Project Director

**Job Title**:Project Director - Start-Up
**Location**:Toronto/Mississauga, ON

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 is purposely designed with collaboration in mind, providing space where teams can come together to strategize, brainstorm and connect on key projects.

Are you ready to be part of the future of healthcare? Can you think big, be bold, and harness the power of digital and AI to tackle longstanding life sciences challenges? Then Evinova, a global health tech business might be for you

Transform patients’ lives through technology, data, and innovative ways of working. You’re disruptive, decisive, and transformative. Someone excited to use technology to improve patients’ health. We’re building a new Health-tech business - Evinova, a fully-owned subsidiary of AstraZeneca Group.

Evinova delivers market-leading digital health solutions that are science-based, evidence-led, and human experience-driven. Thoughtful risks and quick decisions come together to accelerate innovation across the life sciences sector. Be part of a diverse team that pushes the boundaries of science by digitally empowering a deeper understanding of the patients we’re helping. Launch pioneering digital solutions that improve the patients’ experience and deliver better health outcomes. Together, we have the opportunity to combine deep scientific expertise with digital and artificial intelligence to serve the wider healthcare community and create new standards across the sector.

**Introduction to Role**:
As a Project Director at Evinova, you will oversee projects of all complexity levels, ensuring successful delivery through planning, customer collaboration, and agile execution. This role will suit someone who thrives in a dynamic, fast-paced environment, can navigate complex clinical operations landscapes, and isn’t afraid to roll up their sleeves to ensure successful project delivery.

**Accountabilities**:

- Oversee multiple digital health implementation projects, ensuring they are delivered on time, within scope, and within budget.
- Proactively remove blockers and support cross-functional teams to maintain momentum across project lifecycles.
- Act as the main point of contact for senior partners (internal and external), building strong, trust-based relationships and ensuring alignment on goals, risks, and progress.
- Own reporting and risk tracking for your project portfolio, providing clear, accurate, and timely updates to internal leadership and customers.
- Be the face of delivery—willing to pick up the phone, deliver tough messages with empathy, and win customer confidence through credibility, clarity, and consistency.
- Build trusted relationships with senior internal and external partners. Navigate complexity with diplomacy, managing competing priorities and expectations.
- Champion hands-on delivery—ready to dive into the details when needed to ensure forward movement and issue resolution.
- Set up mechanisms to continuously capture team feedback, identify delivery difficulties, and evolve how we deliver based on real-world learning.
- Coach delivery team members on standard methodologies, delivery hygiene, and ownership. Encourage a culture of _“find the answer, share the answer”_—where lessons learned become reusable knowledge for others.
- Operate within the bounds of relevant regulatory frameworks (e.g., GxP, 21 CFR Part 11), with a strong understanding of Clinical Operations and eCOA (electronic Clinical Outcome Assessments).
- Constructively challenge project scope to protect delivery timelines and quality. Maintain a commercial lens, ensuring customer needs are met while safeguarding business interests.

**Essential Skills/Experience**:

- Bachelor’s degree in Life Sciences, Health Sciences, Business Administration, or a related field.
- Advanced degree, PMP certification, and/or project management solution experience preferred.
- 10+ years of project management experience, with at least 4 years in digital or technology project leadership roles.
- Proven understanding of clinical trial operations, with relevant experience in R&D industry, specifically in clinical trials, with a focus on technology or software configuration
- Exceptional organizational and time-management skills with the ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills; ability to interact professionally with customers and internal teams.
- Solution-oriented approach with the ability to troubleshoot