Job Title: Business Analyst

Join us as a Business Analyst in our IT department, where you'll perform a multi-functional role as both a business analyst and a Project Manager. This role offers the opportunity to deliver small to medium size business change activities independently or as a part of a team in a large or global business change. You'll partner with Sr. Business Partners/Business Partners, taking responsibility to deliver high quality business cases, business process designs and ensure that proposed solutions meet established AstraZeneca quality and compliance standards.

As a Business Analyst, you'll be expected to understand and prioritize business requirements from multiple stakeholders, interpret and simplify these for easy analysis, solution design and decision making. You'll provide insight & innovation to projects within your specialist area, aligning to AZ IT strategy and working with AZ IT partners. You'll also facilitate and lead design sessions with the business and implementation team to identify functional and technical requirements. As a Project Manager, you'll define project scope and goals for small projects that deliver or support delivery of effective solutions. You'll provide hands-on leadership, planning, coordination, and delivery of aspects of key projects.

Essential Skills/Experience:
- Proven experience of successfully deploying a variety of business analysis tools/techniques to enable business change
- Proven experience of working with complex integrated systems, using creative and strategic thinking to deliver exceptional results
- Strong engagement, communication and stakeholder management skills, including excellent presentation and influencing skills
- Experience of working in a regulated environment
- Experience of virtual collaboration to lead, shape and develop innovative solutions
- Experience of working with and managing third party suppliers/vendors
- PMP or equivalent certification

Desirable Skills/Experience:
- Degree in relevant discipline or formal certification in business analysis practice
- AGILE Project Management Certification and practical usage of Agile Methodology
- SCRUM Master Certification
- Lean SIGMA training
- Experience of working in a global organisation with complex/geographical context
- Pharmaceutical manufacturing awareness/business domain knowledge
- Cross industry business awareness/business domain knowledge
- Experience of mentoring, coaching, or developing others
- Experience working with SAP and manufacturing-related modules.

When we put unexpected teams in the same room, we unleash bold thinking with the power to inspire life-changing medicines. In-person working gives 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 dare to lead, applying our problem-solving mindset to identify and tackle opportunities across the whole enterprise. Our spirit of experimentation is lived every day through our events like hackathons. We enable AstraZeneca to perform at its peak by delivering world-class technology and data solutions. Our work unlocks the potential of science. We optimise and revolutionise AstraZeneca by maximising efficiencies and finding new ways to drive productivity. From automation to data simplification. We're part of a global company that's investing in a bold digital strategy; to become a truly data-led enterprise that disrupts the entire industry.

Ready to make a meaningful impact? Apply now and join us in our journey to disrupt an industry and change lives!

Expectation of working in the office 3 days a week statement
When we put unexpected teams in the same room, we ignite ambitious 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 outstanding and bold world.

AstraZeneca is an equal opportunity employer. AstraZeneca will consider all qualified applicants for employment without discrimination on grounds of disability, sex or sexual orientation, pregnancy or maternity leave status, race or national or ethnic origin, age, religion or belief, gender identity or re-assignment, marital or civil partnership status, protected veteran status (if applicable) or any other characteristic protected by law.

Date Posted
23-feb-2024

Closing Date
03-may-2024

AstraZeneca embraces diversity and equality of opportunity. We are committed to building an inclusive and diverse team representing all backgrounds, with as wide a range of perspectives as possible, and harnessing industry-leading skills. We believe that the more inclusive we are, the better our work will be. We welcome and consider applications to join our team from all qualified candidates, regardless of their characteristics. We comply with all applicable laws and regulations on non-discrimination in employment (and recruitment), as well as work authorization and employment eligibility verification requirements.