Cybersecurity Regulatory Compliance Manager

Cybersecurity Regulatory Compliance Manager - Macclesfield, UK (3 days on site per week)

AstraZeneca is a global, science‑led, patient‑focused biopharmaceutical company that focuses on the discovery, development and commercialisation of prescription medicines for some of the world’s most serious diseases. But we’re more than one of the world’s leading pharmaceutical companies. At AstraZeneca, we are pioneering new frontiers by identifying and treating patients earlier, working towards the aim of eliminating cancer as a cause of death.

As Cybersecurity Regulatory Compliance Manager, you will play a central role in implementing AstraZeneca's compliance agenda. This is a delivery‑focused role for someone who can confidently work across cybersecurity, risk, legal, compliance, and business teams to lead delivery of actions, drive proactive assurance, and maintain a strong and defensible compliance posture. This role presents an opportunity to positively impact AstraZeneca’s global cybersecurity posture by building a sustainable regulatory capability, where decisions over AstraZeneca’s cybersecurity position are embedded into our everyday.

You will drive measurable cultural change for AstraZeneca globally, with sustained regulatory adoption, using best‑in‑class and industry‑leading cybersecurity practices and knowledge, directly leading the organisation’s ability to reduce regulatory risk, human cybersecurity risk at scale while enabling the business to operate securely and confidently.

• Regulatory Implementation
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  Lead AstraZeneca’s cybersecurity regulatory compliance delivery, translating regulations into practical business and control requirements and setting governance and delivery plans for readiness.
• Governance Management
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  Run regulatory governance activities, track actions, and provide updates on compliance, risks, readiness, and delivery.
• Training and Awareness
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  Deliver cybersecurity regulatory training and awareness for leaders and key functions, ensuring stakeholders understand obligations and practical impacts.
• Control Framework and Assurance
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  Maintain and improve the cybersecurity regulatory control framework, ensuring alignment with regulatory expectations and supporting audits and readiness with robust evidence.
• Audit, Evidence, and Compliance Support
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  Coordinate audit and review materials, ensure evidence is complete and defensible, and drive closure of compliance gaps.
• Gap Assessment and Remediation
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  Lead or support gap assessments, track remediation, and help ensure improvements are implemented effectively across functions, markets, and sites.
• Incident Reporting and Regulatory Response
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  Own cybersecurity incident reporting obligations and coordinate cross‑functional input for reporting, documentation, and regulatory response.
• Cross‑Functional Collaboration
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  Work across business, technical, and regional teams, as well as external partners, to embed and evidence cybersecurity regulatory requirements.
• Regulatory Monitoring and Insight
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  Track regulatory developments and emerging risks, translating them into clear actions for stakeholders.

• BA/BSc degree or equivalent experience in information security, cybersecurity, computer science, law, risk, compliance, or a related subject area.
• A strong, demonstrable understanding of the principles of security governance, risk and controls frameworks within a large matrix organisation with diverse countries, cultures and languages.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to translate complex regulatory requirements into practical actions and clear updates.
• Experience of interpreting and applying cybersecurity regulations, standards or supervisory expectations in a practical business environment, ideally across multiple jurisdictions including EMEIA and the UK.
• Demonstrated ability in prioritisation and decision‑making for targeting resources, i.e. markets with robust regulatory enforcement vs more relaxed regimes.
• Experience developing the implementation and maintenance of cybersecurity control frameworks, compliance activities, and assurance processes.
• Solid grasp of the relationship between…