External Funding Specialist – Healthcare Engagement (12 Month Contract)

Job title: External Funding Specialist – Healthcare Engagement (12 Month Contract)

Company: AstraZeneca

Job description: About Our Company:At AstraZeneca, we pride ourselves on crafting a collaborative culture that champions knowledge-sharing, bold 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 build 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 crafted 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 bold actions to tackle some of the biggest challenges of our time, from climate change to access to healthcare and disease prevention.Summary of Position:The External Funding Specialist is a member of the Commercial Operations team which is part of the overall Innovation and Business Excellence & IT Team. This role will contribute to the team’s overall remit which aims to optimize operations, reduce risk, and increase compliance within the External Funding Space (e.g., grants, sponsorships, donations, and community investments). The External Funding Specialist will play a lead role and act as a subject matter expert in External Funding with responsibility for assessing, managing, and approving aspects of the systems, tools, and processes by ensuring accurate and compliant processing of requests in accordance with Global and Local Standards and Codes.What You’ll Do:

• This role will act as a reviewer and approver of all External Funding requests with a compliance lens – assessing each request against the guiding principles of AstraZeneca’s External Funding Global Standards, Local Standards, and the IMC Code.
• Review will require complex analysis and decision making where requests are unique and not following our codes and standards.
• Maintain administrative control procedures to ensure standards are adhered to and that elements of compliance program are consistently applied.
• This oversight role will have accountability to ensure due diligence by both the requestor and other organizations involved in funding requests are completed to necessary standards in the CyberGrants system.
• Lead cross-functional collaboration with Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) across Canada MC on External Funding Requests to understand the nature of the request and help mitigate any compliance risks.
• Responsible for assessing the post funding materials from the External Funding Requests for completeness and accuracy of records and liaise with relevant stakeholders on any required follow-up actions.
• Set up the payment and triage requests to appropriate reviewer and business approvers in CyberGrants.
• Develop and Support training and communication in relevant SOPs and local market ethical standards and practice to relevant stakeholders.
• Consult and escalate compliance, ethics, or legal matters.
• Build and maintain positive working relationship across Canada MC in support of internal processes and practices.
• Serve as a role model and uphold high standards of ethical and professional behaviour.
• Independently deliver high quality project outputs.
• Assume and perform other duties and responsibilities not specifically outlined herein, but which are logically and accurately inherent to the position (i.e. reporting, training, etc.)

What We’re Looking For:

• 2+ years of experience in quality, compliance or regulatory in a regulated environment such as pharmaceutical, clinical, or medical devices.
• A bachelor’s degree in business and/or science or equivalent experience is preferred.
• Bilingualism in English & French is considered an asset.
• Strong technical/systems experience and skills (i.e. CyberGrants, Microsoft Office Suite, etc.).
• Experience working with cross-functional teams and demonstrated ability to partner effectively with others.
• High ethical standards, trustworthy, operating with complete discretion.
• Proven ability to build positive relationships and communicate well with others.
• Capable of leading and inspiring others, effectively influencing outcomes without direct authority, and earning respect through actions and integrity.
• Ability to quickly learn and work within AZ administrative tools and processes.
• Capable of working independently and can manage multiple priorities and adjust workload as business needs require.
• Strong attention to detail and strong organizational skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communications skills.

Who We Are:Great People want to Work with us! Find out why:Are you interested in working at AZ, apply today!AstraZeneca is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion and providing a workplace that is free from discrimination. AstraZeneca is committed to accommodating persons with disabilities. Such accommodation is available on request in respect of all aspects of the recruitment, assessment and selection process and may be requested by emailing .Date Posted 13-Aug-2024Closing Date 12-Aug-2024AstraZeneca 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.

Expected salary:

Location: Mississauga, ON

Job date: Fri, 09 Aug 2024 07:04:09 GMT

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