AstraZeneca
BusinessOperationSpecialist
Neural analysis suggests this role is
optimal for Mid+ candidates.
“Business Operation Specialist at AstraZeneca. Skills: Business support, Customer service. Provide administrative services. Coordinate complex meetings”
Industry & Context.
Problem solving
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
Prior Administrative Ability, Ability to follow Written and spoken, Specialist knowledge in relevant business support, Competent in office equipment, Experience of a variety of software/systems, Can create and maintain systems for efficiency, Customer Service Skills
Nice to Have
Relevant vocational qualifications, Team management skills
What You'll Do.
Provide administrative services
Coordinate complex meetings
Coordinate off-site events
Communicate information
Ensure production of reports
Ensure production of analyses
Provide interpretation of data
Reconcile information
Follow-up on discrepancies
Carry out calculations
Carry out investigations
Resolve complex customer queries
Resolve complex customer issues
Contact customers on sensitive issues
Contact customers on complex issues
Establish understanding of customer requirements
Organise clerical activities
Organise administrative activities
Control clerical activities
Control administrative activities
Deliver clerical activities
Deliver administrative activities
Motivate assigned staff
Control small projects
Deliver project outputs
Coordinate workflow management
Mentor junior team members
Monitor contract administration
Coordinate contract administration
Provide advice to line managers
Provide services to line managers
Deal with less complex contracts
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Internal Colleagues; Senior Other Department HR; Function whose service has been contracted; Legal; Vendors; Suppliers
Communication Scope
Written communication; Spoken communication
Process & Methodology
Project management
Full Job Description
Typical Accountabilities \- Provide administrative or secretarial services to the senior team, coordinating complex meetings and off-site events, diary arrangements and travel in line with AZ policy. - Co-ordinate, collate and communicate information at the detailed level, possibly of a technical or statistical nature. - Ensure the production of reports or analyses, to meet quality standards, and provides interpretation of data. - Reconcile figures or information from various sources, ensuring completeness and accuracy, and follow-up on discrepancies. - Carry out calculations, analyses or investigations to defined briefs to support the smooth functioning of the business area. - Resolve complex customer queries and issues to meet customer and business requirements. - Contact customers on non-typical, sensitive or complex issues. - Participates in establishing an understanding of (internal) customer requirements to ensure that planned activities and services meet needs, and in monitoring those services and activities to ensure requirements are fully met. - Organise, control and deliver specific clerical/administrative activities and services under guidance from a supervisor/manager. - Lead and motivate any assigned staff within defined parameters, ensuring they deliver their responsibilities effectively. - Control small projects under general guidance ensuring delivery of project outputs according to plan, reviewing and refining plans as necessary. - May co-ordinate workflow management and mentors junior team members to ensure effective allocation of resources. - Monitor and coordinate contract administration activities. - Provide advice and services directly to line managers, dealing with less complex contracts where precedents have already been set or contract renewals and referring more complex issues to more senior contracts personnel. Qualifications and Skills Essential: Prior Administrative experience; Ability to follow processes; Written and spoken communicatio
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