Associate Director, Strategy & Portfolio (f/m/d)

About AstraZeneca

AstraZeneca is a global, science-led, patient-focused biopharmaceutical company that focuses on the discovery, development and commercialization of prescription medicines for some of the world's most serious diseases. But we're more than one of the world's leading pharmaceutical companies.

Site Description - Munich, Germany

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We are looking for an experienced

Associate Director, Strategy & Portfolio (f/m/d)

to join AstraZeneca.

In this role, you will provide strategic and portfolio leadership, designing and implementing business processes and strategies and enabling effective collaboration across process, product and cross-functional teams.

You will develop integrated strategies, help shape portfolio priorities and translate strategic objectives into structured and executable plans. Working across scientific, technical and business functions, you will provide strategic expertise across portfolios and ensure activities are delivered in line with AstraZeneca standards and relevant external regulations.

Key Responsibilities

• Strategic leadership: Provide expert leadership across a portfolio of products, programmes and strategies, supporting the effective delivery of business and portfolio priorities.
• Portfolio strategy: Lead the development and championing of new strategies and contribute to the development and prioritisation of the product and programme portfolio.
• Program and portfolio management: Lead and coordinate complex programmes and portfolio initiatives, establishing clear plans, milestones, dependencies and delivery expectations across multiple workstreams.
• Governance and compliance: Lead governance processes and ensure activities and processes comply with AstraZeneca standards as well as applicable external regulations.
• Portfolio prioritisation and resource management: Support portfolio-level decision making and prioritisation, ensuring internal and external resources are appropriately balanced across the overall business portfolio.
• Strategy development and execution: Develop and implement new strategies, translate strategic priorities into actionable plans and communicate strategic direction effectively across relevant stakeholder groups.
• Cross-functional leadership: Work effectively across scientific, technical and business functions, providing leadership in a complex matrix environment and aligning diverse stakeholders around common objectives.
• Stakeholder collaboration: Build strong relationships with colleagues, senior leaders and subject matter experts to establish portfolio priorities and provide strategic advice based on analysis and portfolio expertise.
• Risk, dependency and delivery management: Identify and manage dependencies, risks and delivery challenges across programmes and workstreams, ensuring appropriate escalation and resolution.
• Knowledge sharing: Act as a specialist resource for colleagues by sharing experience and expertise within and beyond project teams and the wider function.
• Information and quality management: Ensure efficient and effective management of programme and portfolio information, including the quality, accuracy and integrity of data, projections and information used for decision making.
• External representation: Represent AstraZeneca and the Business Strategy and Portfolio function at relevant external events.
• Continuous development: Stay up to date with developments and emerging trends and support colleagues in building their knowledge.

Your Profile

• Bachelor's degree in a scientific, life sciences or other relevant discipline; an advanced degree is an advantage.
• Extensive experience in Business Strategy, Portfolio, Program or Project Management within the pharmaceutical, biopharmaceutical, clinical or life sciences sector.
• Proven experience managing complex programmes and portfolios, including strategic planning, portfolio prioritisation, governance, dependencies, risks, resources and milestone delivery.
• Demonstrated ability to develop strategic priorities and translate them into structured, executable plans, driving delivery across multiple stakeholders and workstreams.
• Strong experience working within complex matrix organisations and collaborating effectively across scientific, technical and business functions.
• Excellent stakeholder management, influencing and negotiation skills, including experience working effectively with senior leaders and cross-functional teams.
• Strong understanding of governance, compliance and relevant regulatory requirements within a pharmaceutical, biopharmaceutical or clinical environment.
• Experience supporting portfolio-level prioritisation and resource allocation, with the ability to evaluate competing priorities and contribute to strategic decision making.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities, with the ability to use data and insights to support portfolio and strategic decision making.
• Excellent communication and organisational skills with a structured, transparent and collaborative way of working.
• Fluent written and spoken English, with the ability to communicate effectively in an international and cross-functional environment.

What you can expect:

• The opportunity to shape business and portfolio strategies within a global, science-led biopharmaceutical organization.

• Collaboration with senior leaders, cross-functional experts and external stakeholders.

• An environment that encourages knowledge sharing, continuous development and strategic thinking.

• The opportunity to contribute your expertise to important portfolio and business decisions across AstraZeneca.

Date Posted

09-Nov.-2026

Closing Date

AstraZeneca embraces diversity and equality of opportunity.  We are committed to building an inclusive and diverse team representing all backgrounds, with as wide a range of perspectives as possible, and harnessing industry-leading skills.  We believe that the more inclusive we are, the better our work will be.  We welcome and consider applications to join our team from all qualified candidates, regardless of their characteristics.  We comply with all applicable laws and regulations on non-discrimination in employment (and recruitment), as well as work authorization and employment eligibility verification requirements.