Major responsibilities

• Search and evaluate research publications from China academic institutions and clinical centers as AZ’s potential collaborators
• Drive discussion and communication with scholars in areas of interest
• Cultivate relationships with key stakeholders of AstraZeneca’s alliance partners in China to expand and strengthen the collaborations
• Collaborate with China BD, CICC and iCampus on innovation (asset, tech) search and evaluation
• As a member of Strategy Team in R&D China, work with team members to develop and implement integrated strategy for key partnerships and collaborations in China.
• Work with Global External R&D team to develop and implement integrated strategy for key partnerships and collaborations in Asia
• Operationalize the governance of new partnerships including conflict resolutions mechanisms, and expectations on communication practices between AstraZeneca and partners
• Responding to external inquiries and identifying the right internal stakeholders to address questions
• Collaborate enterprise-wide with other functional areas
• Run external engagement events including scientific exchanges
• Prepare and deliver external presentations; work with internal project and portfolio teams to gather presentation
• Improve internal network for efficient alliance management
• Actively participate in creating community of partnership excellence and  in activities that embed partnering best practices across the company

Minimum Requirements and Preferred Background

• Research PhD degree in Biology or Medical Science with >5 years’ experience in pharmaceutical industry
• Knowledge of research and development strategy and process
• Comprehensive network with academic scholars and clinical experts
• Project management experience and capability, proven experience in alliance/ partnership excellence; experience building, maintaining and closing partnerships
• Ability to travel nationally and internationally based on business needs
• Willingness to work in a global team environment across multiple time zones
• Fluent in spoken and written English

Competencies and Skills

• Demonstrated results-focus and ability to deliver projects through lateral influence, relationship management negotiation and facilitation
• Experience in people management
• Demonstrated capability and experience to work in a multi-cultural environment
• Ability to operate in a multidisciplinary environment and across companies and with sensitivity and flexibility in an organizational matrix of project and line management
• Ability to assess issues/risks and effectively implement remediation measurements
• Well-developed cultural sensitivity to influence the beliefs, opinions and behaviours of key customers