Why choose AstraZeneca India?
Help push the boundaries of science to deliver life-changing medicines to patients. After 45 years in India, we’re continuing to secure a future where everyone can access affordable, sustainable, innovative healthcare.
The part you play in our business will be challenging, yet rewarding, requiring you to use your resilient, collaborative and diplomatic skillsets to make connections. The majority of your work will be field based, and will require you to be highly-organised, planning your monthly schedule, attending meetings and calls, as well as writing up reports.
Who do we look for?
Calling all tech innovators, ownership takers, challenge seekers and proactive collaborators. At AstraZeneca, breakthroughs born in the lab become transformative medicine for the world's most complex diseases. We empower people like you to push the boundaries of science, challenge convention, and unleash your entrepreneurial spirit. You'll embrace differences and take bold actions to drive the change needed to meet global healthcare and sustainability challenges.
Here, diverse minds and bold disruptors can meaningfully impact the future of healthcare using cutting-edge technology. Whether you join us in Bengaluru or Chennai, you can make a tangible impact within a global biopharmaceutical company that invests in your future. Join a talented global team that's powering AstraZeneca to better serve patients every day.
Success Profile
Ready to make an impact in your career? If you're passionate, growth-orientated and a true team player, we'll help you succeed. Here are some of the skills and capabilities we look for.
Tech innovators
Make a greater impact through our digitally enabled enterprise. Use your skills in data and technology to transform and optimise our operations, helping us deliver meaningful work that changes lives.
Ownership takers
If you're a self-aware self-starter who craves autonomy, AstraZeneca provides the perfect environment to take ownership and grow. Here, you'll feel empowered to lead and reach excellence at every level — with unrivalled support when you need it.
Challenge seekers
Adapting and advancing our progress means constantly challenging the status quo. In this dynamic environment where everything we do has urgency and focus, you'll have the ability to show up, speak up and confidently take smart risks.
Proactive collaborators
Your unique perspectives make our ambitions and capabilities possible. Our culture of sharing ideas, learning and improving together helps us consistently set the bar higher. As a proactive collaborator, you'll seek out ways to bring people together to achieve their best.
Responsibilities
Job Title: Consultant - Data Engineer
Career Level: C3
Introduction to role
AstraZeneca is a global, innovation-driven biopharmaceutical business that focuses on the discovery, development, and commercialization of prescription medicines. Operating in over 100 countries and headquartered in the United Kingdom, AstraZeneca is proud to have a unique workplace culture that encourages innovation and collaboration. Employees are empowered to express diverse perspectives and are made to feel valued, energized, and rewarded for their ideas and creativity.
Join our Commercial IT Data Analytics & AI (DAAI) team as a Data Engineer and contribute to the development and enhancement of our data platforms built on AWS services. Located at Chennai GITC, you will design and implement efficient data products, collaborate with experienced engineers, and support our data platform initiatives. We seek a candidate with exceptional proficiency in ETL, Data warehouse, and the AWS suite of applications, with a solid focus on implementing industry best practices and standards.
As the Data Engineer, the key accountabilities will include:
1.Technical Expertise:
Design, develop, and implement scalable processes to extract, transform, and load data from various sources into data warehouses.
Demonstrate expert understanding of the application development processes of AstraZeneca’s implementation of the data product.
Design, manage, and fine-tune SQL queries and procedures to achieve optimal performance and scalability.
Work on JIRAs and provide some level of support on production issues and enhancements whenever required.
2. Quality Engineering Standards:
Monitor and optimize data pipelines, troubleshoot, and resolve any issues that may arise during data processing.
Maintain quality standards in design, code, and data models, ensuring thorough reviews at each stage of the development life cycle.
Provide detailed analysis and documentation of processes and flows where necessary.
3. Collaboration:
Work closely with data engineers to understand data sources, transformations, and dependencies thoroughly.
Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including Product Owners, Business Analysts, and CriticalOps teams to ensure seamless data integration and reliability.
4. Innovation and Process Improvement:
Drive the adoption of new technologies and tools to improve data engineering processes and efficiency.
Recommend and implement enhancements to improve reliability, efficiency, and quality of data processing pipelines.
Essential Skills/Experience
Strong experience with SQL, warehousing, and building ETL pipelines (Snaplogic, Informatica).
Proficient in working with column-level databases like Redshift, Cassandra, BigQuery.
Solid understanding of data modeling, ETL processes, and data warehousing concepts.
Deep SQL knowledge to write complex queries for data extraction, transformation, and reporting.
Excellent communication with the ability to collaborate effectively with technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Knowledge of database design principles, data modeling, and the ability to translate business requirements into database structures.
Strong analytical skills with the ability to troubleshoot and deliver solutions in complex data environments.
Experienced in Agile Development techniques and methodologies.
Education:
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.
Desirable Skills/Experience
Experience with Databricks/Snowflake.
Proficiency in scripting and programming languages such as Python.
Experience with reporting tools like PowerBI.
Prior significant experience working in Pharmaceutical or Healthcare industry IT environment.
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.
At AstraZeneca, our work has a direct impact on patients by transforming our ability to develop life-changing medicines. We empower the business to perform at its peak by combining cutting-edge science with leading digital technology platforms and data. With a passion for impacting lives through data, analytics, AI, machine learning, and more, we drive cross-company change to disrupt the entire industry. Here you can innovate, take ownership, explore new solutions, experiment with leading-edge technology, and tackle challenges in a modern technology environment.
Ready to make a difference? Apply now!
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.
Reasons to Join
Thomas Mathisen
There are many things I enjoy when working at AstraZeneca, mainly the Speak up culture, the great colleagues that are in my teams, the great products that AstraZeneca provides to our patients and the challenging conversations I have around our medicines.
Christine Recchio
Working at AstraZeneca has impacted my life in such a positive way. I now have an improved work-life balance through creating my own schedule and time management, I feel a balance that I didn’t have before.
Stephanie Ling
There are a lot of reasons why I enjoy working in AstraZeneca, my colleagues being one of them. My team members and the managers have provided a great deal of guidance in helping me to be more confident in my daily work.
What we offer
We're driven by our shared values of serving people, society and the planet. Our people make this possible, which is why we prioritise diversity, safety, empowerment and collaboration. Discover what a career at AstraZeneca could mean for you.
Lifelong learning
Our development opportunities are second to none. You'll have the chance to grow your abilities, skills and knowledge constantly as you accelerate your career. From leadership projects and constructive coaching to overseas talent exchanges and global collaboration programmes, you'll never stand still.
Autonomy and reward
Experience the power of shaping your career how you want to. We are a high-performing learning organisation with autonomy over how we learn. Make big decisions, learn from your mistakes and continue growing — with performance-based rewards as part of the package.
Health and wellbeing
An energised work environment is only possible when our people have a healthy work-life balance and are supported for their individual needs. That's why we have a dedicated team to ensure your physical, financial and psychological wellbeing is a top priority.
Inclusion and diversity
Diversity and inclusion are embedded in everything we do. We're at our best and most creative when drawing on our different views, experiences and strengths. That's why we're committed to creating a workplace where everyone can thrive in a culture of respect, collaboration and innovation.
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