Academic Alliance Sr. Manager/Associate Director

AstraZeneca • Daxing District, Beijing • Posted June 08, 2026

Position Overview

Support AZ R&D China to form collaboration with: 1) academic research institutes/ clinical centres and 2) AZ Global R&D Alliance.

The scope will include identification of potential collaborator, prioritization of collaboration projects, and support & monitoring of projects. The therapeutic areas will cover Oncology, cardiovascular diseases, respiratory diseases, auto-immune disorders, metabolic diseases, and rare diseases.

Typical Accountabilities

  • Manage the relationship with clinical/research centres as AZ’s preferred partners for pre-clinical and clinical studies, including managing both sides’ expectation and ensuring the governance requirements
  • Cultivate relationships with key stakeholders in R&D China ecosystem to expand and strengthen the collaborations.
  • Drive to create and maintain a positive external environment and alliance ecosystem to support R&D China strategy.
  • Understand the alliance needs of internal stakeholders, ident...