Associate Director, Cell Therapy Learning Lead
About this role
The
Associate
Director,
Cell Therapy
Learning Lead
(
AD
CT
LL
)
role
will work in a collaborative manner with other members of the
Cell Therapy Clinical Operations
(CTCO)
Business Processes, Quality & Learning
(BPQL)
team
.
This role
is responsible to
both
oversee and lead the
develop
ment
of
learning materials
for Cell Therapy
specific
procedures as well as to
support the
delivery Clinical Execution Excellence, ensuring an effective end-to-end delivery of clinical trials.
The
AD CT LL
role will function
to support
teams across CTCO
in order to
ensure that all CTCO trials are
prepared for
both
internal and external audits
and inspections
.
The
AD CT LL
role has a specific area of expertise within CTCO BPQL in the following manner:
Work closely
with CTCO Process Owners
in order to
ensure that any established processes adhere
to AZ global quality standards
.
Deliver or drive the development
of
quality
related
initiatives and
continuous
improvement programmes
that would support improved Quality and
C
ompliance
within
CTCO trials
and within CTCO-related processes and initiatives
.
F
irst
line
of
Q
uality support to
all
CTCO trials
and CTCO-related initiatives.
To
operate
within established AstraZeneca
networks
, including but not limited to Process Quality,
Learning & Transformation
(PQLT).
Typical responsibilities:
Learning Materials Development
Lead and manage the delivery
of assigned learning
objectives
and
priorities for CTCO
Ensuring that
existing and updated materials meet AZs requirements
regarding
process clarity,
CT
CT
LL
work
s
closely
wit
h the BPQL team
,
ensuring:
Insights related to CTCO-specific
p
rocess-related
issues requiring corrective actions are documented for potential future process improvements.
Process KPIs & measurement:
Support de
velop
ment
,
using quality-related data
to
inform process and business improvement activities
.
Perform
effective
ness checks as needed
to
support the remediation of study-related CAPAs and if needed to
verify the
uptake and adoption of new and changed
CTCO-related
processes
.
Escalate
, as needed,
to
2
nd
Line Quality and the broader CTQN
any issues or risks
related t
o any
CTCO-related studies or initiatives
Communicate on a routine basis, relevant quality-related
insights
and feedback to the greater CTCO organization
Requirements
- Bachelor of Science in
- an appropriate discipline
- or equivalent experience
- At least
- 7
- years
- of
- relevant
- operational
- and/
- or quality
- experience in Drug Development within a pharmaceutical or clinical background
- Strong knowledge
- of business process, technology and Clinical
- Study information knowledge
- Demonstrated
- time
- management
- acumen
- and proven skills to deliver
- responses and
- support
- Experience in working successfully and collaboratively with
- both internal and
- external partners
- Demonstrated
- strong
- written and verbal communication and influencing skills, negotiation, collaboration, problem solving, presentation, knowledge transfer (mentoring), conflict
- management
- and interpersonal skills
- Strong
- knowledge of Clinical Trials related international regulations,
- guidelines
- and standards
- (ICH GCP, FDA, EMA
- regulations
- and guidelines as minimum)
- , as well as AZ internal standards and procedures, across functions
- Ability to effectively influence and communicate; ability to engage and collaborate across boundaries with problem solving focus
- Ability to manage multiple competing priorities
- ,
- demonstrating
- a growth mindset,
- innovation
- ,
- ownership
- and accountability
Nice to have
- Strong
- reputation
- within the business and industry
- Strong understanding and knowledge
- regarding
- Cell Therapy-relevant procedures
- Experience of
- utilizing
- standard process improvement methodologies (e.g. Lean Six Sigma) to
- identify
- root causes of process issues and
- identify
- areas of process improvement
- Experience in the development and management of Business Process to deliver business performance
- Date Posted
- 10-kwi-2026
- Closing Date
- 30-kwi-2026
- 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.