Job Description

JOB TITLE: S/4 IT Data Analyst Lead

CAREER LEVEL: E

Leverage technology to impact patients and ultimately save lives

Do you have expertise in, and passion for, information technology? Would you like to apply your expertise to impact the IT strategy in a company that follows the science and turns ideas into life changing medicines? If so, AstraZeneca might be the one for you!

ABOUT ASTRAZENECA

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\xe2\x80\x99s most serious disease. But we\xe2\x80\x99re more than one of the world\xe2\x80\x99s leading pharmaceutical companies. At AstraZeneca we\xe2\x80\x99re dedicated to being a Great Place to Work.

ABOUT OUR IT TEAM

It\xe2\x80\x99s a dynamic and results-oriented environment to work in \xe2\x80\x93 but that\xe2\x80\x99s why we like it. There are countless opportunities to learn and grow, whether that\xe2\x80\x99s exploring new technologies in hackathons, or redefining the roles and work of colleagues, forever. Shape your own path, with support all the way. Diverse minds that work cross- functionally and broadly together.

About the role

This is an exciting opportunity to join our growing Cloud Platform Engineering team delivering a multi cloud environment. We are expanding our team of highly skilled and hardworking individuals who are helping to enable and evolve our cloud capabilities. This is an exciting opportunity for someone who craves working with new tech in the cloud and is looking for responsibility, ownership and variety. You will be regularly challenged with new technologies, services, and ways of working in a large enterprise-scale environment.

We are looking for a passionate Data Analyst Lead for AstraZeneca, a world leading Pharmaceutical company which operates in over 100 countries and is head quartered in the United Kingdom, translating business requirements into data requirements to create data structures and data integration paths. They will identify, profile and quality assess potential source data sets, understand and comply with any data restrictions and support the data design elements of the S/4 Programme.

Roles & responsibilities:

Strong SAP Data knowledge and project management skills to manage the Data Analyst team, assign tasks, monitor the deliverables, and report the weekly status (including any issues).

Translate business requirements into data requirements to create data structures and data integration paths

Identify, profile and quality assess potential source data sets, understand and comply with any data restrictions (e.g. GDPR, etc.)

Support the design of target data models (compliant to any set standards)

Lead end-to-end management and execution of short or medium-sized projects and task-manage other data analysts or data developers as needed

Experience in coaching Junior Data Analysts and guiding team members to improve their skills for future Business (Data) Transformation

Good knowledge in improving operating models, ways of working and build the team to deliver effective data analysis services

Work with business & IT partners to understand the business and data requirements.

Acquire data from primary or secondary data sources and perform data profiling.

Identify, analyze, and interpret trends or patterns in complex datasets.

Prepare a Data Contract, bus matrix, proof of concepts, source to target mapping, Data Gaps, Data Profiling and Impact Assessment.

Locate and define new process improvement opportunities.

Understand conceptual and logical data models (3NF) and their application within IT project and business data governance processes.

Define data analysis standards and apply within all work products.

Work with multiple IT roles, including Data Architects, Integration Architects and Information Architects, to embed the use of data analysis & data models within both project and strategic activities.

Mandatory skills:

The role holder will possess a blend of SAP data requirement analysis, data quality analysis, data stewardship skills

Strong functional knowledge of and experience with SAP Data structures in more than one module e.g. MM, PP, FI, CO, QM, etc.

Vast Exposure to Data Analysis - Ability to guide team to perform data profiling, data analysis and present the insights to the business.

Strong Exposure to IT Project Lifecycle and SAP Data management

Good Communication skills - should be able to interact effectively with the stakeholders.

Experience in translating requirements into fit for purpose data models, data processing designs and data profile reports

Experience in working relevant domains e.g. Pharma, R&D, Manufacturing, Commercial, Finance, HR, Legal, Facilities etc.

Knowledge on BI Tools and/Information Architecture are added advantages.

Excellent written and verbal communication, and consultancy skills

Understanding of fundamental design principles behind a scalable application and data design.

Ability to interpret and communicate technical information into business language.

Carry out Business As Usual (BAU) activities required by the role.

Educational background:

Any Bachelors/Master\xe2\x80\x99s Degree from a reputed institution.

Preferable industry: IT

OVERALL YEARS OF RELEVANT EXPERIENCE: 10-12 Years

REPORTING TO: S/4 IT Data Design Lead \xe2\x80\x93 S/4HANA Program

REPORTEES: 4-10 Direct Reports

WHY JOIN US?

We\xe2\x80\x99re a network of high-reaching self-starters who contribute to something far bigger. We enable AstraZeneca to perform at its peak by delivering premier technology and data solutions.

We\xe2\x80\x99re not afraid to take ownership and run with it. Empowered with unrivalled freedom. Put simply, it\xe2\x80\x99s because we make a significant impact. Everything we do matters.

SO, WHAT\xe2\x80\x99S NEXT?

Are you already envisioning yourself joining our team? Good, because we\xe2\x80\x99d love to hear from you! Click the link to apply and we\xe2\x80\x99ll be in touch as soon as we can.

WHERE CAN I FIND OUT MORE?

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We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

Date Posted 21-Jul-2023

Closing Date

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.

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