Job Description

Job Title:Lead Consultant - Data Governance & PolicyCareer Level - EIntroduction to roleAre you ready to take the next step in your career and make a significant impact in a leading global business? We are seeking a Lead Consultant for our Data Governance & Policy team within the GBS Data Office (GDO), supporting Commercial and Enabling Units business areas. This role is pivotal in safeguarding our company\'s data assets, ensuring they can be used confidently to maximize value while maintaining legal, ethical, and security standards. You will be responsible for a range of data and AI governance activities, providing support to junior team members, and coordinating data usage, processes, and initiatives for relevant business areas. This is an opportunity to develop your business acumen with exposure to the latest updates across the business from the most recent studies to product innovationsAccountabilitiesAs a Lead Consultant, you will develop robust, standardized processes for efficient data governance activities. You will provide first-line expertise on privacy to internal stakeholders, manage requests for data sharing with third parties, and lead the identification, classification & prioritization of Critical Data Assets and Critical Data Elements. You will also facilitate the roll out of Enterprise data and AI policies and standards within defined business areas, oversee regular maturity assessments against AZ Enterprise data standards, and assure data and AI issue and risk registers. Additionally, you will educate and publicize data governance concepts, policies, and standards through presentations, GDO intranet site, and AZ internal social media. Lastly, you will drive the design and implementation of data standards framework and metrics.Essential Skills/Experience:

• Proven experience of working in a data office, data governance or data management role
• Domain knowledge of life sciences/pharmaceuticals; manufacturing; corporate finance; or sales & marketing
• Knowledge of data protection principles and regulation (e.g. GDPR)
• Strong knowledge of data management and data governance principles
• Good organisational change skills
• Good administrative and interpersonal skills
• Proficient in Office applications (Excel, Word, PowerPoint)
• Experience of maintaining information and documentation using collaboration tools (e.g. SharePoint)
• Superb attention to detail
• Conceptual and strategic problem solver
• Confident engaging and handling collaborators at all levels
• Strong communication, presentation and influencing skills

Desirable

• Knowledge of user access and security principles
• Experience of working in a sophisticated, diverse global organisation
• Knowledge of ethical and regulatory aspects of the use of data within AI and analytics
• Experience with Collibra or other data catalogue technology
• Experience of process design
• Experience of producing and delivering training

When we put unexpected teams in the same room, we fuel ambitious thinking with the power to encourage 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 daring world.At AstraZeneca, we are on a journey of growth and evolution to find new ways to translate value for the business and our patients. We are reimagining how we work by driving new ways of working and operating models, process simplification, and innovative solutions. We are a team of versatile people from different countries and cultures united by our deep knowledge of processes. We always go above and beyond for the collective good of the team. And with a deep personal connection to our patients, there\'s nowhere we\'d rather be.Ready to make a difference? Apply today and join us in our mission to make AstraZeneca more agile, efficient, and effective.Date Posted 24-Jun-2024Closing Date 18-Jul-2024AstraZeneca 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.

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