AstraZeneca
Director, Academic Alliance Lead
$164K–$246K
US - Cambridge Kendall SQ - MA · Director · Full-time · Posted Oct 29, 2026
- Experience
- At least 8 years of relevant professional experience.
- Education
- Bachelor's degree in life sciences, or a related discipline.
About the job
Leads strategic academic alliances and enables consistent delivery across AstraZeneca’s wider academic collaboration portfolio in BioPharma R&D.
What you'll do
- Manage selected high-priority alliances, including governance, operating plans, milestones, risks, escalations and partner relationships.
- Support scientific and functional colleagues with tools, guidance and coordination to deliver their collaborations effectively.
- Help build the Academic Alliances team’s operating model, governance standards, reporting and community of practice.
What they ask for
- Bachelor's degree in life sciences, or a related discipline.
- At least 8 years of relevant professional experience, including managing complex, multi-stakeholder alliances, collaborations or programs in a pharmaceutical, biotechnology, academic research or related life-sciences environment.
- Strong understanding of drug discovery and development and ability to connect scientific objectives to portfolio and delivery priorities.
- Alliance, project and portfolio management capabilities, including governance, milestone tracking, risk management, decision support and reporting.
Nice to have
- Advanced scientific degree (preferably MS, PhD).
- Experience leading strategic academic alliances with major US universities or research institutions.
Pay
USD 164K to USD 246K (base salary)
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