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Project Leader in organisational change programmes | Change Management | Business Analysis | Information Management | Pharmaceutical R&D
Location: Cambridge, England, United Kingdom 10 work roles 2 schools
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Project Leader in organisational change programmes | Change Management | Business Analysis | Information Management | Pharmaceutical R&D
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Cambridge, England, United Kingdom

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David Nicholls previously worked as Director of Science Transition at Astrazeneca and Business Process Analyst Covid-19 Screening at Astrazeneca. David Nicholls holds Phd, Molecular Biology from The University Of Manchester.

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I have extensive experience as a Program and Project Manager, serving as a liaison between senior leaders and complex initiatives that require change management. Regarded as a dependable problem-solver and advisor, I am trusted to autonomously address challenges or escalate as necessary.I am now pursuing short-term consultancy and project opportunities ranging from of a few days to several months where I can quickly add value helping to bring business challenges forward to a satisfactory outcome. I am proficient in facilitating diverse multi-stakeholder collaborations to implement new processes with organizational (organisational) transparency, delivering high-value outcomes. Recently, I successfully led the planning and relocation of laboratories to a new R&D centre for AstraZeneca, a large and intricate pharmaceutical R&D organisation.I enjoy applying my skills in business analysis and data management together with my comprehensive expertise across pharmaceutical R&D. I ensure quality assurance by applying attention to detail with the capacity to streamline information, enabling clear decision-making across all levels of management and implementation teams.

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Director Of Science Transition

Cambridge, England, United Kingdom

Director for the transition of AstraZeneca laboratories into the new R&D Discovery Centre on the Cambridge Biomedical Campus. The largest UK laboratory move in recent history involving over 2000 people and 25,000 items of equipment. Managed multiple collaborating stakeholders and resources.

Mar 2021 - May 2024

Business Process Analyst Covid-19 Screening

Cambridge, England, United Kingdom

Supported collaborative cross-organisational COVID screening centre involving AstraZeneca, GSK and Cambridge University. Provided screening capacity and improvement predictions through modelling and application of process simulations together with equipment management to achieve 30,000 tests per day

Mar 2020 - Mar 2021

Science Liaison And Equipment Life Cycle Manager

Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom

Global accountability for all AZ R&D capital equipment procurement including budget of over $50 M. Prepared business cases for financial uplift. Delivered business process improvements for financial tracking and approval flows for site acceptance, IT, SHE, and procurement.

Sep 2019 - Mar 2020

Laboratory Transformation Project Manager

Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom

Program leader for reorganisation of laboratory spaces within a campus of 500+ people. Generated options and business cases for modifications to labs, conversion of office space and moves. Plans agreed across both leadership and laboratory user groups satisfied requirements of multiple departments working in shared a facility.

Sep 2018 - Sep 2019

Enabling Capabilities Manager

Cambridge, England, United Kingdom

Support for leadership team of a Scientific department of over 400 people. Innovating systems and processes to facilitate operational efficiency. Delivered R&D pipeline portfolio modelling, logistics simulations, crowd sourcing analysis. Leader of capital procurement of scientific equipment, generating science business cases and coordinating across multiple organisations including procurement, facilities management, SHE, IT.

Jun 2015 - Sep 2018

Cambridge Transition Leader

Alderley Park

Change process leader for relocation of scientific business unit from Alderley park to the Cambridge area. managing site selection, lab design, equipment relocation, people moves and recruitment.

Jun 2013 - Jun 2015

Team Leader - High Content Biology

Alderley Park

Jul 2011 - Jun 2013

Team Leader - Oncology Assay Sciences

Alderley Park

Apr 2011 - Jul 2011

Team Leader, Bioscience

Charnwood

Feb 1994 - Apr 2011

Head Of Protein Engineering

Public Health Laboratory Service (Phls), Porton Down
Jan 1989 - Feb 1994
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David Nicholls education

Bsc Hons (Class1), Biochemistry

Liverpool University
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David Nicholls is listed as Project Leader in organisational change programmes | Change Management | Business Analysis | Information Management | Pharmaceutical R&D.

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David Nicholls is based in Cambridge, England, United Kingdom.

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David Nicholls has worked for Astrazeneca and Public Health Laboratory Service (Phls), Porton Down.

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David Nicholls holds Phd, Molecular Biology from The University Of Manchester.

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