Location: Macclesfield, UK / Gothenburg, Sweden / Dublin, Ireland / Warsaw, Poland

Sustainability at AstraZeneca

At AstraZeneca, sustainability is at the core of our business strategy. Our sustainability strategy is focused around three strategic pillars of: Environmental Protection; Access to Healthcare; and Ethics & Transparency. Integrating sustainability into everything that do we future-proofs our business to be resilient in challenging times, helping to ensure we can continue to deliver life-changing medicines to patients whilst protecting the environment.

We recognise that a healthy environment is inextricably linked to the health of people and society, and we need to operate within our planetary boundaries for a healthy planet. We are committed to protecting and restoring ecosystems by limiting environmental impacts across our value chain, investing in nature and water stewardship, and protecting biodiversity on and around our sites. However bold action is needed if we are to tackle the twin crises of climate change and biodiversity loss which pose a threat to a healthy future – this is why we are scaling our investments in nature-based solutions to drive climate action and restore nature and ecosystems.

The Role

Would you like to develop Nature-based Solutions to mitigate the effects of climate change, restore biodiversity and build ecological and community resilience? Are you capable of applying emerging science and technologies and partnering with diverse organisations around the world to design, implement and manage groundbreaking projects which strive to set the standard for corporate investments in climate and nature? We have a new exciting and impactful role as a Nature-based Solutions specialist within our Global Sustainability function.

As part of AstraZeneca’s Environmental Protection team, you will help manage and monitor AZ Forest projects, developing metrics to track and communicate a wide range of project benefits from habitat connectivity through to community and health impacts. You will support the AZ Forest programme to adapt to a rapidly changing regulatory landscape and track and develop corporate standard methodology, ensuring we remain at the forefront of climate action. Your contribution will be pivotal to the success of this flagship programme and our Climate and Nature strategies.

Key Responsibilities

• Act as Nature-based Solutions specialist by maintaining an in depth understanding and foresight of standard methodologies in forest restoration, carbon removals and corporate climate claims, and apply this knowledge across the programme.
• Support delivery of commitments to plant and maintain 200 million trees by 2030, restoring over 100,000 hectares of land and supporting over 80,000 livelihoods.
• Develop and maintain key metrics, research and reporting across the programme to support transparent external reporting on AZ Forest’s successes and challenges, and simplifying sophisticated information to enable senior leaders make timely programme decisions.
• Ownership for Knowledge Management and Collaboration tools, ensuring consistency and accuracy of data and proactively seeking opportunities for process improvement.
• Support ongoing supplier management, enabling projects to adapt to challenges and changing conditions.
• Boost employee engagement with the programme through oversight of local forest restoration projects and development of employee volunteering opportunities.
• Leverage data and understanding of Nature Based Solutions to contribute to AstraZeneca’s nature restoration activities, mitigation of climate risks and to contribute to site biodiversity plans.
• Respond to technical queries and coordinate internal and external communications by working with other environmental SMEs and our Corporate Affairs team to build engaging and accessible materials for different levels of audience.
• In working to deliver these goals, actively demonstrate, role model, and reinforce AstraZeneca’s values and behaviours.

Essential Skills & Experience

• Working knowledge of the applications of nature restoration projects and their climate, biodiversity and socio-economic potential
• Experience of developing and managing sustainability reporting and metrics
• Track record of managing relationships with a diverse range of partners
• A degree in a scientific, environmental sustainability or engineering subject area or equivalent
• An ability to manage multiple priorities and interpret complex situations and information in order to provide strategic clarity and associated action plans to drive positive change
• Excellent data analytic skills and technical acuity with a proven track record in data collation, management, and visualisation
• An understanding of the pharmaceutical and/ or wider healthcare sector
• Fluent English speaking and writing

Desirable Skills & Experience

• A comprehensive understanding of Nature-based Solutions or carbon offsetting
• Good appreciation of wider environmental processes and policies, with ability to apply knowledge of relevant legislation and policy associated with environmental impacts of materials used within the pharma industry and/ or wider healthcare sector
• Experience of remote sensing, digital mapping or GIS systems
• Managing supplier or collaboration relationships

In line with our commitment to Inclusion and Diversity, although this post is listed as a full time vacancy, there may be opportunities to agree a flexible working arrangement for the successful candidate dependent on location.

When we put unexpected teams in the same room, we unleash bold thinking with the power to inspire life-changing medicines. In-person working give us the platform we need to connect, work at pace and challenge perceptions. That’s why we work, on average, a minimum of three days per week from the office. But that doesn’t mean we’re not flexible. We balance the expectation of being in the office while respecting individual flexibility. Join us in our unique and ambitious world.

Why AstraZeneca?

At AstraZeneca, we 're dedicated to being an outstanding Place to Work. Where you are empowered to push the boundaries of science and spark your high-reaching spirit. There’s no better place to make a difference to medicine, patients, and society. An inclusive culture that champions diversity and partnership, and always committed to lifelong learning, growth, and development. We’re on an exciting journey to pioneer the future of healthcare.

Are you ready to bring new insights and fresh thinking to the table, Brilliant! We have one seat available, and we hope it’s yours.

Competitive salary and benefits.

Where can I find out more?

Our web pages https://www.astrazeneca.com/sustainability.html

Our Sustainability Report: https://www.astrazeneca.com/content/dam/az/Sustainability/2022/pdf/Sustainability_Report_2021.pdf

Our Biodiversity Position Statement: https://www.astrazeneca.com/content/dam/az/Sustainability/2023/pdf/AZ-Biodiversity-Statement.pdf

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