taking ambitious action to tackle some of the biggest challenges of our time, from climate change to access to healthcare and disease prevention.

**Introduction to the role**:
The Director, Creative Programmes and Events for BioPharmaceuticals sits within AstraZeneca’s Global Corporate Affairs team. This role completes internal and external creative programmes, campaigns, and events that engage employees and external collaborators around AstraZeneca’s BioPharmaceuticals science and business. In BioPharmaceuticals, our ambition is to transform care for billions of people living with chronic diseases and deliver long-lasting immunity. We are working to intervene earlier to protect vital organs, slow or reverse disease progression, and achieve remission for often degenerative, debilitating, and life-threatening conditions, so many more people can live better, healthier lives.

Through in-depth knowledge of campaign and events management, this individual will oversee the effective delivery of a defined programme of activities to ensure strong engagement and reach across the organisation internally as well as with some external stakeholders.

This position reports into the Senior Director, BioPharmaceuticals Corporate Communications and works in close partnership with the Manager, Creative Programmes and Events.

**Accountabilities**:

- Lead the design and delivery of global BioPharma employee engagement/internal communications campaigns.
- Lead the design and delivery of high-impact, in-person and virtual global and local events, including science symposia, conferences, town halls, senior leader meetings, and awards.
- Manage cross-functional project teams to deliver on time and to budget.
- Oversee agency/contractor relationships to ensure quality and compliance of work.
- Oversee associated budgets and project timelines.
- Establish and track metrics on efficacy of campaigns, programmes, and events.
- Continuously adapt and adjust approaches to drive innovation, using appropriate platforms and digital technologies.
- Establish and manage an effective programme governance structure which becomes the vehicle for communicating effectively with multiple stakeholders on progress, milestones, dependencies, risks, and decisions required.

**Essential Skills/Experience**:

- Proven ability to lead multiple large scale, complex projects/events and campaigns.
- Excellent organizational and project management skills to deliver multiple concurrent projects within budget and on time.
- Expertise in live and virtual event environments, with the ability to produce both types of event to a high standard.
- Expertise in digital communications channels.
- Experience and confidence in counselling senior stakeholders.
- Proven experience of working in a fast-paced global internal communications team or similar corporate communications environment.
- Understanding of/experience working with the pharmaceutical or healthcare industry.
- Excellent interpersonal skills with the highest level of professionalism.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Bachelor’s degree.

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