Some opportunities happen only once in a lifetime - like a job where you have the chance to change lives. At Alexion, people living with rare and devastating diseases are our Guiding Star. We are driven to continuously innovate and create meaningful value in all we do to help patients and families fully live their best lives. We value the uniqueness and diversity of our employees and recognize that nurturing the diverse perspectives and strengths of our people translates into innovative breakthroughs for patients.

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At Alexion, we pride ourselves on being a talented, global team that’s powering AstraZeneca to better serve patients, every day. As a key enabler for our evolving, rapidly growing Rare Disease Business Unit, the HR Special Programs Lead helps to unlock the power of what science can do and ultimately have a huge impact on patients’ lives.

At Alexion, the RDU HR Special Programs Lead will play a key role in driving and delivering on our mission to transform the lives of people affected by rare and devastating diseases by leading RDU projects related to HR Strategy. This role will manage a wide and evolving array of HR strategic projects and RDU people focused initiatives.

Reporting to the Head of HR Strategy, Culture and Expansion, The HR Special Programs Lead will drive project initiatives on behalf of HRLT across all areas of HR and Culture in the RDU.

You will be responsible for

• Managing and providing programmatic support to a variety of RDU HR initiatives and programs
• Providing programmatic and strategic oversight to RDU New Hire orientation, including driving strategy, facilitating new hire, managing, and requesting speakers, and ensuring up to date content
• Delivering the global HR agenda, initiatives, and objectives year-over-year in support of the business
• Building relationships and collaborating with individuals across the RDU and AZ to deploy strategies to impact capabilities in innovation and leadership
• Driving high quality levels in all HR operations, ensuring consistency and accuracy of processes, data, and systems
• Working collaboratively with Talent Acquisition, Learning & Development, Inclusion & Diversity, and Total Rewards colleagues to address business needs and ensure full alignment with global HR initiatives and goals

You will need to have:

• Ability to comfortably handle multiple and changing priorities
• Impeccable organization skills
• Experience facilitating projects from ideation to execution
• High sense of ethics, integrity, confidentiality, and accountability
• High learning agility with natural ability to adapt to changing conditions
• Solutions-oriented mindset with the ability to align and collaborate across distributed teams
• Ability to converge multiple and different viewpoints into a solution and plan
• Ability to effectively communicate and collaborate with senior leaders
• The duties of this role are generally conducted in an office environment. As is typical of an office-based role, employees must be able, with or without an accommodation to: use a computer; engage in communications via phone, video, and electronic messaging; engage in problem solving and non-linear thought, analysis, and dialogue; collaborate with others; maintain general availability during standard business hours.

We would prefer for you to have:

• 5-7 years of Professional experience in a generalist project management or project support rôle
• In depth knowledge and expertise in employee experience practices and principles and knowledge of the business and industry
• Familiarity with diverse HR practices including rewards and recognition, talent acquisition, and HR operations
• Experience managing multiple complex projects at once
• Pharmaceutical Experience
• Experience working in a highly matrixed, fast paced, environment
• Bachelors Degree, advanced degree and/or professional certifications preferred

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Alexion is a global biopharmaceutical company focused on serving patients and families affected by rare diseases and devastating conditions through the discovery, development and commercialization of life-changing medicines. Headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, Alexion has offices around the globe and serves patients in more than 50 countries. Further information about Alexion can be found at: www.alexion.com.

Alexion is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. We are committed to fostering a culture of belonging where every single person can belong because of their uniqueness. The Company will not make decisions about employment, training, compensation, promotion, and other terms and conditions of employment based on race, color, religion, creed or lack thereof, sex, sexual orientation, age, ancestry, national origin, ethnicity, citizenship status, marital status, pregnancy, (including childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), parental status (including adoption or surrogacy), military status, protected veteran status, disability, medical condition, gender identity or expression, genetic information, mental illness or other characteristics protected by law. Alexion has taken critical steps to protect colleagues, loved ones, and patients from COVID-19 and its variants. All US-based employees must comply with Alexion's COVID-19 vaccination mandate. Alexion provides exceptions based on applicable state law as well as reasonable accommodations to meet the needs of candidates and employees. To begin an interactive dialogue with Alexion regarding a legally required exemption or accommodation, please contact accommodations@Alexion.com. Alexion participates in E-Verify.

As a leading employer in our industry, Alexion offers a highly competitive package of base and incentive compensation as well as a comprehensive benefits program designed to support the health, wellness and financial security of our employees and their families. Benefits include group medical, vision and dental coverage, group and supplemental life insurance, 401(k) with company match, tuition reimbursement, and much more.

AstraZeneca completed its acquisition of Alexion, marking the creation of Alexion, AstraZeneca Rare Disease. If you're interested in career opportunities with AstraZeneca, click here.