Do you have expertise in, and passion for end to end talent acquisition? Would you like to apply your expertise to impact in a company that follows the science and turns ideas into life changing medicines? Then Astra Zeneca might be the one for you!
About Astra Zeneca
Astra Zeneca is a global, innovation-driven Bio Pharmaceutical business that focuses on the discovery, development and commercialisation of prescription medicines for some of the world’s most serious disease. But we’re more than one of the world’s leading pharmaceutical companies.

If you’re interested in working at high speed, on agile projects in a dynamic and changing environment, then this is the place for you. To thrive here we foster an entrepreneurial spirit where we run fast and take balanced risks. And we always do it in the right way – ethics, compliance and transparency are front and centre of everything we do.

Our Centre of Excellence for Talent Acquisition helps to deliver Astra Zeneca’s ambitious business strategy through recruiting internal and external talent to meet the needs and demands of the business. We now seek a talented person to deliver a world class talent acquisition service across our marketing (MY&SG) and finance shared services companies in Malaysia.

What you’ll do

• Responsible for the delivery of end-to-end talent acquisition which includes anticipating talent needs, developing and executing sourcing plans, screening, interviewing, pre- selection, offer management and managing the hiring administration process.
• Develop strong partnerships with hiring managers and candidates, build a bench of qualified candidates to meet both current and anticipated business needs.
• Manage and engage with third party providers to required procurement and policy standards.
• Support in the planning and execution of our various Employer Branding and ensure consistency in our brand messaging, positioning and materials to these audiences.
• Responsible to work with HRBP on active identification and external talent mapping for business critical/key roles within the organisation.
• Partner with HRBP and local market stakeholders to ensure effective rollout of any global initiatives /projects in the space of talent acquisition.

Essential for the role

• You have a Bachelor’s degree in any field.
• You have 5 years of end-to-end talent acquisition experience
• Exposure to supporting Pharmaceutical and Shared Services companies would be advantageous
• An enterprise-wide mindset with the ability to consider the bigger picture in day to day interactions and prioritisations.
• A strong ‘team player’ approach and a solution-focused ethos.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, able to quickly build strong relationships across a range of key stakeholders and customers.
• Experience managing 3rd party suppliers
• Global & local projects in TAq. around simplification / process improvements

Why Astra Zeneca?
At Astra Zeneca we’re dedicated to being a Great Place to Work. Where you are empowered to push the boundaries of science and unleash your entrepreneurial spirit. There’s no better place to make a difference to medicine, patients and society. An inclusive culture that champions diversity and collaboration, and always committed to lifelong learning, growth and development. We’re on an exciting journey to pioneer the future of healthcare.
So, what’s next?

• Are you already imagining yourself joining our team? Good, because we can’t wait to hear from you.
• Are you ready to bring new ideas and fresh thinking to the table? Brilliant! We have one seat available and we hope it’s yours.

Where can I find out more?
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