Associate Director, Operational Resilience Oncology R&D
AstraZeneca · Cambridge, UK
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Role summary
Associate Director leading operational resilience, business continuity, and crisis management across AstraZeneca's Oncology R&D function. The role involves developing resilience strategy, integrating AI into risk practices, designing crisis exercises, and ensuring compliance with regulatory frameworks while collaborating with senior leadership and enterprise partners.
What they're looking for
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Business, Safety, or related field
- 5+ years in business continuity, crisis management, and/or risk management
- Proven ability to design and lead executive-level crisis exercises and incident response
- Experience managing third-party suppliers and working across teams at varying maturity levels
- Knowledge of developing and applying policies, standards, and regulatory frameworks such as NIS2
- Professional certifications in business continuity/crisis management (CBCP, MBCP, or CEM preferred)
- Experience applying AI or emerging technology to resilience and risk management
What you'll be doing
- Serve as subject matter expert and primary contact for operational resilience, owning integrated Business Continuity and Crisis Management discipline
- Develop and lead operational resilience strategy aligned with enterprise goals and global resilience agenda
- Design and deliver advanced crisis management exercises for site and executive teams; orchestrate complex scenarios
- Own governance of Business Continuity and Crisis Management framework including plans, BIAs, risk registers, and validation programs
- Provide strategic oversight of supply-chain resilience and assess nth-tier supplier visibility to protect critical dependencies
Key requirements
- Therapeutic area
- Oncology
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