Scientific Operations Excellence Delivery Manager – Medical Info & Communication

About the role

AstraZeneca is looking for a Scientific Operations Excellence Delivery Manager to lead the end‑to‑end delivery of medical and scientific content in Lisbon. The role will shape global scientific communication, ensuring faster, smarter, and more impactful delivery that supports better patient outcomes.

Key responsibilities

• Drive best‑in‑class operational practices across planning, governance, processes, platforms and performance tracking.
• Own and coordinate the full content lifecycle from planning through review, approval, publishing and performance monitoring.
• Track and manage content progression across disease‑area portfolios, providing clear visibility on timelines, dependencies, risks and delivery status.
• Lead delivery governance, including status reporting, risk identification, issue management and escalation.
• Partner with Medical Information, Scientific Communications, Digital, Veeva, Graphics and platform teams to enable seamless execution in a matrixed global organisation.
• Oversee content operations across platforms such as Closed Loop Marketing (CLM) and Veeva.

Required profile

• Strategic, delivery‑focused professional with experience in scientific communications, content operations or complex delivery environments.
• Proven ability to work in a global, matrixed setting and influence ways of working at scale.
• Strong focus on driving efficiency, visibility and quality across the scientific communications lifecycle.

Required skills

• Veeva platform
• Closed Loop Marketing (CLM)